The Bottom Line
myTimeZone for eBay is a Firefox extension which converts dates and times on eBay listings to reflect your specific locale. In addition, it gives you the ability to customize date formats in a number of ways and also provides automatic currency conversion and total price sorting options.
Pros
- Auction listing and ending times automatically reflect your time zone, eliminating any confusion.
- myTimeZone can be enabled or disabled without having to restart Firefox.
- The Total Price feature allows you to see exactly what you'd have to pay including shipping.
- Currency conversion on the fly expands the amount of listings you can sort through and compare.
- The extension works with eBay US, Canada, UK, Australia, and Ireland.
Cons
- None. myTimezone goes above and beyond what it promises.
Description
- myTimeZone modifies the Time Listed value in eBay search results so it reflects your local time zone.
- The End time value on eBay item detail pages is also modified to reflect your local time zone.
- The extension determines your specific time zone by retrieving your computer's date/time settings.
- Time display can be set to either 12 or 24 hour formats with AM and PM indicators within myTimeZone's Preferences.
- Certain displays can be converted to show Today or Tomorrow in place of the date itself.
- Several date display format variations are available including MMM-DD-YY, MMM-DD, and DD-MMM-YY.
- An optional Countdown Timer displays the time remaining until an auction ends on its item detail page.
- Total price (including shipping) can be displayed in a separate column on search results pages.
- Currency conversion translates prices to the following: US, Canadian, and Australian dollars, Pounds sterling, and Euros.
- Currency rates can be manually updated or configured to automatically update once per day.
Guide Review - myTimeZone for eBay
The fact that eBay makes us all deal in Pacific Time has always frustrated me. No offense to you left coasters, but not every auction junkie resides in that part of the world. This wonderful extension makes up for eBay's lack of locale sensitivity by displaying listings in the time zone that matters the most to you -- your own! That alone would be enough for me to recommend myTimeZone for eBay. However, this browser addition has a lot more to offer. Estimating a total price based on your zip code is a feature that I have become so accustomed to that I don't know how I ever lived without it. The currency converter adds an element of convenience, not to mention the various date/time display options that are available to you in the add-on's Preferences section. This one is a winner on all accounts and a must-have for both casual and advanced eBay users.
