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71 shops read by name. Thousands more read on sight.

Every built-in shop has a reader tuned on its real pages. Any shop built on Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento or Squarespace answers directly, and nearly every other shop publishes its price, stock and photographs in a form Sellhelm already understands.

Try it on any shopBrowse the 71 shops

Three shops, three ways of saying it

"price": "96.40", "availability": "InStock" Was £129.99  Now £96.40 · Only 3 left £80.33 ex VAT · Add to basket

One reader, one clean result

Cost
£96.40
Stock
In stock
Photographs
9, all big enough
Specification
14 rows
  • 39read directly
  • 10read gently, one page at a time
  • 22read through your own Chrome
  • Anyother shop with a product page
  • AmazonAmazon
  • AO.comAO.com
  • AosomAosom
  • ArgosArgos
  • Artisan FurnitureArtisan Furniture
  • ASOSASOS
  • AW DropshipAW Dropship
  • B&MB&M
  • B&QB&Q
  • BanggoodBanggood
  • BoohooBoohoo
  • CCL ComputersCCL Computers
  • CostcoCostco
  • CostwayCostway
  • Cotswold OutdoorCotswold Outdoor
  • Cox & CoxCox & Cox
  • CurrysCurrys
  • DecathlonDecathlon
  • DunelmDunelm
  • eBay (item pages)eBay (item pages)
  • EbuyerEbuyer
  • EscentualEscentual
  • EtsyEtsy
  • Furniture123Furniture123

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Beyond the list

Built-in readers for 71 shops. A reader for almost any other.

Most of the web is not on anyone's list, and Sellhelm does not need it to be. A shop built on a platform answers the same way as every other shop on that platform, and the rest publish what Sellhelm needs in a form it already understands. The 71 below are the shops somebody has sat with; they are the floor, not the ceiling.

Platform shops answer directly

Shopify answers a product address with the whole product as JSON. WooCommerce, Magento and Squarespace each do their own version. None of it needs a key, and it works the same on every shop built with that platform — which is why a shop nobody has tested usually reads first time.

ShopifyWooCommerceMagentoSquarespaceBigCommerce+ any ordinary shop

Everything else is read from the page itself

Sellhelm tries several ways to read a page and uses whichever agree with each other:

  • The page's own structured data, microdata and meta tags — what Google uses to show a price under a search result.
  • Data the page already loaded for itself, on shops built with Next.js, Nuxt and the like.
  • Another copy of the same page, such as a mobile version, if nothing else found a price.
  • Your own Chrome, through the extension, for a shop that refuses a server.

Two readings that agree on a price is real confidence. Where they disagree, Sellhelm says so rather than quietly choosing.

Paste any shop and watch it readFree, no sign-up. It is the program's own reader, running on this site.

The built-in shops

Every shop with a reader of its own, and what is different about it.

The catches, the quirks and the good news for each, taken from Sellhelm's own notes on each shop. Open "Good to know" on any shop for the detail.

Showing all 71

  • AliExpress

    Through Chrome

    aliexpress.comAlmost everything, mostly shipped from China

    Price
    The price your own Chrome is shown, in pounds with UK VAT. A new-shopper "Welcome deal" page (a limit of one per shopper) gives no price, because that is not what you pay for further orders
    Stock
    The page's own in-stock or out-of-stock for the option the address opens on; the page shows no count of pieces left
    Photos
    The seller's original files, 800 to 1100px on the pages checked
    Good to know 4
    • A plain request gets an empty shell with no title, price or stock, and repeated requests from a program meet AliExpress's "drag the slider" check, so every page is read in your own Chrome after it has filled in. If the slider appears the read stops and says so; Sellhelm never tries to get past it.
    • Clicking another option changes the price on screen but not the address, so a page showing a different option, a price range or an unchosen option reads as "no price".
    • The description is not read (the page loads it only when scrolled to), so write your own. The store name, shipping and AliExpress wording never reach a listing.
    • Check eBay's own policy on drop-shipping and delivery times before you rely on it, and trade mark (VeRO) rules: a lot of listings copy other brands' designs or names.

