A real question, a real answer

"What should I buy more of?"

This is the assistant answering on Tim's own eBay store (Tim is the founder of Autotabit). It ranked his categories by return on cost, then told him where he buys them best.

What should I buy more of to get the best bang for my dollar spent?

From Nov 8, 2025 to Nov 8, 2026, these categories gave the best return on your money:

  1. Digital Cameras: 23 sold, $66.74 profit per item, 689% ROI.
  2. Typewriters & Word Processors: 5 sold, $70.48 profit per item, 1,091% ROI (small sample).
  3. Men's Shoes > Boots: 56 sold, $39.68 profit per item, 481% ROI.

For where to buy them, Salvation Army Northwood, OH has the best ROI among your bigger stores at 523%, followed by Salvation Army Toledo, OH at 475%. Shop Goodwill earns the most total profit ($6,854.69) but returns 376% on what you spend there.

This is based on your past sales, not a guarantee. Reports > Category Profit shows every category.

Why it can answer that

Insights no spreadsheet could ever give you

A spreadsheet only knows what you type into it, and general AI chatbots can't see your eBay numbers at all. Autotabit already holds your eBay sales, the fees and label charges eBay took, and the trips where you bought each item, so one question can pull them all together.

What to buy more of

Profit, profit per item and ROI for every eBay category you sell in, so you know which kinds of items are worth your money and which aren't.

Where to buy it

Your stores ranked by the profit their items earned, so you know which thrift store, estate sale or online auction pays you back best.

What eBay really kept

Ad fees, return labels and postage adjustments read straight from eBay's own records, order by order, without digging through Seller Hub.

Your sales and profit

Ask about your numbers the way you'd say it

Every answer starts with the exact dates it used, and uses the same math as the Dashboard and reports.

What was my profit last month?

From Oct 1 to Oct 31, 2026: Net profit was $2,182.54. That's $2,338.14 in profit before expenses, minus $155.60 in expenses.

What's my most profitable sale this year?

From Jan 1 to Nov 8, 2026: Your most profitable sale was the Mirage BD-35 Handheld Amplifier Dual Band VHF/UHF 144/440MHz Never Used with Box, sold Sep 25, 2026 for $245.00, with $207.57 in profit.

How much did I sell this year?

From Jan 1 to Nov 8, 2026: you sold $39,982.01 in revenue across 731 orders (736 units).

What did I sell last week?

From Nov 1 to Nov 7, 2026 you had 21 sales, newest first:

  1. Canon EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 III lens (Nov 7): sale $44.95, profit $25.75
  2. Fujifilm FinePix A210 3.2MP Vintage Digital Camera (Nov 7): sale $20.21, profit $13.52
  3. General Electric 7364K Alarm Clock (Nov 7): sale $12.00, profit $5.85

… and the other 18, each with its sale price and profit.

The stuff buried in eBay

Answers you'd otherwise dig for

Returns, refunds, ad fees and label charges are spread across different eBay screens. The assistant reads them from eBay's financial records and answers in one go.

What was my newest return?

Your newest return was the Denon AVR 1712 7.1 Channel 125 Watt Receiver With Remote Home Stereo Bundle, sold October 27, 2026 (eBay order 19-15333-46653). Sale price: $90.00, plus $25.63 shipping charged. Refunded: $78.03. Profit on this order: $4.97.

Did I get my ad fee back on it?

Yes. eBay charged a $6.19 Promoted Listings ad fee on October 27, 2026, and credited the full $6.19 back on November 1, 2026, when the refund was processed.

Have I had any label adjustments this year?

From Jan 1 to Nov 8, 2026: yes, you had 8 orders with a label charge after the original label, totaling $59.95.

  1. Akai Cross-Field X-150D Reel-to-Reel (sold Oct 6): underpaid postage $3.58 on Oct 27
  2. Vintage Fire King Mixmaster Mixing Bowl (sold Sep 14, refunded): return label $6.40 on Oct 1
  3. Red Wing Pecos 1155 Boots (sold May 9): underpaid postage $3.00 on May 19

… plus 5 more, and 3 orders where eBay gave label money back ($18.73).

Your sourcing

It remembers where you bought everything

Log your sourcing trips in Autotabit and the assistant can tell you which stores pay off and where any item came from.

What's my best sourcing store this year?

From Jan 1 to Nov 8, 2026: Your best store by profit is Shop Goodwill (Online Auction), with $6,822.33 profit earned from $1,795.05 spent across 44 stops.

Per dollar spent, the best is Salvation Army Northwood, OH (Thrift Store), with a 512.95% ROI: $4,494.89 profit from $876.28 spent across 133 stops.

Where did I buy the Smith Corona Coronet XL?

You bought the Smith Corona Coronet XL ("Vintage Smith Corona Coronet XL Blue Electric Typewriter Model 6E w/ Case TESTED") at Shop Goodwill, an online auction, on May 21, 2026. It cost $12.88.

