Auction Informant sits quietly in the system tray and monitors the items you (or any seller) are selling on eBay. When any item receives a bid or a bid retraction, it will send an email message alerting you. It can even send text messages to your wireless phone or pager. The program can monitor the accounts of multiple sellers simultaneously (keep track of your competitors), and can send messages to any email addresses you specify. Always know when you receive bids on your items. This application updates itself automatically from the internet when a new version is available.