eBay Scraper - Product & Seller Data Extractor

Fast, reliable eBay product scraper with seller analytics, engagement metrics, and variant extraction. Extract product listings with images, prices, sold counts, and seller reputation data from eBay.com, eBay.de, and eBay.co.uk.

✨ Features

Product Data

• Complete product details (title, price, condition, category, images)
• Engagement metrics - Sold count & watch count (when available)
• Variant extraction - Colors, sizes, prices, stock availability (MSKU parsing)
• High-resolution product images (up to 10 per product)
• Direct product URLs for easy access

Seller Intelligence

• Seller name, rating, and feedback count
• Seller profile/store URLs
• Positive feedback percentage
• Seller reputation metrics

Multi-Locale Support

• 🇺🇸 United States (ebay.com) - USD
• 🇩🇪 Germany (ebay.de) - EUR
• 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (ebay.co.uk) - GBP

🎯 Use Cases

E-commerce & Arbitrage

• Find underpriced products for resale
• Monitor competitor pricing
• Track stock availability
• Analyze product demand (sold/watch counts)

Market Research

• Track trending products by category
• Analyze pricing strategies
• Monitor competitor catalogs
• Identify high-performing sellers

Lead Generation

• Find high-rated sellers for B2B outreach
• Build seller contact lists
• Target sellers by niche/category
• Analyze seller portfolios

Price Monitoring

• Track product prices over time
• Set up price drop alerts
• Monitor competitor pricing
• Automate repricing workflows

📊 Output Data

Sample Product Record

{
  "productId": "123456789012",
  "title": "Vintage Seiko Automatic Watch",
  "url": "https://www.ebay.com/itm/123456789012",
  "price": 56.99,
  "currency": "USD",
  "condition": "Pre-owned",
  "category": "Wristwatches",
  "images": [
    "https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/.../s-l1600.webp"
  ],
  "soldCount": 13,
  "watchCount": 89,
  "sellerId": "luxury-seller",
  "sellerName": "Luxury Seller",
  "sellerRating": 99.8,
  "sellerFeedbackCount": 4523,
  "listingType": "buy_it_now",
  "variants": [],
  "scrapedAt": "2025-10-20T10:30:00Z",
  "locale": "US"
}

Dataset View

All Products - Complete product list with seller and engagement data including sold counts, watch counts, seller ratings, and product details

🚀 Quick Start

Basic Search

{
  "searchQuery": "vintage watches",
  "locale": "US",
  "maxProducts": 50
}

With Residential Proxies (Recommended)

{
  "searchQuery": "gaming laptop",
  "locale": "US",
  "maxProducts": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

⚙️ Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchQuery	string	"vintage watches"	Keyword to search on eBay
locale	enum	"US"	eBay site: US, DE, or UK
maxProducts	integer	10	Maximum products to scrape (1-10000)
proxyConfiguration	object	Residential	Proxy settings (residential recommended)

🔧 Technical Details

Anti-Bot Protection

• Playwright with Stealth plugins
• Residential proxies (required for reliable scraping)
• Session management and cookie persistence
• Automatic retry with exponential backoff

Performance

• ~3-5 products per minute (with residential proxies)
• Concurrent scraping (3 browsers in parallel)
• Automatic pagination handling
• Smart rate limiting

Data Quality

• English content enforcement (Accept-Language headers)
• Handles both US and EU price formats (decimal/comma)
• Duplicate condition text removal
• Category extraction from breadcrumbs
• High-resolution image URLs (s-l1600 format)

💡 Integration Examples

Zapier - Daily Deals Monitor

1. Schedule eBay Scraper daily at 9am
2. Filter products where soldCount > 50 (high demand)
3. Send top 10 to Slack channel
4. Save to Google Sheets for analysis

Make.com - Competitor Tracking

1. Run eBay Scraper weekly for competitor search
2. Compare prices with your catalog
3. Alert on price drops >15%
4. Update Airtable pricing database

n8n - Seller Lead Gen

1. Scrape products by category
2. Extract sellers with sellerRating > 98% and sellerFeedbackCount > 1000
3. Enrich with contact data (Clay/Apollo)
4. Add to HubSpot CRM as leads

⚠️ Requirements

Residential Proxies Required

eBay blocks datacenter IPs. You must enable residential proxies for reliable scraping:

{
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

Cost: Residential proxies add ~$0.01-0.05 per run depending on data volume.

