We just released a new beta version of GarageBuy, our new application for searching and bidding on eBay:

GarageBuy 1.0 Beta 5 fixes a few glitches present in earlier development versions. If you are using any of the earlier beta releases, you should definitely update to this version.

GarageBuy is the first Mac application featuring eBay-certified bidding functionality. Bids can be placed instantly without having to wait for all those web pages to load.

It also features an intuitive Gallery view, which loads as many images from your found items as fit on your screen. You don’t have to open each single listing just to see how the item looks anymore.

Just start your existing copy and the built-in update mechanism will install the current release on your mac automatically.

For more more information and the download link, please visit the GarageBuy home page.

Auction Design Pack 21 is now available for download bringing you 4 new designs. Each of those designs offers you more than 20 different layouts to change the way your item description and photos are aligned on the eBay page.

You should see a message about this next time you start up GarageSale, that brings you to the Design Template Manager window. Click on
the ‘Download All New Designs’ toolbar button to install the new design on your mac.

Here is a preview of two of the new designs:

P.S. You might have to restart GarageSale to see new designs in the preview mode. We are working to get this fixed.

For the third year in a row we will be demonstrating GarageSale at eBay Live!. If you are in the Boston area between June 14th and 16th you are more than welcome to visit our booth #234 in the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

There are just too many changes in GarageSale 3.2 to cover them all in this announcement:
The new version supports eBay’s digital delivery option for electronic goods, offers CoverFlow for Auction Design selection, lets you enter re-usable text blocks for your item description, and integrates with eBay’s new international shipping options. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Please see the GarageSale page for a complete version history.

GarageSale 3.2 is a free update for all registered users (in fact all updates since GarageSale 1.0 have been free).

Although we generally enjoy exhibiting at MacWorld (and other trade shows in general), there are these ever re-occuring situations which tend to become a little bit frustrating after having been on your feet for the last six hours.
For our relief and your amusement we will start sharing those experiences with you:

GarageSale 3.1.3 is out. You can grab it from the GarageSale page. Among other things, it improves handling of the warning messages issued by eBay about the upcoming USPS rate change.

It also includes 4 new multi-layout designs, each of them allowing you two choose between two different background colors. You can preview the new designs here. By popular request, we also updated the Spotlight design to support up to 50 images with each layout.

Here is a preview of two of the new designs:

If you haven’t used GarageSale’s Free Image Hosting Service because 5 images just weren’t enough for you, here are some good news for you: You can now add up to 10 auction images for free with the just released GarageSale 3.1.2.

Make sure to check out the GarageSale homepage for a complete version history, screenshots, and of course the download link.

This update is free for all registered users, as all GarageSale updates since version 1.0 have been.

We just released four new auction designs for GarageSale : Alone In The Dark, Blazing Blue, Music Lounge, and Horizon. This designs require at least version 3.1.1 of GarageSale. If you are still using an older version of GarageSale, now is good time to download latest version from the GarageSale homepage.

All four designs can be previewed here.
To download the new designs, open GarageSale, choose ‘Show Design Template Manager’ from the ‘Window’ menu and click ‘Download all new Designs’.

We proudly announce the immediate availability of Auction Design Pack 18 with four new auction designs: Blazing Orange, Clapboard, Placard (Blue), and Proper. Each of these new design offers you about 10 different ways to layout your auction images and description.

All four designs can be previewed here.
To download the new designs, open GarageSale, choose ‘Show Design Template Manager’ from the ‘Window’ menu and click ‘Download all new Designs’.