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🔹 Price Comparison Tool for Textbooks
👤 Client: 🇺🇸 Westfield, United States Member since 2026-04-10
💰 Price: $492 Average bid
🚩 Problem: Automate the process of comparing recent textbook prices from multiple online retailers to optimize buying decisions.
📦 Existing: Not specified

Specifications:

[Target] - Python script with APIs integration for eBay, AddALL, BookFinder, Amazon (AbeBooks/ThriftBooks)
[Method] - Web scraping and API calls for price data extraction; CSV/Excel export for reporting
[UI/UX] - Command-line interface or simple web UI for inputting ISBNs and viewing results
[Stack] - Python 3.x, BeautifulSoup, Selenium, Requests, Pandas, Openpyxl, Flask (optional)
[Security] - Secure API keys management; data encryption in transit and at rest
[Format] - CSV/Excel export with columns: ISBN, eBay Price, AddALL Price, Amazon Price, Fees, Shipping, Net Profit, ROI, Recommendation

Workflow:

1. Define the list of recent textbook ISBNs (last 3 years)
2. Use APIs or web scraping to fetch current buy prices from AddALL, BookFinder, and Amazon
3. Calculate fees, shipping costs, net profit, and ROI for each ISBN
4. Generate a BUY/SKIP recommendation based on predefined thresholds
5. Export the results to CSV/Excel with detailed columns