A python tool which scrapes sold eBay auctions based on one (or more) search terms, and compiles minimum, maximum and average sold prices across a time period.
Make sure you're in your virtual environment of choice, then run
poetry install --no-devif you have Poetry installedpip install -r requirements.txtotherwise
bidbybid.py [-h] [-l {en_US,en_UK}] [-a] [-b ANOMALIES_BIAS] [-c] [-v] search
positional arguments:
search The ebay search terms. Supports advanced patterns such as '-' to exclude words, parentheses for OR queries, '*' as wildcards and quotes for literals. For more information,
see https://www.thebalancesmb.com/mastering-ebay-search-for-sellers-2531709
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-l {en_US,en_UK}, --locale {en_US,en_UK}
The locale to run the search in - will set the eBay's country domain and currency / dates parsing.
-a, --exclude-anomalies
Excludes auctions which strays
-b ANOMALIES_BIAS, --anomalies-bias ANOMALIES_BIAS
Bias for excluding anomalies(e.g. a bias of 0.25 will exclude any auctions which sold at 25% less or more than the average sold price).Only applicaple with --exclude-anomalies. Default is 0.5
-c, --chart Displays the scraped results in chart
-v, --verbose Increase output log verbosity
python bidbybid.py "xenoblade 2 -collector -special -edition -controller -figure"
Get the prices for the videogame Xenoblade 2, excluding special editions and bundles.
python bidbybid.py "thinkpad x220, thinkpad x230, thinkpad x240, thinkpad x250, thinkpad x260" -a -c
Get the prices for different models of Thinkpad laptops, excluding any auction that strays more than 50% from the average price (to filter out likely auctions for parts or broken items), and display the results in a chart.
- Add more ebay locales
- Implement chart functionality with
matplotlib- Add polynomial fit to display trendlines for the prices
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