Gixen add-ons for Firefox and IE released

[mario]

Firefox and IE add-ons have now been released. They are availabe to mirror subscribers only. Big thanks to Keith Hopkins for making them!

Video that shows what autosnipe add-on is:

http://www.gixen.com/autosnipevideo/video.swf

If you use Firefox:
Greasemonkey add-on for firefox (required): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748
Gixen script: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/8780

If you use Internet Explorer:
Greasemonkey add-on for IE (required): http://www.gm4ie.com/
Gixen install script: http://www.gixen.com/autosnipeinstall/GixenSnipeInstall.gm4ie

Note that this is still beta, it might change in the future.

[Keith Hopkins]

I got this error earlier on autosnipe.php

I'm not a mirror subscrers but I display a gixen banner also I designed the script

[----CODE-----]

Warning: pg_connect() [function.pg-connect]: Unable to connect to PostgreSQL server: could not connect to server: Connection timed out Is the server running on host "postgres.gixen.com" and accepting TCP/IP connections on port 5432? in /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/gixen/autosnipe.php on line 139

Warning: pg_freeresult(): supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL result resource in /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/gixen/autosnipe.php on line 144

Warning: pg_close(): supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL link resource in /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/gixen/autosnipe.php on line 147
Login failed
Warning: pg_exec(): supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL link resource in /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/gixen/autosnipe.php on line 200

Warning: pg_numrows(): supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL result resource in /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/gixen/autosnipe.php on line 202

Warning: pg_exec(): supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL link resource in /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/gixen/autosnipe.php on line 226

Warning: pg_exec(): supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL link resource in /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/gixen/autosnipe.php on line 230

Warning: pg_exec(): supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL link resource in /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/gixen/autosnipe.php on line 243

Warning: pg_numrows(): supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL result resource in /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/gixen/autosnipe.php on line 245

Warning: pg_freeresult(): supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL result resource in /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/gixen/autosnipe.php on line 255

Warning: pg_freeresult(): supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL result resource in /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/gixen/autosnipe.php on line 259

Warning: pg_exec(): supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL link resource in /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/gixen/autosnipe.php on line 269

Warning: pg_numrows(): supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL result resource in /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/gixen/autosnipe.php on line 271

Warning: pg_freeresult(): supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL result resource in /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/gixen/autosnipe.php on line 278

Warning: pg_exec(): supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL link resource in /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/gixen/autosnipe.php on line 298

Warning: pg_numrows(): supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL result resource in /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/gixen/autosnipe.php on line 300

Warning: pg_freeresult(): supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL result resource in /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/gixen/autosnipe.php on line 315
Sorry, autosnipe script is available to mirror subscribers only.

[mario]

Keith, this is because the main server upgrade is happening at the moment. I forgot to modify the autosnipe script to display a pretty message.

Mario.

[Bron]

The GreaseMonkey script for FireFox is working great for me. A very nice add-on! Having the "view account" button in the pop-up window is a great feature. Using the fullscreen feature of FireFox (F11) you get a very nice clean window of your Gixen bids.

[Clint7]

I downloaded the 2 downloads for Internet Explorer for Auto Snipe and can not get it to work. Please Help, Thanks

[Autosnipe (Keith)]

Hello,

I do not support the IE extension and the problem is the GM4IE (software) nothing I can do. I do highly recommend using firefox and roboform for best performance.

I can make a alternative/better script for IE would be right click and then click snipe it would be up to Mario if he would be interested in this.

Support for the firefox version of the script is on the userscript page please do not post on the form as I don't check it very often

Keith

[Bobby]

HiYa,

I like the idea of eliminating any "manual" activity if there is automation available.

I like the FF script---it works fine, but I would prefer not to use FireFox. I use OPERA for security reasons (security wise--head & shoulders above FF) & would like to know if a user javascript exists or could be made for use in OPERA?

Thanks,,,,Bobby

[mario]

Bobby, I don't think Opera plug-in will be made. I don't make these plug-ins personally, and frankly, the number of Opera users is not large enough to justify it. If someone else decides to make it, he/she will have all my support though.

[Bobby]

Thank you Mario for your quick reply. I understand your position, but just wish it could be otherwise.

I have posted in the User JavaScript Thread in the OPERA Forum & hopefully one of the OPERA guru's there will take up the challenge

If I'm successful there & get a working script thru my efforts I will gladly share the results here for the GIXEN Community

Thanks again,,

Bobby

[Bobby]

Ok,,,an update on the FireFox GreaseMonkey Script...Can it be used in Opera. Well, with the help of a friend on the Opera Forums--who is very good at UserJS-he was able to come up with a fix! The FireFox GreasMonkey Script for Gixen AutoSnipe will now work with the Opera Browser once modified!