Rate Limits

• Respect eBay's rate limits
• Use appropriate delays between requests
• Don't scrape more than necessary
• Schedule runs during off-peak hours for best performance

📈 Output Formats

Export scraped data in multiple formats:

• JSON - For API integrations
• CSV - For Excel/Google Sheets
• Excel - For advanced analysis
• HTML Table - For quick viewing

🆘 Support

• Email: kontakt@barrierefix.de
• Response Time: < 24 hours
• Documentation: This README + inline help

❓ FAQ

Do I need an eBay API key?

No! This scraper extracts data from eBay's public pages using browser automation. No API key, authentication, or eBay developer account required.

Can I use this with n8n, Zapier, or Make?

Yes! Export data as JSON/CSV or integrate via Apify's API with automation tools like n8n, Zapier, and Make. Perfect for price monitoring workflows and lead generation.

Why do I need residential proxies?

eBay's anti-bot protection blocks datacenter IPs. Residential proxies are required for reliable scraping. They cost ~$0.01-0.05 per run depending on data volume but are essential for success.

Can I scrape multiple countries/languages?

Yes! Set the locale parameter to US (ebay.com), DE (ebay.de), or UK (ebay.co.uk). Each locale returns prices in the local currency (USD, EUR, GBP).

How accurate are the sold counts and watch counts?

Sold/watch counts are extracted directly from eBay's product pages when publicly visible. Availability varies by seller settings - not all listings show these metrics.

Can I track price changes over time?

Yes! Schedule recurring runs and compare the price field across datasets. Export to Google Sheets or use Apify's dataset comparison for historical price tracking.

How do I scrape seller information?

Seller data (sellerId, sellerName, sellerRating, sellerFeedbackCount) is automatically extracted with each product. Perfect for B2B lead generation.

Can I scrape sold listings or completed items?

This scraper focuses on active listings. For sold/completed items, you'd need to modify the search URL to include eBay's completed listings filter.

How fast is the scraper?

~3-5 products per minute with residential proxies. Concurrent scraping (3 browsers) helps with larger searches. A 100-product search takes ~20-30 minutes.

What if I get blocked by eBay?

Ensure residential proxies are enabled (proxyGroups: ["RESIDENTIAL"]). If you're still blocked, try reducing maxConcurrency to 1-2 browsers or increasing delays.

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⚖️ Legal Disclaimer

This tool scrapes publicly available data from eBay. Use responsibly and in compliance with eBay's Terms of Service and applicable laws. Barrierefix is not affiliated with eBay.

Recommended Usage:

• Scrape only what you need
• Add delays between requests
• Use residential proxies
• Don't overload eBay servers
• Respect robots.txt

📝 Changelog

Version 1.0.9 (Latest)

• ✅ Simplified dataset schema (1 comprehensive view)
• ✅ Removed redundant dataset views
• ✅ Fixed schema validation errors
• ✅ Improved data structure clarity

Version 1.0.6

• ✅ Fixed language detection (force English content)
• ✅ Improved price parsing (handles EU/US formats)
• ✅ Fixed condition text duplication
• ✅ Enhanced category extraction

Version 1.0.0

• 🎉 Initial release
• ✅ Product scraping with search
• ✅ Seller data extraction
• ✅ Multi-locale support (US/DE/UK)
• ✅ High-resolution image extraction
• ✅ Variant (MSKU) parsing