- Discovered Modal requires SDK, not raw HTTP
- Token ID and Secret work with modal.Client.from_credentials()
- Raw HTTP calls don't work (need SDK)
- Updated documentation with correct usage
- Modal SDK authentication verified and working
Next: Integrate Modal SDK for scraping assistance when direct methods fail
- Added Modal API token configuration
- Token ID: ak-hF71TECrOEALA208DHoUHp
- Token Secret: as-364JrJ2yd0y3tN3cw7z6Uh
- Integration ready, testing auth format
- Will work once correct token format is determined
- Created modal_api.py module for Modal GLM API integration
- Provides fallback when direct scraping fails
- Can parse eBay listings and other marketplace data
- Configuration via modal_config.json
- Ready to use when direct scraping is blocked
API endpoint configured:
- Model: zai-org/GLM-5.1-FP8
- Endpoint: https://api.us-west-2.modal.direct/v1/chat/completions
- Usage: scrape_with_modal(url, task)
- Better link normalization and checking
- Skip items already in seen_links with logging
- Clean up state file to last 500 items
- Always mark items as seen (deal or not)
- Added logging for skipped duplicates
Also: eBay scraping temporarily blocked/changed - investigating
- Updated min_discount_percent from 50% to 80%
- Only notifying on absolute steals now
- Still finding 40+ ultra-deals (Griswold #5 for .96!)
- No more moderate deals - only the best of the best
- Config updated and scanner tested
- Integrated working eBay scanner into main loop
- Scanner found 100+ real cast iron deals
- Sending Telegram alerts for deals ≥50% off FMV
- Real items: Wagner, Griswold, Le Creuset from -
- Valuation engine working perfectly
- First deals sent to Chris's Telegram!
Status: OPERATIONAL AND HUNTING! 🔥🍳
- Created working eBay scraper using BeautifulSoup
- Successfully extracts real cast iron listings
- Found 303 items, 116 deals >= 50% off FMV
- Tested and verified working
- Integration with main scanner next
- Added Craigslist scanner framework
- Added Facebook Marketplace placeholder
- Updated main scanner to aggregate all sources
- Added STATUS.md for development tracking
- Fixed import paths for all scanners
- Ready for HTML scraping implementation
Current status:
- eBay: RSS built but unreliable, need HTML scraping
- Craigslist: Framework ready, debugging HTML parsing
- Facebook: Placeholder (needs Selenium)
- All sources tracked in unified scan loop
- Created autonomous cast iron deal scanner
- Scans eBay RSS feeds hourly for cast iron cookware
- Calculates FMV based on brand, type, size
- Sends Telegram alerts for deals ≥50% below FMV
- Identifies Griswold, Wagner, Wapak, Birmingham, Lodge, Victor
- Tracks seen items to avoid duplicate alerts
- Valuation engine with size multipliers
- Configurable preferences in config.json
Known issue: eBay RSS unreliable - next iteration will use proper scraping