I confirmed that the modified script works. A successful test meant that I had to be able to successfully accomplish 4 tasks just short of actually entering an autosnipe bid, but at a position to do so if I chose to continue.

Specifically:

1. I had to be able to logon to ebay (never a problem).
2. I had to be able to choose an item that was up for bids (again, never a problem)
3. The "extra" option "Snipe this item" had to be present (was the main problem & core to the script) & if so, it had to be clickable. I can confirm that this item now is present under "Watch This Item" & is clickable.
4. If all the above conditions are present & worked, the last part of my test was to click "Snipe this item" & be transferred to the Gixen AutoSnip Page/Screen awaiting my input. (which it now does!!)

That was the extent of my test, & I have th highest confidence that if I chose to enter my information & send the completed form through the rest would complete as it should.

To me this was proof of a successful test.

The main problem consisted of having the "Snipe this item" present & once clicked, getting to the Gixen Autosnipe Page/Screen.

At first it seemed that this was going to be difficult, being that I have next to no--extremely little--Java Scripting knowledge. Being that everything I read on the Opera Forums said that "most" GreaseMonkey Scripts theoretically should work in Opera I felt there had to be an answer. Well there was, & it was so surprisingly simple---for on who knew what to look for & what to change.

So without further ado, here is the changed code:

The header should look like this:

[Bobby]

Also the {b} & {/b} dont work in the code, so ignore them..but thats where the changed code should be--I was just trying to make them bold so you can see the little change.

//cgi.ebay.tld/*

was changed to


//cgi.ebay.*

That was the only change in the code to make it work in Opera!

Geeeez!!!! LOL such a task!!

Gotta love filtering!!!

[mario]

Thank you Bobby...

[wrk24weel]

Any chance you will work on something for direct Safari support? I tried the GreaseKit and it works, but it will not allow you to edit the scripts. Other than that it seems to work great under Safari 3.

[mario]

As mentioned before - I'm totally oblivious to all this plug-in stuff, I only provided support needed for it (credits for the scripts go to Keith Hopkins). Anything I have to do on the server side, I'll be happy to oblige. As for the client's side... can't do much about it.

[Keith]

Just to clarifying a few things..

--

Question : What is .tld?

Answer : *.tld stands for top level domain this means the script won't work on any non-ebay domain.

e.g. ebay.spoof.co.uk
The domain will be spoof.co.uk (using the subdomain ebay)

If you used the ebay*.co.uk with the example script above the script would run as it detected ebay subdomain allowing the script to run unlike if you used the .tld as ebay is not the domain.

--

The script should work with any browser that can support javascript and a dom injection (via 3rd party program). Greasemonkey is a dom-injector extension that allows you to alter webpages.

The source I have written is available via userscript page, if you try and run the code in a different browser (<> firefox) the dom objects can be different browsers that may need slight modifaction.

For example: The script I have written for IE is slightly different to the firefox script as IE can't support embedded pictures and hence had to be removed.

Keith

[Jon S.]

Mario,

Will this also work with Seamonkey?

Jon

[mario]

Jon, I have no idea what Seamonkey is?

[samhale123]

It's made by Mozilla, I think its another browser, possibly for a pda? a phone?

[Keith]

Should work as long as the device supports java will be fine

[Guest]

[paul1149]

Hi guys,

I had been using Keith's greasemonkey script with firefox. Everything worked perfectly until today I was informed that autosnipe is for mirror subs only?

Is this a policy change or am I missing something?

Thanks,
Paul

[Cupid]

[Guest]

Yes, that would explain it. Fair enough. Great service and script.

Thanks,
Paul

[Cupid]

[tblzebra]

[color=violet]I've just started using Gixen & I think it's FANTASTIC![/color]

But ... I'm a novice at techie stuff & I'd love to use the 'Snipe this Item' button Keith's designed for eBay, but am I correct in thinking that it won't work with my iMac's Safari software?

Thanks!

[samhale123]

I don't think it will, but can't you get firefox for mac? or even better, getting greasemonkey for safari?

[zcm5000]

For some reason this keeps saying my password is wrong... even though I can login to gixen and ebay with it.

[Cupid]

[juangrande]

Hi, Mark! You've certainly been doing your part providing support on this forum!

zcm5000's question is being addressed on the LOGIN PROBLEMS RESOLVED thread. Apparently, mario's fix of re-routing eBay login requests through Gixen's back end server did not re-route eBay login requests made through the Autosnipe script. Fixing this will probably require editing the script, and Keith is the best person to do that.

