diff --git a/src/com/jbidwatcher/auction/server/ebay/ebayServer.java b/src/com/jbidwatcher/auction/server/ebay/ebayServer.java
index 27ffd69a..8e46a8a7 100644
--- a/src/com/jbidwatcher/auction/server/ebay/ebayServer.java
+++ b/src/com/jbidwatcher/auction/server/ebay/ebayServer.java
@@ -417,6 +417,15 @@ public String extractIdentifierFromURLString(String urlStyle) {
       }
     }
 
+    try {
+      URL pieces = new URL(urlStyle);
+      String path = pieces.getPath();
+      String digits = path.substring(path.lastIndexOf('/')+1);
+      if(StringTools.isNumberOnly(digits)) return(digits);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      JConfig.log().logDebug("Failed to parse " + urlStyle + " as a URL");
+    }
+
     JConfig.log().logDebug("extractIdentifierFromURLString failed.");
     return null;
   }
diff --git a/test/com/jbidwatcher/auction/server/ebay/ebayServerTest.java b/test/com/jbidwatcher/auction/server/ebay/ebayServerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71316039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/com/jbidwatcher/auction/server/ebay/ebayServerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package com.jbidwatcher.auction.server.ebay;
+
+import com.jbidwatcher.auction.server.AuctionServer;
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+/**
+ * Created by IntelliJ IDEA.
+ * User: mrs
+ * Date: Apr 26, 2010
+ * Time: 12:54:48 AM
+ * To change this template use File | Settings | File Templates.
+ */
+public class ebayServerTest extends TestCase {
+  public void testExtractIdentifierFromURLString() throws Exception {
+    AuctionServer ebay = new ebayServer();
+    String id = ebay.extractIdentifierFromURLString("http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220594110651");
+    assertEquals("220594110651", id);
+    id = ebay.extractIdentifierFromURLString("http://cgi.ebay.com/Panasonic-Lumix-20mm-/220594110651?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item335c6f00bb");
+    assertEquals("220594110651", id);
+    id = ebay.extractIdentifierFromURLString("http://cgi.ebay.com/220594110651");
+    assertEquals("220594110651", id);
+  }
+
+  public void testGetStringURLFromItem() throws Exception {
+  }
+
+  public void testGetBrowsableURLFromItem() throws Exception {
+  }
+
+  public void testIsDefaultUser() throws Exception {
+  }
+
+  public void testGetUserId() throws Exception {
+  }
+}