We just posted Beta 3 of GarageBuy 2, our free tool for keeping track of your eBay searches and purchasing items, to our website.

GarageBuy 2 has been re-engineered in almost every area:

• We needed to move GarageBuy to an entirely new eBay API for the second time in its history to prevent it from breaking once eBay shuts down the old API. GarageBuy 2 is now using eBay’s new Finding API.
• Searches in GarageBuy 2 can be modified directly from within the main window. Previously, you had to open a separate window to setup your search’s attributes.
• New back and forward buttons make it easy to switch between two versions of a search.
• You can now specify domains and aspects when setting up searches. This feature was available for some time on the eBay web page. Domains, like ‘shoes’ or ‘digital cameras’, let you search for a certain type of goods without having to specify a certain sub category first. Aspects, like Style, Color, and Shoe Size let pre-select certain item attributes for your searches.
• GarageBuy 2 will run in 64-bit on supported Macs for maximum performance.

If you run into any bugs with this beta, we’d like to hear from you.

And yes, GarageBuy 2 will be available for free.

GarageSale for iPad has finally made it into the App Store. If you have an iPad, this is the tool of choice for listing and tracking your items on eBay.

GarageSale for iPad offers the same features as GarageSale for iPhone, but we adapted this version to the iPad’s bigger screen:

GarageSale for iPad is available 4.99 USD or 3.99 EUR. If you already own it, we’d love to hear your feedback.

GarageSale 5.4 is now available for download.

Version 5.4 offers an integrated store for auction designs, an enhanced batch relisting function, and many other improvements.

We also added four new auction designs:

Please see the release notes for a list of other things we’ve added or changed for GarageSale 5.4

GarageSale 5.4 is a free update for all users of GarageSale 4 or 5.

There’s one new feature on the road map for the upcoming GarageSale 5.4, that wasn’t public until we released the latest beta version:

GarageSale’s built-in Design Store

Initially the design store offers 50 new multi-layout designs starting at USD/EUR 1.99. These designs can be previewed and purchased directly from within GarageSale and are automatically downloaded and installed.

More information about our new design store can be found in the initial announcement on our user group or in our online manual.

If you have feedback on this new feature, please let us know. We’d also like to hear from designers who are creating eBay auction designs and like to see their designs in our store.

Version 1.4 of GarageSale Touch, our tool for listing complete eBay auctions from an iPhone or iPod touch is now available from Apple’s AppStore. The free edition of GarageSale Touch has also been updated.

The new version lets sellers setup return policies and eBay store categories for their items, and allows listing of multi-quantity items on eBay.

GarageSale Touch is available for USD 4.99 from the iPhone AppStore. You can test the GarageSale Touch by downloading its free edition from the App Store first.