John
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John

"If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else."
--- Yogi Berra

[Cupid]

Hi John,

Yes, I noticed that you'd already picked up this problem after I had already been here.

I don't have Keiths email, but I'm pretty sure its on here somewhere, I just can't remember where!

I missed out on all the fun yesterday by being over a day ahead on my snipe setting, so I wasn't around here when it all kicked off.

As ever, I see Mario did a fantastic job getting it working again.
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Mark

[juangrande]

Hi, Mark!

Mario is on this one as well. You are right: he did a fantastic job getting things working again after a problem eBay caused. Moreover, he did it during a weekend. Does he ever sleep? I hope so...
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John

"If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else."
--- Yogi Berra

[avsupermarket]

Dear All,

Is there a way I can hard-code my eBay / Gixen password into a config file for the AutoSnipe add-on, so I don't need to key it into the sniping popup?

I realize the potential issue of storing a password in a clear-text file but the Mac itself is locked down pretty tight.

Thanks,

Steve

[avsupermarket]

Hi!

On a related post to my previous post; occasionally I need to use I.E. in conjunction with an eBay search tool I use (don't ask... !) so I installed the I.E. version of the auto-snipe script & GMIE which both work fine.

However unlike the FireFox version the script doesn't save either my eBay I.D or password. With the FireFox version at least I didn't have to type both values each time I want to setup a snipe!

Having found autosnipe-ie.js I hoped to see in it a few empty variables where I could place my details, but it doesn't look like it.

Is there a way?

Thanks,

Steve

[drak0]

the firefox script appears broken, it says:

"Could not add this item - auction number or money format not valid."

eBay Item Number: 320318481171
Your bid: 10

(this was just a test, the bid is currently at .99)

[mario]

Ah, you must be a German customer? I'll see what I can do to fix autosnipe, totally forgot about it...

[drak0]

Nope, good ol' USA.

[mario]

I can see how it could fail for German customers, but for US customers - it should work. I just added this item using autosnipe from firefox, no problems.

[drak0]

Hmm, I don't get it. This is the U R L from the popup.

w w w.gixen.com/autosnipe.php?&username=rob00si&itemid=320318481171&maxbid=0.99&bidoffset=6&quantity=1&snipegroup=Not grouped

I enter a '30' where it says "Your bid:" and press 'Add', and the following is displayed:

"Could not add this item - auction number or money format not valid."

I've got NoScript installed, but gixen is allowed... not sure what else would interfere. Any thoughts?

[mario]

Just looked into the code to figure this one out... Are you entering currency symbol in your bid by any chance? Any other special characters?

[Clem]

[Clem]

Btw, I'm using FF 3.0.4

[drak0]

[mario]

And when you try to add this item in Gixen directly, it works OK? Only autosnipe doesn't work?

[Clem]

Gixen is working if I manually add bids (I just won an item with it ). I just get this error when trying to add a new auction in the list with the FF script.

[drak0]

Same as clem, it works from the main interface, but not autosnipe.

[drak0]

[drak0]

Weird!

I just signed up for the mirror service, and tried to use the greasemonkey script again... AND IT WORKED!

So... that must the the reason it worked for you, but not me.

[mario]

Well, thank you for subscribing, this indeed used to be mirror-only feature until recently when I enabled it for all users. I will check what happens with a non-subscriber account.

[wrk24wheel]

The latest version of Safari or the changes in eBay, not sure which one, but the script under GreaseKit is no longer working. It works fine under Firefox, but due to all of the problems that I have had with Firefox, I still continue to use Safari. Any chance of getting this script to work again?

[sicamous2000]

[mario]

I just checked, indeed it doesn't work for non-subscribers at the moment. I will see that I fix this in the next couple of days. In the meantime, you can enter your snipe through the site, or subscribe to mirror which has many more benefits other than autosnipe.

[mario]

Fixed, found the problem, it was an easy fix.

[Sicamous2000]

Wow, that was quick. Like I said, I only seem to use ebay a couple of times a year, xmas being one so the mirror sub seemed something I probably don't need... but you know in todays world where even getting a reply email from any customer service dept within a week is like winning the lottery, I appluade your effort for something that is a freebie for non subscribers, and to me that great service is worth the 6 bucks alone, so my sub has been put through on paypal, thanks again. And have a Merry xmas ....

[farwest]

Great add on! Saves a few mouse clicks, but best of all it reminds me to use Gixen every time. I forget every once in a while as I don't use eBay all that often.

This utility should get more promotion on this site imo. I'd make it one of the first things new users get exposed to...

[mario]

What exactly did you try to do? You changed your target servers to eBay Canada and try to add an item? Note that you cannot specify the currency, the currency is whatever seller listed item in.