  • Amazon

    Read gently

    amazon.co.ukAlmost everything

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page; "usually dispatched within" delays count as low stock
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 4
    • Shows a "Prime next-day" badge and the delivery line, read as a visitor who is not signed in would see them. Your own Prime membership can change what your browser shows.
    • Addresses are tidied to the product's /dp/ code, which is kept as the shop's product code.
    • If Amazon shows its robot check, Sellhelm stops asking and the product waits for your browser. It never tries to get past the check.
    • Amazon shows VAT on its invoice only to a VAT-registered buyer, so keep every invoice if you reclaim VAT.

  • AO.com

    Through Chrome

    ao.comAppliances and electricals

    Price
    The standard price, never the membership price
    Stock
    From the page
    Good to know 3
    • Mostly large and heavy items, so check delivery and returns before you list.
    • Selling points come from the page's own key-features list.
    • Sellhelm has not yet met an out-of-stock page here, so check the first one you see.

  • Aosom

    Read directly

    aosom.co.ukFurniture, garden and home

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Measured by fetching each one, because the shop's image server answers size checks wrongly
    Good to know 1
    • Publishes a real barcode (EAN) where the page carries one.

  • Argos

    Through Chrome

    argos.co.ukElectricals, home and toys

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 1
    • Turns a plain request away, so it is read through your own Chrome.

  • Artisan Furniture

    Read directly

    artisanfurniture.netFurniture, including to the trade

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • ASOS

    Read gently

    asos.comFashion

    Price
    From the page's own data
    Stock
    Per size: in stock while any size is, low when every size left is low
    Photos
    Large gallery from the page's own data
    Good to know 2
    • Each colour is its own product, so an address is one colour. Sizes are listed in the specification.
    • Nearly all of it is other companies' brands, so check trade mark and VeRO rules before you list.

  • AW Dropship

    Read directly

    aw-dropship.comWholesale gifts, home and garden

    Price
    Prices are ex-VAT; Sellhelm adds 20% so the cost is what a non-VAT buyer pays
    Stock
    A real count (5 or fewer counts as low)
    Good to know 4
    • You need a trade account to buy.
    • Postage is extra and is not in the price. Set what delivery costs you for this shop and it goes into every price.
    • Some lines are packs ("Pack of 6"): the cost is the whole pack.
    • The wholesaler's own names are stripped from descriptions.

  • B&M

    Read gently

    bmstores.co.ukDiscount home, garden and general goods

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    Unconfirmed: it comes from the shop's catalogue, not a count of what a store holds
    Photos
    The 1500px photo; most pages carry only one or two
    Good to know 1
    • An in-store catalogue with no basket, and each page says availability is "not guaranteed". Check B&M can send to your customers before you rely on it.

  • B&Q

    Read gently

    diy.comDIY, garden and homeware

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 2
    • The shop's real address is diy.com.
    • A page offering several options (for example several sizes) is refused rather than guessed at: open the option you want and copy that address.

  • Banggood

    Through Chrome

    banggood.comGadgets and electronics

    Price
    Converted to pounds with the shop's own rate when the page shows dollars; a pounds page is used exactly
    Stock
    From the page, by warehouse
    Good to know 4
    • The price fills in after the page loads, so the extension waits up to 15 seconds for it.
    • Price and stock differ by warehouse: use the UK warehouse link.
    • No description or specification is read, so write your own.
    • Titles are shortened to 80 characters. Delivery from some warehouses takes weeks.

  • Boohoo

    Read directly

    boohoo.comFashion

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    For the colour and size combination the address is for
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 2
    • An address is one colour and size combination.
    • Its own category and search pages need a browser; a direct product address is read plainly.

  • CCL Computers

    Through Chrome

    cclonline.comComputers and components

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 1
    • Turns a plain request away, so it is read through your own Chrome.

  • Costco

    Read gently

    costco.co.ukBulk household and general goods

    Price
    The instant-savings price. A page saying "Starting at" (several options) is refused: add each option's own page
    Stock
    From the page
    Good to know 3
    • Members only, and the site's terms exclude resale and automated reading. Read them before you use this shop.
    • Delivery is included in the price, so it costs you nothing extra. Many items are not delivered to the Highlands, islands, Northern Ireland or the Channel Islands.
    • The shop's own Kirkland Signature name is stripped from titles and text.