Help with the app

It knows Autotabit, step by step

Stuck on a screen, or seeing a message you don't understand? Ask the same chat. It answers with the exact buttons to tap.

How do I put the same cost on all my Nike shoes at once?

You can do this on the Bulk COGS screen:

  1. Click "Bulk COGS" on the Inventory screen (or on the Orders screen).
  2. In the search box, type "nike shoes" (or the words from the titles).
  3. Leave the COGS filter on "Missing Only" if you only want items with no cost, or switch it to "All" to include items that already have one.
  4. Click "Select All" to check the matching items.
  5. Type the per-unit cost in "Apply to selected (per unit)" and tap "Apply".

… then how overwriting works and "Save All Changes".

my full sync shows a red box that says some pages didnt load and a retry failed pages button. what do i do

When you see the red "Retry failed pages" banner after a Full Sync, you don't need to run the whole Full Sync again. Just click the "Retry failed pages (N)" button in the red box and Autotabit will reload only the pages that didn't come through.

If the banner still shows after the retry, click it once more. Autotabit also tries failed pages on its own, so they often clear up without any action. If it keeps happening, wait a few minutes and try the retry again, since the problem is usually on eBay's side.

When you need a person

A real person is one tap away

If the chat can't fix it, you don't have to start over somewhere else. The ticket starts right from the conversation.

It offers a ticket

When a problem needs a person, the chat shows Yes, start a ticket. It drafts the ticket from your conversation, so you don't have to explain it all again.

You check it and send it

Edit the subject and details, then tap Submit ticket. A real person reads it and replies, usually within 24 hours, and you get an email when there's a reply.

Ask what happened

Later, ask the chat about your latest ticket and it tells you its status and the reply. Every ticket is also listed in Settings under Support Tickets.

Better listings

Titles and descriptions from your own photos

Open any eBay listing in Autotabit and tap Optimize Title with AI or Optimize with AI on the description. The AI looks at the listing's photos, condition and description, not just the title. These are real suggestions it made for Tim's listings.

Before
Olympus FE FE-210 7.1MP Digital Camera - Silver with Case
AI suggestion
Olympus FE-210 7.1MP Digital Camera Silver with Case Tested Working

"Tested Working" came from Tim's own condition notes, and the repeated "FE" and the dash are gone.

Before
Asics Mens Gel-Kayano 24 T749N Men's Size US 10 Black Red Running Shoes Jogging
AI suggestion
Asics Mens Gel-Kayano 24 T749N Men's Size US 10 Black Red Grey Running Shoes Jogging

It kept the model number, size and colors and added Grey.

It keeps you honest

It shows its work, and it doesn't guess

Which items are missing COGS?

From all time, you have no active listings missing COGS and 11 sold orders missing COGS.

Those sold orders are making your profit look higher than it really is. To fix them, open Bulk COGS, which shows Missing Only by default, and enter the cost for each one, then tap "Save All Changes."

How much have I paid in express payout fees this year?

From Jan 1 to Nov 8, 2026: you've paid $320.00 in express payout fees, across 160 payouts.

How did you get that number?

The $320.00 comes from the expenses summary for Jan 1 to Nov 8, 2026. Under the eBay Fees category, the description "eBay express payout fee" totals $320.00 across 160 entries. Nothing else is included in that figure.

Will my Nikon FM self timer lever sell if I drop the price?

I can't tell whether a specific item will sell. That depends on eBay demand, which Autotabit doesn't track. Autotabit doesn't show eBay views or search impressions, so there's no data here on how interested buyers are in that part.

What I can check is how your existing listings are aging. If you'd like, I can look up your listing for the Nikon FM self timer lever to see how long it has been up, how many watchers it has, and its price and cost. That would help you decide whether a price drop makes sense. For a lower price on a listing that isn't moving, Auto Markdowns (in the sidebar under "More tools") can lower prices step by step on a schedule you set.

Should I make an estimated tax payment?

I can't give tax advice. The Tax Center shows an estimate you can export for your tax preparer, and a tax professional or IRS.gov can answer whether you should make estimated payments.

You can also ask

More questions it answers

Limits and privacy

What you get, and what happens to your data

Monthly limits

Free: 200 chat messages a month, including 25 questions about your own numbers, and 100 AI listing optimizations. Paid plans: 500 chat messages and 500 optimizations a month, with no separate limit on questions about your numbers.

It only reads

The chat looks your numbers up. It never changes your data, your listings or anything on eBay. A new title or description only goes to eBay when you push it.

Not used to train AI

Autotabit uses Claude by Anthropic through Anthropic's paid business service, which doesn't use your data to train its AI.

One switch turns it off

AI is on by default. Turn off Use AI Features in Settings and nothing is sent to Anthropic. Syncing, profits and reports keep working as normal.

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