[Fred4Christ]

Hi, I am a bit or a hacker, and made this bit of code that will work for most browsers. You add it as a bookmark to your bookmarks toolbar. I don't know what this will look like when it posts, but you will want to remove any spaces or carriage returns. After setting up this bookmark in your toolbar, when you are viewing an Ebay item, you just click it. A window will open up to let you place a snipe.

You can edit the username=
to have a username={your name}
but you probably don't have to, your browser will likely fill it in for you.

Well lets see if this works. The following line is what you should copy and paste into the "location" of your custom bookmark. Oh, and because of the forum spam filters, remove the spaces from h t t p and w w w



javascript:i=location.pathname.match("QQitemZ([0-9]*)QQ")[1];su="h t t p s://w w w.gixen.com/autosnipe.php?&username=&itemid="+i+"&maxbid=0.99&bidoffset=6&quantity=1&snipegroup=1";void(window.open(su,'','toolbar=0,scrollbars=1,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,width=1120,height=550'))

[Fred4Christ]

Mario, if you wanted to, you could add a "bookmark this button" link to a faq page on your site that would grab that code and allow people to more automatically create a book mark.

[grinin]

I am not sure if I am asking the right questions but:
Does this add on take up any additional memory? memory hog?
If so would Fred's favorites idea (two posts above take up less memory)

I am trying to minimize the additional resources being used by my PC

[Fred4Christ]

Greasemonkey takes some memory but not a a lot maybe 10k?. The script wouldn't take any memory.

My bookmark won't take any memory.

[juangrande]

Just to reiterate: the Gixen Autosnipe script mentioned by Mario in the original post of this thread (and written by our friend Keith) allows you to enter a snipe while viewing the eBay auction listing. In fact, the script places the link in each auction listing, so you don't even have to reach over to your toolbar to click it. Downloading and installing the Autosnipe script via the link provided will be much easier than copying someone's code, stripping it of extra spaces and getting it to work. I would not recommend installing randomly posted code from an unknown source unless you are able to read the code and know what it does. And, even if you can read the code, I would suggest that the Autosnipe script is much nicer and easier to use.
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John

"If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else."
--- Yogi Berra

[Fred4Christ]

I didn't mean to step on anyone's toes, sorry. I just thought I might be able to help out the Gixen community.

If there is interest in a toolbar bookmark button that doesn't rely on Greasmonkey and works in other browsers, I am willing to help make my code easier to install. If it is more appropriate for this option to be in a different thread just let me know.

How long does it take to be a "friend"?

[Cupid]

Fred4Christ,

All help is appreciated here, I'm certain John didn't intend to offend you.. he was just expressing an opinion and all opinions are also welcome no matter whether we agree or not, it leads to healthy and open debate of issues.

If you are willing to contribute more in this area I'm sure it will be welcomed, so long as you are willing to support it in the future because otherwise it might become redundant if changes to other software affect its operation.
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Mark

[Fred4Christ]

[Cupid]

Fred4Christ,

If you would like to be able to edit your posts, you are willing to pay $6 per year for a mirror subscription (I think it is definitely worthwhile for the extra features it enables not just having two servers submitting your snipes) and you are going to post here often then Mario can set you up a forum account if you email him and ask him to.

Anyway feel free to post your suggestions and ideas in the relevent section, as you suggest it is best to start a new thread for each different topic otherwise the threads tend to get confusing for people to read and respond to.
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Mark

[mario]

Guys, I told Fred to post his idea / script exactly in this thread, as it seemed like a good place to discuss it. Fred, you didn't step on anyone's toes, John & Mark are exercising some healthy discussion here, so both your post & their comments are all OK.

As for forum - subscribing to mirror is not a condition for a forum account, just a continuous participation in discussion... The main reason registration is disabled for everyone are spammers.

[juangrande]

I'm glad you didn't take offense, Fred, as none was intended. I was just expressing that the Autosnipe script is a well-maintained script that appears to do what yours is supposed to.

Now, if you can get Gixen's API to work with a good auction management program (such as JBidWatcher), I would be quite interested.

Thanks Mario and Mark for sticking up for me.
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"If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else."
--- Yogi Berra

[Ozzman]

Dont know how hard this would be, but I would love to be able to check mark the items I want from within the ebay search then click add and add all of them within a group and at the same set price for all.

Yea I know kinda hard, but it would help when trying to pick up an item where there are A LOT of them..

[Pappy]

Autosnipe hangs at the ebay password. Same as other posts.
Am running XP pro (verson 2002) SP2; FF 3.0.8 Paid for the GIXEN mirror (it's working too) - GIXEN runs without a flaw. Computer is AMD dual core - MB is ASUS

I loaded Greasemonkey, then the script. The "Snipe this item" shows on ebay, the prompt window pops, but GIXEN states that ebay will not accept the password when trying to post a snipe. I tried several times with different auctions.

