Kit Kash 2006

chrisyc

KitKash Buy Offer...

Once again the KitKash Buy offer has gone in record time.

Watch this space for more buy offers next week.

angieb1606

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

LILLY_SAVAGE

missed the alba cd player, as the last decent buy offer was on friday maybe it will be every friday.

mcampster

Good News!

I have worked out a way to monitor when items start. Its using a piece of software called website watcher, and what it does is checks a web page every 2 minutes (or whatever you set it to!) and lets you know if it has changed since the last time.

This, without configuration, will simply tell you if a new item has appeared in any given category, which is fairly useless. But, with some config, you can have it alert you if when an item goes from Coming Soon to Active.

So, for example, there was a DVD in the electrical page that I wanted to bid on. I did not know if it was going to be a 1 minute auction, a 1 hour auction or a 3 day auction, but I configured WebWatcher to alert me when this item went from Coming Soon to Active.

The software popped up on screen, and sure enough the DVD had 50 seconds left, so must have been a 1 or 2 minute auction. I didn't actually win it, but hey, you can't have it all your own way!

It is all quite fidally, but once you get the hang of it, you can simply add an item to watch in 20 seconds.

If anyone is interested, I will write up some proper instructions - let me know.

LILLY_SAVAGE

please do !!!

anm_2

Just downloaded website watcher ... now going to try and work out how it works ... Keep you all posted lol

mcampster

You can download web site watcher here...

http://www.aignes.com/download.htm

Install this onto your machine.

The way I have mine setup is...

1 Watch wathing the news page
6 Watches for the bid categories
Various Watches for 'Private Rooms'

News Page

Add the following address as a watch
https://www.kitkash.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?ItemId=36

The number at the end is important - 36 is the number of the next message that KitKash will publish. As soon as they publish anything, this watch will let you know. Then you will need to change your watch to monitor 37. This means you don't have to keep checking the home page for short auction info and buy items like the radio.

Watches for the bid categories

Add the web address of the category you want to watch, Electronics for example
https://www.kitkash.co.uk/AuctionCategory.aspx?CategoryId=11

This page will change often, as items are coming and going all the time. Configured this way, it will not tell you when an item starts. Right click on the watcher, and select properties.

Unclick ignore HTML tags
Tick watch only user defined strings, then click on the strings button and add the following text

regex(auctionId=192128&auctionType=MULTIHIGH&categoryId=11&bidHighest=\d\d)

In this example, it is setup to watch item 192128. As soon as the item goes from Coming Soon to active, it will inform you. You can add as many auctions to watch for as you like, simply change the auctionid to the number of the item you want to watch.

Various Watches for 'Private Rooms'

This is just potluck - the sainsburies private auction was in room

https://www.kitkash.co.uk/AuctionCategory.aspx?CategoryId=12

I am monitoring this room - just in case it comes back. I have also got some random watches on other rooms that don't exist (just by changing the number 12 at the end).

If you want me to send you my config file, you can restore all my settings (tools, backup/restore) and see exactly what i mean.

Its a lot harder to explain than it is to actually do, so just give it a go and see what happens. I'll leave you all to change the individual settings like play a sound if a change is made, or send an email.

One final thing, you will need to turn on AutoWatch - this automatically checks each page every x minutes. Otherwise, its down to you to click on check now.

helenafiggy

mcampster wrote:

You can download web site watcher here...

http://www.aignes.com/download.htm

Install this onto your machine.

The way I have mine setup is...

1 Watch wathing the news page
6 Watches for the bid categories
Various Watches for 'Private Rooms'

News Page

Add the following address as a watch
https://www.kitkash.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?ItemId=36

The number at the end is important - 36 is the number of the next message that KitKash will publish. As soon as they publish anything, this watch will let you know. Then you will need to change your watch to monitor 37. This means you don't have to keep checking the home page for short auction info and buy items like the radio.

Watches for the bid categories

Add the web address of the category you want to watch, Electronics for example
https://www.kitkash.co.uk/AuctionCategory.aspx?CategoryId=11

This page will change often, as items are coming and going all the time. Configured this way, it will not tell you when an item starts. Right click on the watcher, and select properties.

Unclick ignore HTML tags
Tick watch only user defined strings, then click on the strings button and add the following text

regex(auctionId=192128&auctionType=MULTIHIGH&categoryId=11&bidHighest=\d\d)

In this example, it is setup to watch item 192128. As soon as the item goes from Coming Soon to active, it will inform you. You can add as many auctions to watch for as you like, simply change the auctionid to the number of the item you want to watch.

Various Watches for 'Private Rooms'

This is just potluck - the sainsburies private auction was in room

https://www.kitkash.co.uk/AuctionCategory.aspx?CategoryId=12

I am monitoring this room - just in case it comes back. I have also got some random watches on other rooms that don't exist (just by changing the number 12 at the end).

If you want me to send you my config file, you can restore all my settings (tools, backup/restore) and see exactly what i mean.

Its a lot harder to explain than it is to actually do, so just give it a go and see what happens. I'll leave you all to change the individual settings like play a sound if a change is made, or send an email.

One final thing, you will need to turn on AutoWatch - this automatically checks each page every x minutes. Otherwise, its down to you to click on check now.

I have just pm'd you for the config file. thanks

djleekee

twizzles wrote:

this is not a £1 off vocher it just gives u 100 pionts on whsmith clubcard

Yes! But 100 points = £1 credited to your card.

As there is NO minimum spend you could've gone in and presented a 100 point voucher just for buying a twin-stick Kitkat for 30p. Therefore WH Smith would've been 70p out of pocket and you would have gained 70p and got a 'free' kitkat in effect!

Shame the deal ended tonight!

Leek

anm_2

Thankyou mcampster i downloaded that one earlier and had it sort of working but you just helped me to get it working so so..................so 9 need to go and look at it properly now and get it working in the way you say ..... im sure it wont take me long lol xx