  • Costway

    Read gently

    costway.co.ukFurniture, garden and home

    Price
    The in-stock option's price on a page with several options
    Stock
    From the option that matches the price
    Photos
    That option's own 1200px gallery and colour name
    Good to know 1
    • The shop limits bursts, so pages are read three at a time with a pause.

  • Cotswold Outdoor

    Read directly

    cotswoldoutdoor.comOutdoor clothing and equipment, many brands

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Good to know 2
    • Turns a plain request away, so it is read through your own Chrome.
    • Sells many outdoor brands: check trade mark rules before you list.

  • Cox & Cox

    Read directly

    coxandcox.co.ukFurniture and homeware

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • Currys

    Through Chrome

    currys.co.ukElectricals and technology

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 1
    • Turns a plain request away, so it is read through your own Chrome.

  • Decathlon

    Through Chrome

    decathlon.co.ukSports equipment and clothing

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 2
    • Turns a plain request away, so it is read through your own Chrome.
    • Sells many sports brands: check trade mark rules before you list.

  • Dunelm

    Read directly

    dunelm.comHomeware and furniture

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Large 1389px photos

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • eBay (item pages)

    Read directly

    ebay.co.ukAnother seller's fixed-price listing

    Price
    The item price plus the seller's postage
    Stock
    A real count from the listing ("More than 10", "3 available", "Last one")
    Good to know 3
    • Read through eBay's own interface with the keys you saved in Settings. It is public listing data only, and the seller's name is never read.
    • A listing with options needs the address of one option or it is refused.
    • Check eBay's own rules on reselling another seller's listing.

  • Ebuyer

    Read directly

    ebuyer.comComputers and electricals

    Price
    The ordinary price, not a lower loyalty-scheme price shown beside it
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • Escentual

    Read directly

    escentual.comFragrance and beauty, many brands

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 1
    • Sells many fragrance and beauty brands: check trade mark rules before you list.

  • Etsy

    Through Chrome

    etsy.comHandmade, vintage and craft

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    The full-size gallery
    Good to know 1
    • Refuses programs, so it needs your signed-in Chrome.

  • Furniture123

    Read directly

    furniture123.co.ukFurniture

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page's structured data
    Photos
    Upgraded from 390px to the shop's 1500px "Supersize" photos
    Good to know 1
    • Only the "www." address turns programs away, so Sellhelm reads the bare address.

  • GAME

    Read directly

    game.co.ukVideo games and consoles

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • GO Outdoors

    Read directly

    gooutdoors.co.ukOutdoor clothing and equipment, many brands

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 1
    • Sells many outdoor brands: check trade mark rules before you list.

  • Graham and Green

    Read directly

    grahamandgreen.co.ukFurniture and homeware

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Some photos are too small for eBay; check before you list

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • Halfords

    Read directly

    halfords.comBikes, car parts and accessories

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • Hamleys

    Through Chrome

    hamleys.comToys and games

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 1
    • Turns a plain request away, so it is read through your own Chrome.

  • Heal's

    Read directly

    heals.comFurniture and homeware

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • HMV

    Read gently

    hmv.comFilms, music and merchandise, many brands

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Good to know 2
    • The shop's real address is hmv.com, not uk.hmv.com.
    • Sells licensed and branded merchandise: check trade mark rules before you list.

  • Home Bargains

    Read directly

    home.bargainsDiscount household and general goods

    Price
    The variant's own price
    Stock
    The variant's own stock
    Photos
    1500px photos
    Good to know 1
    • Colour-variant pages are handled.

  • Homebase

    Read directly

    homebase.co.ukDIY and garden

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • IKEA

    Read directly

    ikea.comFlat-pack furniture

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 1
    • ikea.com is shared by every country's IKEA site: use a UK address (ikea.com/gb/en/...).

  • John Lewis

    Read directly

    johnlewis.comDepartment store: fashion, home and electricals

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page's own data, for the colour in the address
    Photos
    Full gallery; some pages carry only a couple of usable photos
    Good to know 2
    • A page groups every colour of a product together; price and stock are read for the specific colour the address is for, not the whole group.
    • Sells John Lewis own-brand alongside other makers' brands: check trade mark rules on anything not own-brand.