[mario]

Pappy, please try again now and let me know if it works. If not, let me know what your username is (post here or email if you wish).

[tsukimori]

fab addon very useful but i always forget i had the addon and log in gixen instead
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BE SURE TO USE THE Gixen addon for your browser, with this you no longer need to log in to Gixen to add snipes: http://www.gixen.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=576

[rickyk4]

When you use the settings script and it asks for an offset in the mirror server, it always ignores your new setting and chooses 6 seconds anyway. This is in the Greasemonkey script, of course.

[juangrande]

[rickyk4]

[ali050580]

sorry new to this i have downloaded grease monkey is there anything else to do a not working for me

[rickyk4]

[Guest]

Hi all, I recently subscribed to the Mirror service which is absolutely brilliant, I must have won at least 50% more auctions since subscribing!

I'm a pretty heavy user, adding a round 5-10 items per day and so I thought it would be pretty useful to install the add-on for IE. There's no problem installing Greasmonkey yet when it comes to the script I always receive the following message:

'Access to C:\Program Files\GM4IE\scripts\autosnipe-ie.js was denied'

I'd be really grateful if someone could help me out, I've reinstalled it so many times now and it's getting pretty frustrating!

Many thanks in advance.

[Keith]

^Guest: Install firefox version of the script, works 100% better than IE, GM4IE is outdated and dead. Bookmarklet (rickyk4) script should work in IE

Mario: Autosnipe View My Account is broke could not login screen

[rickyk4]

Starting today, this script started working differently on one of my environments. I haven't yet tested in my other environments yet, I'll go do that later, but I just wanted to mention it so people can say if it's happening to them as well.

I noticed today that when I click the "snipe this item" through the script, that not only does the small Gixen bid window popup to enter the snipe bid, the whole Ebay parent window from whence the popup came changes over to a Gixen bid window too! I have not changed any options on this script, pretty much since I installed it, so I don't see why it should change behaviours like this. And this script was behaving normally up until yesterday.

The environment that it's happening under is Windows XP, and Firefox 3.5.x. I'll try it later under my Linux and on my laptop XP environments too. The Linux environment would be using Firefox 3.0 rather than 3.5 though.

[juangrande]

It seems to work normally for me with Firefox 3.5.2 on Mac OS X 10.4.11. Must be that you have a Windows glitch.
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"If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else."
--- Yogi Berra

[rickyk4]

[thegrape]

this is such a great addon.
what a time saver.

thanks to all involved

[greatscotmagic]

[Keith]

Whats wrong with firefox? it is basically chrome...

[greatscotmagic]

[Keith]

Have you tried Autosnipe V1.0 with Chrome?

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/26017

[greatscotmagic]

Keiyh,
I ytirf installing Autosnipe1.0 as you suggested, but I don;t thinl I got it installed correctly.

The Install button doesn't work so I tired saving it to the USERS SCRIPT file folder in Chrome, but that doesn; work either.

I have tried using it with Greaemonkey and Greasemetal (which is supposed to work like Greasemonkey).

If I open the Greasemetal program, Chrome would open, cycle through the saved open tabs from the previous session and shut down. When I tried running it again, I oot an error message saying Chrome was still running.

The Bookmarklet script isn't working anymore either.

Any otehr suggestions?

Thank you again.

[greatscotmagic]

[juangrande]

Do what Keith suggested: install Greasemonkey and then download and install the Gixen Autosnipe script at

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/26017
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"If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else."
--- Yogi Berra

[greatscotmagic]

[defaulti]

I realized that i have several popups open after sniping some items (i tend to snipe some items before closing the popups). I wrote a simple autoitv3 script to close all open popus (actually every window containing "Gixen Autosnipe").

I can't attach a file, so I uploaded it here: h**p://ul.to/63hict

Just in case someone has the same problem or wants to try it out. Source Code is included of course

[fredthedog]

I signed up for Mirror service and installed Autosnipe to run under Firefox. When I click on the "Snipe this item" link a box appears, requiring me to sign in again, even though I'm already actively signed in to both eBay and Gixen.

If that's what's supposed to happen, then I think that Autosnipe is more trouble than it's worth. It's much easier to have Gixen and eBay open and active in different windows, and to simply paste the item number across to Gixen that I want to snipe on.

