🔍🛒 eBay Scraper (PPR)

A fast and scalable tool that extracts detailed product listing data from eBay search pages. Ideal for market insights, trend analysis, and competitive research, this scraper delivers structured results suited for e-commerce intelligence. Designed for users who need accurate, high-volume eBay data with a cost-efficient pay-per-result (PPR) model.

     

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Introduction

This project retrieves product listings from eBay search URLs and converts them into structured, analysis-ready data. It enables businesses, analysts, and developers to monitor pricing trends, evaluate product demand, and extract granular item details for research or automation workflows.

How This Scraper Helps You

• Captures rich product metadata including price, attributes, images, and rankings.
• Supports global eBay domains and optional country-based emulation.
• Provides fast throughput while keeping costs predictable using PPR billing.
• Outputs clean JSON, CSV, or Excel files for downstream analytics.
• Designed to scale from small queries to large dataset generation.

Features

Feature	Description
Multi-domain support	Extract listings from various eBay regions such as .com, .co.uk, etc.
Country emulation	Simulate a browsing origin (e.g., US, GB) to adjust regional results.
Fast extraction	Achieve speeds of up to ~5 results per second.
Cost-efficient model	Pay only for results extracted rather than runtime.
Extensive metadata	Retrieve prices, attributes, breadcrumbs, promotions, and more.
Flexible export options	Download results in JSON, CSV, Excel, or other supported formats.
Search URL based input	Simply paste an eBay search URL to begin scraping.
High-volume capability	Supports up to 40,000 results per search URL.

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What Data This Scraper Extracts

Field Name	Field Description
itemNumber	Unique identifier of the eBay listing.
title	Product title as shown on the listing.
url	Direct link to the listing page.
price	Structured pricing info including value, currency, and sale status.
previewImageUrl	Main displayed image for the product.
imageUrls	Gallery image URLs in array form.
itemSpecificAttributes	Key-value attributes like brand, condition, size, etc.
categories	High-level category labels.
categoryPaths	Nested breadcrumb paths for product classification.
availableAmount	Quantity of available stock.
soldAmount	Number of items sold historically.
condition	Condition label (e.g., New, Used).
whyToBuy	Array of selling points or persuasive notes.
shippingPrice	Shipping fee and currency.
shipsTo	Countries included/excluded from delivery.
itemLocation	Seller-reported location.
isPromoted	Whether the listing is sponsored.
rank	The listing’s index within the search results.

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Example Output

{
  "itemNumber": 355458679141,
  "title": "Arduino UNO R3 Rev3 ATMEGA328P Compatible Board CH340G USB SMD Development Board",
  "url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/355458679141",
  "price": {
    "current": {
      "value": 2.5,
      "currency": "GBP"
    },
    "isOnSale": false
  },
  "previewImageUrl": "https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/TLEAAOSwTaVmDHae/s-l500.webp",
  "imageUrls": [
    "https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/TLEAAOSwTaVmDHae/s-l500.webp",
    "https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/oRwAAOSwQPFmDHaf/s-l500.webp",
    "https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/dLUAAOSwD2NmDHah/s-l500.webp",
    "https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/63sAAOSwFRtmDHar/s-l500.webp",
    "https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/TYAAAOSwjdVm2K8L/s-l500.webp"
  ],
  "itemSpecificAttributes": {
    "Condition": "New",
    "Brand": "Unbranded",
    "Series": "UNO R3",
    "Type": "General Embedded Development Board"
  },
  "categories": [
    "Development Kits & Boards"
  ],
  "categoryPaths": [
    [
      "Business, Office & Industrial",
      "Electrical Equipment & Supplies",
      "Electronic Components & Semiconductors",
      "Semiconductors & Actives",
      "Development Kits & Boards"
    ]
  ],
  "availableAmount": 10,
  "soldAmount": 262,
  "condition": "New",
  "whyToBuy": [
    {
      "title": "Breathe easy.",
      "details": "Returns accepted."
    }
  ],
  "shippingPrice": {
    "value": 0,
    "currency": "GBP"
  },
  "shipsTo": {
    "countries": ["United Kingdom"],
    "excludedCountries": ["Afghanistan", "Iran", "Iraq"]
  },
  "itemLocation": "Milton Keynes, United Kingdom",
  "isPromoted": false,
  "rank": 6
}

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Directory Structure Tree

ebay scraper ppr/
├── src/
│   ├── main.js
│   ├── utils/
│   │   ├── fetcher.js
│   │   ├── parser.js
│   │   └── normalizer.js
│   ├── extractors/
│   │   ├── attributes.js
│   │   ├── images.js
│   │   └── pricing.js
│   └── config/
│       └── settings.example.json
├── data/
│   ├── inputs.sample.json
│   └── sample_output.json
├── tests/
│   └── scraper.test.js
├── package.json
├── package-lock.json
└── README.md

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Use Cases

• Market analysts use it to monitor pricing and sales trends, enabling data-driven decision-making for product strategy.
• E-commerce sellers use it to research competitors so they can optimize pricing, listings, and product selection.
• Researchers use it to study market behavior, demand spikes, and category movements for academic or commercial insights.
• Developers use it to feed product data into dashboards, automation workflows, or AI-driven analytics tools.

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FAQs

Is this tool limited by search result count? Yes. Each search URL retrieves up to 40,000 results. To gather more, split your search query using filters like price ranges or specific categories.

Can I scrape multiple regions? Yes. You may use various eBay domains (e.g., .com, .co.uk) and emulate different countries to match localized results.

What kind of URLs should I provide? Only search URLs should be used. Product URLs are not supported as starting points.

Does the scraper retrieve sponsored listings? Yes, it includes both organic and promoted listings with a clear isPromoted flag.

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Performance Benchmarks and Results

Primary Metric: Throughput averages 4–5 listings per second under typical network conditions.

Reliability Metric: Maintains a 98% success rate across large batches, even with varied search URLs.

Efficiency Metric: Designed to minimize resource usage by batching requests and optimizing parsing operations.

Quality Metric: Field completeness exceeds 95% for listings containing structured attribute data, ensuring robust analytical reliability.

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