  • JYSK

    Read gently

    jysk.co.ukFurniture, bedding and home

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    Not on the page, so Sellhelm asks the shop's own stock service
    Good to know 1
    • The shop limits bursts, so pages are read one at a time.

  • Littlewoods

    Through Chrome

    littlewoods.comFashion, home and electricals

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 1
    • Turns a plain request away, so it is read through your own Chrome.

  • LookFantastic

    Read directly

    lookfantastic.comBeauty and fragrance, many brands

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 1
    • Sells many brands: check trade mark rules before you list.

  • ManoMano

    Through Chrome

    manomano.co.ukDIY, garden and tools

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Good to know 1
    • Answers a program with a refusal every time, so it is always read in your browser.

  • Marks and Spencer

    Read directly

    marksandspencer.comClothing and home

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 1
    • Clothing and home only - the food hall is not read.

  • Matalan

    Read directly

    matalan.co.ukFashion and homeware

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • Neptune

    Read directly

    neptune.comFurniture and homeware

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Some photos are missing or too small; check before you list

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • New Look

    Through Chrome

    newlook.comFashion

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 1
    • Turns a plain request away, so it is read through your own Chrome.

  • Next

    Through Chrome

    next.co.ukFashion and homeware

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 2
    • Turns a plain request away, so it is read through your own Chrome.
    • Sells Next own-brand and other makers' brands together: check trade mark rules on anything not own-brand.

  • Novatech

    Read directly

    novatech.co.ukComputers and electricals

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • OnBuy

    Through Chrome

    onbuy.comA UK marketplace of many sellers

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Good to know 2
    • A marketplace like eBay: the price and stock on a page are one seller's own, not OnBuy's.
    • Turns a plain request away, so it is read through your own Chrome.

  • Online Home Shop

    Read directly

    onlinehomeshop.comHome and furniture

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Good to know 2
    • Charges delivery. Set it once for this shop and it is in every price.
    • The shop writes "OHS" all over its pages; Sellhelm strips it.

  • Overclockers UK

    Through Chrome

    overclockers.co.ukComputers and components

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 1
    • Turns a plain request away, so it is read through your own Chrome.

  • PrettyLittleThing

    Read directly

    prettylittlething.comFashion

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    For the colour and size combination the address is for
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 1
    • Same shop group as Boohoo, and the same two rules: an address is one colour and size, and category or search pages need a browser.

  • Richer Sounds

    Read directly

    richersounds.comHi-fi, TV and home cinema

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Some photos are small or missing; check before you list

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • River Island

    Read directly

    riverisland.comFashion

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    One flag for the whole product, not per size
    Photos
    Full gallery

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • Robert Dyas

    Through Chrome

    robertdyas.co.ukHardware, tools and household goods

    Price
    The full consumer price including VAT, ignoring the was-price and the club price
    Stock
    From the page; items you can only collect in store are read as out of stock
    Photos
    Taken from the gallery thumbnails
    Good to know 2
    • No delivery to the Highlands, islands, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight or Scilly. Set the standard delivery cost for this shop.
    • Options are one address each: copy the address after you choose the option.

  • Safe.co.uk

    Read directly

    safe.co.ukSafes, security and office storage

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • Scan

    Through Chrome

    scan.co.ukComputers and components

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 1
    • Turns a plain request away, so it is read through your own Chrome.

  • Screwfix

    Read directly

    screwfix.comTools and trade supplies

    Price
    The delivery (parcel) offer, not the collection offer
    Stock
    The delivery offer decides
    Photos
    WebP, which eBay accepts
    Good to know 2
    • A page carries two offers, collection and delivery, and they disagree. The delivery one is the one that counts for a seller.
    • The shop's own-brand manufacturer rows are removed from the specification.

  • Sports Direct

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    sportsdirect.comSportswear and equipment

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • Superdrug

    Read directly

    superdrug.comHealth and beauty

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • The Range

    Through Chrome

    therange.co.ukHome, garden and craft

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Only the product's own gallery (up to 12), not "customers also bought"
    Good to know 1
    • A page can carry up to 130 photos; most belong to other products.