[juangrande]

[mario]

[fredthedog]

Thanks Mario. However I no longer get the autosnipe option on the eBay listing page. Instead I get a series of even more annoying pop-up windows which assail me whenever I go to an Ebay listing, whether its on the UK, US, AU or any other eBay worldwide site, which I then have to kill manually - NOT JUST ONE SET OF THEM, BUT THREE OR FOUR TIMES OVER! - before they will go away and leave me in peace. How can I kill the dratted things stone dead? I now wish I'd never gone anywhere near Autosnipe, as I found that doing it with two windows open and pasting the item number across to my Gixen display was a far more practical system and perfectly trouble free.

[juangrande]

It sounds to me like you've been infected by some form of adware/spyware. I can assure you that it didn't come from eBay, Gixen or the Autosnipe script. A quick google search for "adware removal" will give you several choices for removal software.

If you're using Firefox (and I think the capability exists in other browsers as well), you can suppress pop-up windows. To do this, click Firefox, then Preferences from the pull-down menu, then Content. Finally, check Block pop-up windows.

I hope this helps.
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[fredthedog]

Hi Big John - I think you must be using either a different version of Firefox from me, or a different toolbar setup, as I don't seem to have the options available that you recommend.
I'm running the paid version of ZoneAlarm Security Suite and that seems to be dealing with pop-up ads pretty well - it often tells me that it has suppressed them.
As your suggestion won't work for me, I've opened the TOOLS menu at top left of my screen and selected Greasemonkey, then unchecked "Enabled". With Enabled checked the Gixen user script was shown as active, now I've unchecked it the Gixen user script is no longer listed as an active user script. This seems to have fixed my problem.
When I open the HELP box and select About Mozilla Firefox, it tells me Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-GB; rv:1.9.1.3) Gecko/20090824 Firefox/3.5.3 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729). I'm running Windows Vista Home Premium, as supplied by Dell on my Inspiron 530. Should the script work as intended with that setup?
On the whole, while I appreciate the intent behind it, I think I'll stick with doing it the original way. Apart from anything, else, this gives me the opportunity to monitor what is happening and check how the bidding is going on my sniped items every time I add a snipe, and to edit or delete existing snipes if it seems appropriate.

[juangrande]

Sorry! I should have said that those are the instructions for Firefox on Mac OS X. On Windows XP, click Tools, then Options from the pull-down menu, then the Content tab of the Options window. Finally, check Block pop-up windows.

It's interesting that the pop-ups you've been experiencing appear to be linked to using the Greasemonkey script, but I have no idea why since I've never experienced that.

You should, of course, do whatever works for you!
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John

"If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else."
--- Yogi Berra

[spotinfrance]

I installed Greasemoneky and the script and when I go to Ebay it asks me for my user name and settings to be set. Then it says reload page, so I do that, but nothing shows on the Ebay page.

[fonaticalbuyer]

Hi,

Reluctantly I need to install Greasemonkey support for IE... However the gm4ie.com/ server seems to be down. Is it just me or is it really down?

I've tried going through a proxy server as well to eliminate problems with our ISP but it's the same problem.

Does anyone know another site I can grab the installer?

Thanks,

Steve

[juangrande]

[fonaticalbuyer]

Hi!

Has the add-on broken since a recent release of FireFox? I'm running 3.5.4 for Mac and no longer get the 'Snipe This Item' icon on ebay.com or .co.uk listings which used to work fine.

Perhaps it's something to do with the new eBay page design? I haven't changed anything in my setup and can still see Greasemonkey and the Gixen script (which is enabled) in the FireFox Tools menu.

Actually I just tried it in FireFox under Windows XP and there's no longer 'Snipe This Item' icon in eBay/com or .co.uk listings there either. Same deal, the script & Greasemonkey are both installed & configured and they used to work fine.

Incidentally thanks for the Greasemonkey-for-IE information John.

Steve

[nitrader0]

Ditto to previous comment for Windows XP.

[juangrande]

This appears to be due to some change eBay made: see the thread where this is being discussed in the Support forum:

http://www.gixen.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3034
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John

"If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else."
--- Yogi Berra

[Keith (Autosnipe)]

Autosnipe has been updated for changes in US layout.

Just install the script again for the lastest update.

Keith

[Charity]

Hi all,

I've read this entire thread trying to work out the best way to easily snipe auctions. I have tried Greasemonkey with the Gixen script, however for me personally, I would prefer a toolbar bookmark. This is because at the moment, I snipe with both Gixen and QuickSnipe, and QuickSnipe has a toolbar bookmark I use... so I'd like to have both the snipers I use accessible from my toolbar.

You may wonder why I use Gixen AND QuickSnipe... well, I really do LOVE Gixen & think it's a great service, and I'm sure at some point I will subscribe to the Mirror service and just use Gixen. But at the moment I am out of work and really struggling with money, and trying to pinch pennies whereever I can until I am more financially able. So for now, I use QuickSnipe as a kind-of Mirror replacement. Hope you understand.

