Topic: Announcements / [Release] JBidwatcher 1.0.2 is now available!

So, am I the only one who is beginning to think that these ebay updates are being done just to break sniping programs? Ebay knows the sniping programs cut into their profits, so it would be really easy for them to intentionally break JBidwatcher by just inserting minor editorial changes in the page format. It could be done on a cron script… play the floating “ebay” word game! It’s here! it’s there! it’s everywhere! ... Then it isn’t.

Seriously, the format of an ebay page matters very little to ebay. Just so long as it looks good. If they chose to, they could make Morgan’s, and our lives really frustrating.

Perhaps it is time to develop a more AI approach to the page scraping?

-Chuck

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / Snipe won't let me enter text...

Hi Morgan,

I have been using JBidwatcher for quite a while now, and
it has really improve my ebay experience. Thanks!

I am currently running 1.0.1, and I am using jdk1.5 as the
java in my system.

When I click on “auction -> snipe” and click the mouse
on the price field, typing on my keyboard does nothing.
However, if I first click the check box for “auto subtract
shipping…”, and unclick it, then when I click the mouse
on the price field it accepts numbers as it should.

This behavior has been around for quite awhile now, 3 or 4
versions anyway.

Any ideas?

-Chuck

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / 1.0.1 Crashes and burns...

Hi Morgan,

OOPS! I just noticed that when I upgraded to 1.0.1, I accidentally blew away
the path to jdk1.5.

Thanks, and sorry for the false alarm.

-Chuck

Topic: JBidwatcher Help / 1.0.1 Crashes and burns...

Hi,

I just downloaded the new 1.0.1 jar file, and when I try to run it, it very slowly puts up a grey rectangle where the JBidWatcher logo is to go, and freezes. I am using Fedora Core 4 linux, and 1.0 worked just fine.

If I run the jar from a console, I get the following:

$ java -Xmx512m -jar JBidWatcher-1.0.1.jar
Exception in thread “main” java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError at java.lang.Class.initializeClass() (/usr/lib/libgcj.so.6.0.0) at FilterManager$AuctionListHolder.FilterManager$AuctionListHolder(FilterManager, java.lang.String) (Unknown Source) at FilterManager.loadFilters() (Unknown Source) at JBidWatch.JBidWatch(JSplashScreen) (Unknown Source) at JBidWatch.main(java.lang.String[]) (Unknown Source) at gnu.java.lang.MainThread.call_main() (/usr/lib/libgcj.so.6.0.0) at gnu.java.lang.MainThread.run() (/usr/lib/libgcj.so.6.0.0)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: classname: java.io.InputStream; at java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor.getRepresentationClassFromMime(java.lang.String, java.lang.ClassLoader) (/usr/lib/libgcj.so.6.0.0) at java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor.DataFlavor(java.lang.String, java.lang.String) (/usr/lib/libgcj.so.6.0.0) at java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor.DataFlavor(java.lang.String) (/usr/lib/libgcj.so.6.0.0) at JDropListener.getDataFlavor(java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor, java.lang.String) (Unknown Source) at JDropListener.setupFlavors() (Unknown Source) at JDropListener.JDropListener(JDropHandler) (Unknown Source) at JBidMouse.JBidMouse() (Unknown Source) at AuctionsUIModel.<clinit>() (Unknown Source) at java.lang.Class.initializeClass() (/usr/lib/libgcj.so.6.0.0) ...6 more

Thanks!

-Chuck