  • The Works

    Read directly

    theworks.co.ukBooks, toys, crafts and stationery

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Some photos are too small for eBay; check before you list

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • Toolstation

    Read directly

    toolstation.comTools and trade supplies

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    800px photos

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • Trade Point

    Read gently

    trade-point.co.ukTrade DIY and building supplies

    Price
    The page price, which includes VAT
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Asked for at 1600px as JPEG
    Good to know 1
    • Sometimes answers "Site under maintenance". Sellhelm refuses those pages and tries again later.

  • Urban Outfitters

    Through Chrome

    urbanoutfitters.comFashion and homeware, many brands

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 2
    • Turns a plain request away, so it is read through your own Chrome.
    • Sells many other brands, not just its own: check trade mark rules before you list.

  • Very

    Through Chrome

    very.co.ukFashion, home and electricals

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 1
    • Turns a plain request away, so it is read through your own Chrome.

  • VEVOR

    Read gently

    vevor.co.ukWorkshop, catering and tools

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Good to know 2
    • Mostly workshop and catering stock.
    • The shop limits bursts, so pages are read one at a time.

  • vidaXL

    Read directly

    vidaxl.co.ukFurniture, home and garden

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Full-size "hi-res" photos
    Good to know 2
    • A product address must end with /<barcode>.html. Without it the shop answers with an error.
    • Publishes a real barcode (EAN).

  • VonHaus

    Through Chrome

    vonhaus.comHome, garden and electricals

    Price
    The real price, ignoring a bogus £1 price tag hidden in the page
    Stock
    From the page
    Photos
    Own product photos; the YouTube thumbnail and the shop-name badge are dropped

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • Wayfair

    Through Chrome

    wayfair.co.ukFurniture and homeware

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page
    Good to know 1
    • Answers a program with a captcha, but opens normally in your browser.

  • Wickes

    Read directly

    wickes.co.ukBuilding and DIY supplies

    Price
    The page's current price
    Stock
    From the page

    Its own reader, with fixes for its photos, specification and titles.

  • Zavvi

    Read directly

    zavvi.comFilms, music and merchandise, many brands

    Price
    The chosen edition's own price
    Stock
    The chosen edition's own stock
    Photos
    Full gallery
    Good to know 2
    • A page groups every edition (steelbook, 4K...) together: the address you paste has to be for the one you want.
    • Sells licensed and branded merchandise: check trade mark rules before you list.

  • Zooplus

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    zooplus.co.ukPet supplies

    Price
    The chosen option's price
    Stock
    The shop's in-stock flag for that option
    Good to know 3
    • Pages with several options need the address of one option. Without it the page is refused with "no price"; it never takes the first option.
    • Mostly pet food, so import only the lines you can sell.
    • Its own-label names are cut from text. Delivery is free over a threshold and charged below it.

Shop names and logos are shown only to say what Sellhelm can read. They belong to their owners, and Sellhelm is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by any of them. The descriptions of what a shop sells are general pointers, not limits on what you may list.

Reaching the page

How a page gets read, and what happens when a shop pushes back.

Read directly

The shop answers, so Sellhelm asks

Sellhelm reads the product page itself, on your schedule, while Sellhelm is running on your PC. Up to two pages at once with a short pause, so it never looks like an attack.

Read gently

The shop limits bursts, so Sellhelm slows down

The same direct read, but one page at a time with a gap of over a second between them. A long list never gets you blocked.

Through Chrome

The shop refuses programs, so your browser does it

The Chrome extension opens the page the way you would, in a background tab, reads it and closes it. It opens public shop pages only, never eBay accounts or anything on your own network.

  1. A shop refuses Sellhelma "forbidden" answer, a limit, or a robot check
  2. It is left alone for 15 minutesand the products are queued for your browser
  3. Your browser reads themup to four pages a cycle, one tab at a time
  4. A page that keeps failing waitsafter five tries it is set aside for a day, or press Retry

Sellhelm never solves a captcha.

If a shop shows one, the tab is brought forward for you to answer, or the product simply waits.

What you get

What comes out of a page.

The same clean result whichever shop it came from, so your drafts, prices and listings all look alike.

Title

The product's name, with the shop's own name cut out of it.

Price

The price a buyer pays now, in pounds. Crossed-out, list and RRP prices are ignored. A price shown ex-VAT is read with VAT added.

Stock

In stock, low stock or out of stock, from the shop's own words or counts. Unclear means unknown, and unknown is never acted on.