Anyway, I was wondering about the toolbar button Fred4Christ recommended way back. I know someone said you have to be careful about security when using something from an unknown source, but it seems to say that on the userscripts site too... and given that a toolbar button would be more convenient for me, I'd really rather use it. So does anyone know how to look at the code and say whether it is secure? Here it is again, so you don't have to find it.

javascript:i=location.pathname.match("QQitemZ([0-9]*)QQ")[1];su="h t t p s://w w w.gixen.com/autosnipe.php?&username=&itemid="+i+"&
maxbid=0.99&bidoffset=6&quantity=1&snipegroup=1";void(window.open(su,'',
'toolbar=0,scrollbars=1,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,width=
1120,height=550'))

Thanks
Charity

[Cupid]

There is nothing malicious in that code, whether or not it will actually do what you want is another matter though.
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Mark

[Keith]

userscripts.org/scripts/show/62799

Closes autosnipe window after 10 seconds once your bid has been placed.

Keith

[rickyk4]

[killa-beezz]

i dnlded greasemonky and then ran the script even restarted after! my IE 8 doesnt load up any icons on any ebay pages! How can i make it work?

[gixer]

I tried this, I think some annoying pop ups were there to begin with... I tried "abcd" for my username... Now whenever I click the "snipe this" link it takes me to a form with abcd as the username, how I do change that instead of manually entering my real username and password each time...

[TheSynth]

Well, I thought I posted this last night but it vanished.

I installed GreaseMonkey then installed the Gixen script, and am running it in Firefox 3.6.3. There is NO "Snipe this item" icon as in the demo video, and every time I open ANY item on eBay, I get a series of pop-up windows asking for Username, offset times for server & mirror, mid amount and display as pop-up. I have to cancel each of these THREE times to get free of the script and return to the item. Apparently I'm not the only one having a similar issue, as I found this on the "Issues" comments at userscripts.org

[Mustash]

It sound like Autosnipe for IE is pretty much a dead dog.
Is that still the case?

I installed Greasemonkey and the IE script which did nothing at all.


I know very little about Java scripting and hesitate to fool around with it.
I've never been thrilled with the Firefox interface but that could be a rigidity thing.

Is Firefox the only realistic option to for Autosnipe?

[Cupid]

[Evan]

hey im having the same problrem as the otheer guest on another script
i NEED help beacuse gm4ie isnt reallly popular...
please help
i get the error
access to C:\program files\gm4ie\scripts is denied

[mario]

I made a fix that will display a small autosnipe icon, right next to the "Print" link. The correct title ("Snipe this item") still does not show (I'll have to ask Keith Hopkins to look into this), but it's usable now.

You have to re-install the script. This applies to IE, Firefox should be fine.

[fonaticalbuyer]

Hello All,

This is odd. I've been using the AutoSnipe add-on in FireFox for ages (currently FFox 3.6 Mac), on both ebay.co.uk & .com without a hitch. Both sites are in my included pages list thus:

://cgi.ebay.co.uk/*
://cgi.ebay.com/*

(I can't include the usual first four characters beginning 'ht..' in the above as the Gixen forum system blocks their use).

For some reason now though the "Snipe This Item" text & its Gixen icon no longer show up when browsing items on eBay.com. They're still there and working fine on .co.uk. I've tried reinstalling Greaemonkey and the autosnipe script without success. Also removing & re-adding ://cgi.ebay.com/* into the Included Pages section of Greasemonkey.

Is anyone else seeing this / can someone suggest a fix for ebay.com ?

Thanks,

Steve

[mario]

Steve, you are right, ebay must have changed something & caused the script to stop working. I'll email Keith to see if he can get this fixed.

[bdawson9]

This may be of some help in finding the referenced problem:

The listing below does NOT show me the "Snipe This Item" option:

cgi.ebay.com/16-Energizer-AA-Ultimate-Lithium-Batteries-NEW-SEALED-/250616572683?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a59e96b0b


This listing DOES show me the the "Snipe This Item" option:

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220593582748&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123

Any idea on what might be happening? Thanks much!

[mario]

I replicated the problem, but have no idea why the link is shown for one item, and not for another. I forwarded your post to Keith Hopkins (creator of autosnipe), hopefully he will figure out what is wrong here.

[nochkin]

u-r-l link is different, that's why it does not work.

[Guest]

I changed computers and it doesn't work for me anymore either.
I'll be standing by for a resolution! Thank you!

