eBid vs My Collection
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eBid
This app allows users to buy and sell a wide variety of items through online auctions and fixed-price listings. It offers a low-cost marketplace with minimal selling fees and zero listing fees for most items, making it easy to reach a global audience.
- Buy and sell items
- Online auctions
- Fixed price marketplace
- Low selling fees
- Zero listing fees
- Global reach
- Easy selling system
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eBid - Buy or Sell Just About Anything using our online auction and fixed price marketplace. Access the eBid Online Marketplace from the comfort of your iPhone, iPad or iPod. eBid is the low cost eBay alternative with sale fees never higher than 3% and listing fees set to zero for nearly all listings. Sell your stuff using the simple selling system built into the app, just add a title, price and photo and your items will be placed up for sale on just your home eBid site or all eBid sites around the world as well as onto the largest comparison shopping sites at no extra cost for millions of extra eyeballs. Buy via our millions of listings and auctions. Grab a bargain 24 hours a day from the thousands of sellers that make up the eBid community. All this is now accessible via your fingertips in our easy to use app.
My Collection
Effortlessly catalog your comic book collection by simply taking a photo. The app automatically identifies the volume and issue number, provides a guide value, and adds it to your digital library. Manage and value your entire collection from your phone or web browser.
- Image recognition for comic identification
- Automatic volume and issue number detection
- Guide value estimation
- Digital collection management
- Web and mobile access
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HipComic's My Collection is the fastest way to organize and value your comic book collection. With just a snap of a photo from your phone or tablet, HipComic's My Collection will automatically detect the Volume and Issue Number, provide a guide value, and add your comic to your collection. Snap A Picture Of Your Comics My Collection’s exclusive image recognition technology instantly recognizes your comic. No barcodes required. Value Your Collection Manage and value your entire comic book collection in one place, both on the web and on your phone or tablet. Completely Free Enjoy full access to all features and unlimited scans at no cost. No scan limits or features are locked behind paid tiers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: My Collection at 2.7 against eBid's 2.1. My Collection also leads on ratings volume (204 vs 46). eBid's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
My Collection holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 204 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of eBid's written reviews are positive against 20% of My Collection's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eBid | My Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (46 ratings) | 2.7 (204 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.3% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 | 204 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | eBid Ltd | Hip eCommerce |
Customer experience
eBid
My Collection
User reviews
eBid
From 46 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works as intended
- 💰 Affordable selling fees
- 💡 Potential to rival eBay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent errors and crashes
- 🐛 Search function is a joke
- 🐛 Difficult navigation
- 🐛 App not updated
- 🐛 Incompatible with newer iPhones
My Collection
From 204 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient scanning feature
- 💡 Ability to see other users' collections
- 🔍 Provides pricing information
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🔍 Inaccurate or missing pricing data
- 🕰️ Slow loading and performance issues
- 🔒 Unreliable login and data persistence
Bugs and requests
eBid
Reported bugs
29 issues- Download doesn't work
- Cannot set shipping method
- Runtime errors
- Errors upon launch
- Cannot upload photos from iPhone
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- Error connecting to internet
- App doesn't start up
- Contact Us page error
- App doesn't work on iPhone
- Frozen screen
- Error messages on logon
- Cannot register
- App crashes
- Search feature error
- Variations not shown properly
- Cannot read text/pinch zoom
- 400 clicks from search to item
- Cannot filter listings
- PPPay credit card test issues
- Cannot log in
- Password reset issues
- Lags
- Errors that do not allow listing updates
- Prefixed shipping and payment option
- Stuck on shipping screen
- App won't open
- Error message regarding search feature
- App crashes after initial use
- Bad UI
Requested features
16 requests- Streamline listing process
- Improve search functionality
- Make app more user-friendly
- Update app regularly
- Improve photo tools (brighten, crop, rotate)
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- Option to add listing to mystore
- Show number of views per listing
- Social share option
- Smoother touch and page switching
- Fix variations display
- Allow searching by UPC or model
- Advertise on TV
- Make app smoother
- Improve UI and responsiveness
- More testing and user groups
- More advertising for the platform
My Collection
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes or crashes on launch
- Inability to access previously scanned collections
- Incorrect recognition of comic variants and editions
- Compatibility issues on newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Manual entry option for comics not recognized
- Sorting and filtering options for collections
- Grading and slab support
- Trending/analytics for collection value
In-app purchases
eBid
No in-app purchases
My Collection
No in-app purchases
