Today NullApps was honored at eBay’s annual DevCon event for the second year in a row. Since last year’s DevCon eBay has introduced multi-variation listings, the Finding API, the Best Match API, the eBay Apps Center, and more. Our products Quantity Manager and Price Spectre were some of the first to implement these key new features. As a result this year we took the top prize in the Early Adopter Category.
You can read more about the award via eBay’s official press release, Open eBay press release, and our press release.
The complete winners list for this year includes:
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Today is the official launch of Price Spectre. Price Spectre is currently available at both http://www.PriceSpectre.com and within eBay’s Selling Manager via Selling Manager Applications.
Benefits to using Price Spectre through Selling Manager:
- Same great Price Spectre. Nothing changes except the interface you use.
- Manage your items’ prices without ever leaving eBay.
- Automatic billing handled by eBay.
To sign up through Selling Manager Apps simply visit our application catalog entry (listed under “Listing” and “Research & Reporting”) and click the 
button. You must have an active Selling Manager subscription before signing up but that is free. You must also be a US registered seller on eBay.com as other international sites are not yet supported.
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Quantity Manager is now available for use directly on the eBay site as part of eBay’s Selling Manager Applications program.
Benefits to using Quantity Manager through Selling Manager:
- Same great Quantity Manager. Nothing changes except the interface you use.
- Better options to quickly manage and monitor your inventory.
- Manage your inventory levels without ever leaving eBay.
- Cleaner interface.
- Automatic billing handled by eBay.
- Seven day free trial even if you are a prior customer.
- Two new price points with unlimited refreshes.
To celebrate this achievement we are offering two flat rate pricing options to our new and existing customers. We offer a monthly plan of $9.95 per month and a yearly plan of $99.95. Considering that the typical subscriber to Quantity Manager spends between $14 – $30 per month this is a significant savings. However to lock in this pricing you must act quickly. These flat rate pricing plans will be replaced by our standard usage-based pricing in September. If too many people take us up on this offer we may stop accepting new subscriptions in order to ensure the high quality of our service.
To sign up through Selling Manager Apps simply visit our application catalog entry (listed under “Inventory”) and click the button. You must have an active Selling Manager subscription before signing up but that is now free. You must also be a US registered seller on eBay.com as other international sites are not yet supported. If you are a current subscriber you must pay any balances that are due on your account before subscribing through Selling Manager. If you receive an error message try back later this week since eBay is performing a staggered roll-out of SM Apps.
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Today we were recognized by eBay for our rapid software development. NullApps was the runner-up for the prestigious eBay Star Developer Award in the category Early Adopter for our application DSR Report. The actual award went to Mercent, best known for introducing many of the Diamond Powersellers to eBay in the past year.
The five winners of the eBay Star Developer Awards include:
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One of the features of eBay’s new “Best Match” algorithm is that it takes into account recent sales. If your multiple quantity fixed price listing has sales it will be given a boost in the best match sort compared to those listings that have had fewer sales. This boost is also carried over to the first relist as long as you don’t change it significantly (title, price, etc). Along with recent fee changes, this part of the algorithm encourages eBay sellers to place all their inventory within fewer listings.
The problem with this is that it goes contrary to buyer behavior. A buyer is more likely to purchase an item from a seller if only a few remain. A seller who lists all their items in one listing may find themselves with little or no sales compared to one who only lists a fraction of their inventory within the listing.
This site will automatically manage a sellers fixed price listings so they can keep an artificially low quantity visible to their buyers without risking selling out of the listing and having to relist. All the seller has to do is tell us the quantity in stock and the quantity to maintain in the listing. We’ll refresh your inventory anytime a buyer makes a purchase until you run out. We free up the seller to do other activities such as improving the buyer experience.
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