eBay's new shopping feature is like having a personal shopper at your fingertips

As a self-professed bargain shopper, today’s post is especially exciting for me. My first job out of college was Assistant Buyer for Neiman Marcus. It was my dream job at the time and it is where I learned so much, but there was one problem.

eBay's new shopping feature is like having a personal shopper at your fingertips

eBay's new shopping feature is like having a personal shopper at your fingertips

eBay's new shopping feature is like having a personal shopper at your fingertips

eBay's new shopping feature is like having a personal shopper at your fingertips

eBay's new shopping feature is like having a personal shopper at your fingertips

eBay's new shopping feature is like having a personal shopper at your fingertips

Photographed by Kate Robinson

Every day I would walk the halls with some of the chicest women in the fashion industry. Our offices were located above the Flagship Neiman Marcus in downtown Dallas where I had every designer handbag or shoe literally right at my fingertips. This all sounds very glamorous, but anyone who has actually worked in fashion knows that an entry-level salary does not afford you these said luxuries. This is where my love for eBay comes in.

I would spend hours scouring eBay for vintage designer handbags, wallets, business card holders, shoes… you get the picture. I would set my alerts and cross my fingers that Chanel bag I was coveting wouldn’t get outbid. And sometimes I would get lucky.

Well, not much has changed today. I still love to shop for vintage and used designer goods on eBay, but they have made it a lot easier  for me to do so. With eBay’s new Shop Bot, it is like I have my very own personal shopper literally at my fingertips.

eBay Shop Bot works best on your phone, just follow these simple steps to use it:

1. Get the  Facebook Messenger app  for iOS or Android

2. Add “eBay Shop Bot” as a Friend

3. Click “Start Shopping” above to get a message from Shop Bot

4. In Facebook Messenger, type in the description of an item or category you are looking for or even take a picture of a fashion item and it will try to match it.

Since I am always searching for a designer handbag to invest in, I had so much fun browsing vintage Chanel! I loved that I could enter a price range, desired color and style and start shopping. You can favorite items you like and the Shop Bot will find more similar items for you. The experience was so quick and easy I can’t recommend it enough! Now, to convince my husband  I need the pink bag I found…

This post was created in collaboration with eBay. Thank you for supporting the products and brands we love at HOUSE of HARPER!

outfit details: shirt: Belle Blouse | jeans: Madewell | shoes: VINCE (similar)