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by klous 4908 days ago
Can you dive more into the technical details of this, eg. are you using the ebay API or are you scraping the data?
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Yeah sure, it's a scraper. The histogram is then built out of the 200 results retrieved from 'completed listings', minus the ones that weren't sold. The X/Y scatter plot is built from the 200 upcoming results, intended as a way to find good bargains after you know the median/mean price.
And the scraper is using a "logged in" ebay account, correct? Because I believe to view completed listings you need to be logged in.