Photographs

Up to 24 per product. Each is fetched and measured, so you know which are big enough before you list.

Specification

Up to 40 neat key-and-value rows, with units converted, from tables, lists and the shop's data.

Selling points and features

Up to 6 selling points and 8 feature cards, taken from the shop's own copy.

In the box and warnings

Up to 12 "in the box" items and 4 safety notes, where the page has them. A block with nothing to say is dropped.

Category and identifiers

The category path (without the product's own name), colour, brand, and the barcode and product code where the shop publishes them.

Stock

How it decides a product is in stock.

The words that mean "you cannot send this" are checked first: out of stock, sold out, discontinued, back order, collection only, coming soon. Then low stock. Then in stock. Anything else is unknown, and unknown is never acted on.

3In stockthe quantity sent to eBay by default
1Low stock"only a few left", "last one"
0Out of stockheld if it would end the listing

The three quantities are your settings. Where a shop shows a real count (eBay, AW Dropship), that count decides between the three. ASOS is worked out per size.

Safety

What Sellhelm refuses to guess.

A wrong price on a live listing costs more than a product that waits for a human. So on anything doubtful, Sellhelm stops.

A price in another currency

It is not used. Banggood is the one exception, where dollars are converted with the shop's own rate.

A page with several options

If it cannot tell which option you mean, it refuses the page rather than pricing the first one.

Crossed-out and club prices

"Was £100, now £80" reads as £80. Membership and club prices are ignored.

Collection-only offers

Where a page shows collection and delivery offers, the delivery one counts. Collect-in-store is treated as not available.

The wrong page

A redirect to another website, a maintenance page or an error page is refused and retried later.

Marketing lines

"Free delivery", "click and collect", "price match", "buy now pay later" and the like are dropped from your listing.

A reading it does not understand

Your listing is left exactly as it was, and the product is flagged so you can look.

A captcha or robot check

It never tries to get past one. The shop is left alone and the product waits for your browser.

Per shop

Set what is different about each shop, once.

Shops charge differently for delivery and treat VAT differently. Tell Sellhelm once and it is in every price from that shop.

What it costs, and what your listings say

  • What delivery costs you. Per shop, or per product, so a shop that charges £6.95 is in every price.
  • The postage, returns and payment policies its listings use. Changing them asks first, and skips any product with its own.

How its listings look, and how its VAT is treated

  • A listing template for each shop, seeded with your default design, which you can edit.
  • Suppliers who do not charge you VAT. A tick list on Finances, for when you are VAT registered, so nothing is reclaimed that cannot be.

Not on the list?

Paste it anyway. Here is what to expect.

A shop with a reader of its own is the surest thing on this page. A shop without one usually reads too, and the free link checker shows you how well before you add a single product.

What you get

Price, stock, photos and details for any public shop that publishes them, read more than one way where possible. If two ways disagree, Sellhelm says so rather than picking one quietly. A probe in the program, and the link checker on this site, show you how a link reads before you add it.

What you do not

No shop-specific fixes and no ready-made template, and a shop with no standard data may read poorly. Check the first few products you add from a new shop before you rely on it. If it refuses Sellhelm, the extension asks you once for permission to read it in your browser. To have a shop added properly, ask below.

Not on the list?

Ask us to add your shop.

You can paste a link from any shop into Sellhelm and it will do its best, but a shop with its own reader is much more reliable. Tell us the shop you buy from and we will look at the ones people ask for most.

  • It takes a minute. Only the shop's address is needed.
  • Leave an email if you want to hear when it is added. We use it for that and nothing else.

Worth saying plainly

Your responsibility, said plainly.

Read the shop's terms

Some shops' terms restrict automated reading, and Sellhelm cannot make that decision for you. Read a shop's terms before you rely on it.

Photographs and words have owners

Photographs and words belong to whoever wrote them. Check you may use what you list, and that a shop can supply what you sell.

Brands and eBay have rules of their own

Some brands carry trade mark rules, and eBay has its own rules on where stock may come from. You are responsible for following them.

Your buyers never see the shop

Your buyers never see where the stock comes from. Sellhelm strips a shop's name from your titles and refuses to send a listing that names one, however it is spelled.

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