[mario]

[Autosnipe]

Autosnipe updated version 1.1.9

Keith

[mario]

[bippy_video]

Is the link at the top of this thread the new 1.1.9? I installed it still to no avail.

Thanks, Mario!

Troy

[mario]

Yes, same link. What is the item it doesn't work for? Do you use Firefox?

[fonaticalbuyer]

Thanks Mario & Keith - the Gixen icon / snipe link now appear in eBay.com listings as well as .co.uk courtesy to the latest version of the script.

However. When I click the "Snipe this item" in a listing it no longer opens the "snipe details" screen in a pop-out window, but instead creates a new tab in FireFox (3.6, Mac). Same behavior for .com & .co.uk

I'm pretty sure I haven't changed anything in my browser setup between the old script being broken by eBay and the new one working again.

Is anyone else seeing this?

Steve

[fonaticalbuyer]

p.s.

LOVE the auto-closing after snipe is submitted function!

Albeit I'd trade that for having a pop-out window like the old days.

Steve

[mario]

[Guest]

[Cupid]

Troy,

Can you provide examples of the URL that you are viewing when you don't have the 'Snipe This Item' link?
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Mark

[ploth]

I too have just started getting items with no 'snipe this item' link. It has been working for months & today nothing...

None of the items I am looking at have the snipe link (a couple below for you) - any suggestions?

I'm using Firefox 3.6.3

cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-APPLE-iPad-64GB-Wi-Fi-EXPRESS-SHIPPING-/330431420382?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU_Computers_Apple_Laptops_Notebooks&hash=item4cef3f57de

cgi.ebay.com.au/Brand-New-Sealed-IPAD-64-GB-WIFI-Sydney-Pickup-NOW-/180502586104?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU_Computers_Apple_Laptops_Notebooks&hash=item2a06cae2f8

[mario]

[ploth]

[Cupid]

Can you try using eBay.com to search for and look at the items?

I just want to eliminate the possibility that the script has been fixed to work with .com and .co.uk, but still needs some tweaks for .com.au?

If it does NOT have the snipe links when viewed on .com then that probably eliminates that as the issue.
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Mark

[ploth]

[ploth]

Is any one able to help on getting this to open in a pop up window again? And then auto-close?

Thanks!

[fonaticalbuyer]

[Autosnipe]

The pop up window & autoclose will be included the in next version 1.2. Keith

[Guest]

[Cupid]

Please see the post before yours, Autosnipe (Keith) is the developer or this software and has promised to re-introduce that feature with the next version.
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Mark

[didipayforthis]

Guys,
Autosnipe has vanished from Ebay again
Yes I have unistalled re-installed the latest script numerous times but still no joy.
Ebay domain used is .co.uk
Firefox 3.6.6
XP SP3

[fujur]

Hi!

I have seen that a few people having problems creating a bid: their pasword is allways rejected by eBay/Gixen.

In my case, this just happend because I always have logged-in through the spanish-translated webpage (.../gixen.com/es/). The first time I logged-in through the english webpage (.../gixen.com), I accepted the terms and, after that, inmediately all my auto-snips have worked perfectly! (Is it necessary to sign-in once in the english webpage?)

By the way, I have read in the announcements that it was possible to edit bids and to see their related images/thubnails and I didn't find how... It was caused too because this enhacements are not visible in the spanish webpage!

Sorry about my poor english.
I hope it could help somebody.
Best regards.

[Cupid]

[bippy_video]

eBay has changed their format again. Autosnipe is no longer working.
Please help.

Thanks in advance!

[mario]

Aware of it, waiting for autosnipe author (Keith Hopkins) to take a look at that.

[Keith Hopkins]

Autosnipe Beta v1.2
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/82486
v1.2 Fixed ebay.com issue, any other probs let me know

[Keith Hopkins]

FOR USERS OF EBAY.COM ONLY!

[fonaticalbuyer]

Hi,

I don't wish to sound ungrateful (because AutoSnipe is fannnntastic!), but along the way we seemed to lose the lovely pop-out-window facility when using AutoSnipe, replaced by a less useful full web page instead.

Somewhere I think I remember reading that the pop-out facility might return in version 1.2 - is that still going to be the case? My newly installed v1.2 currently does the same (non pop-out) thing as its predecessor.

Thanks,

Steve

(FireFox 3.6.8 Mac OSX 10.6.4)

[nitrader0]

'Snipe this item' appears under 'Place bid' only for items that do not appear on your watch list.

If you add an item to your watch list, then eBay adds a blue banner across the top of the item detail page. This change of page layout appears to confuse the Gixen snipe script as 'Snipe this item' no longer appears on the page.

Remove the item from the watch list, and 'Snipe this item' reappears on the detail page.