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The modern Auctiva alternative for the AI era

Auctiva is a 2000s template manager. HumCity generates the entire listing from your photos.

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The problem

Auctiva was built for the 2000s HTML-template era. The reseller workflow has moved on.

Auctiva solved a real problem in its day — but the problem has changed. The reseller workflow is no longer "build a template, copy it for every listing, ship it to eBay." The modern workflow is photo-first: photograph the inventory, let AI generate the listing, review, publish. Every step that involved a human typing repetitive cataloging data has either been removed or moved to a one-keystroke approval action.

The cost of staying on Auctiva isn't just the subscription. It's the compounding time you spend on data entry that doesn't have to exist. For a seller doing 30 listings per week, ten minutes per listing means five hours of weekly typing — 260 hours per year — that AI can do in seconds.

HumCity is what Auctiva would be if it were rebuilt from scratch in 2026 with the current state of vision-language AI. Photo-first input, AI-generated listings, keyboard-first review, bulk publish via the official eBay API. The output looks the same to eBay; the workflow to get there is ten times faster.

What you get

Capabilities built for this exact workflow.

  • AI listing generation from photos

    Drop product photos and the AI generates the title, item specifics, category, condition, description, and pricing. The cataloging work that took 6–10 minutes per listing collapses to seconds. The seller's job becomes review and approval, not typing.

  • Pile Mode™ bulk upload (10–500 items)

    Bulk listing means dropping a pile of photos, not building a CSV. Pile Mode supports up to 500 photos per upload with parallel AI inference. Multi-photo items are auto-grouped, duplicates are flagged, and the review queue is built for keyboard speed.

  • Direct eBay API integration

    Listings publish via the official eBay Trading and Inventory APIs. From eBay's perspective, listings look identical to Seller Hub manual creation — same search treatment, same Best Match eligibility, same Seller Hub visibility. Your business policies sync automatically.

  • Modern UI built for keyboard-first volume

    The review queue is designed for sellers who think in stacks. Arrow keys to navigate, J/K to approve/edit, Cmd+Enter to publish. Dark mode, responsive layout, mobile-friendly. The kind of interface that respects sellers' time at 100+ listing volume.

  • Free for the first 50 listings per month

    Every account gets 50 free listings or revisions per month with no credit card required. Most sellers can fully evaluate the AI workflow, bulk upload, and review queue before deciding to upgrade. Paid plans start at $10/month for 500 listings and scale with volume.

  • Collectibles-aware AI (cards, slabs, coins, comics, LEGO)

    Specialty categories get specialty intelligence. The AI reads slab labels (PSA, BGS, CGC, SGC, NGC, PCGS), recognizes Pokémon sets, identifies LEGO set numbers, parses comic covers, and reads vinyl matrix codes. The category-specific item specifics fill correctly the first time.

Use cases

Built for the way real resellers work.

Long-time Auctiva users facing tool obsolescence

Auctiva's template-heavy model has aged poorly — eBay's modern listings render responsively without HTML templates, and template maintenance is overhead without payoff. HumCity is the modern path forward: AI-generated descriptions per listing, no templates to maintain.

Sellers who care about UI modernity

Auctiva's UI is famously stuck in the 2000s. HumCity's UI is purpose-built for high-volume reseller work — keyboard-first, responsive, dark mode, mobile-friendly. For sellers who spend hours per day in the tool, the UI quality compounds.

Sellers who want AI generation, not template variation

Auctiva's value was template variety. HumCity's value is template absence — each listing is generated from scratch by the AI rather than stamped from a shared template. The output is more varied (better for eBay's search algorithm) and more accurate (category-specific specifics filled correctly).

Multi-store sellers consolidating tooling

Auctiva users running multiple eBay stores often want unified tooling. HumCity supports multi-store on Pro and Scale plans with unified inventory and per-store routing.

How it works

From inventory to live listings in three steps.

01

Drop your photos

Skip template design entirely. AI generates eBay's modern responsive description per listing.

02

AI writes the listing

Title, specifics, category, condition, pricing — automatic.

03

Publish to eBay

Bulk approve from a keyboard-first queue. Listings ship via the official API.

Why sellers switch

Two workflows. One is from another decade.

Old way

The Auctiva way

  • Design HTML templates by hand
  • Re-type item specifics for every listing
  • Manage scheduling spreadsheets
  • Fight a 2000s-era UI
HumCity
New way

The HumCity way

  • Drop your product photos
  • AI generates titles + specifics + pricing
  • Bulk review with keyboard shortcuts
  • Publish to eBay in seconds
Compared

HumCity vs Auctiva

FeatureHumCityAuctiva
AI listing generation from photosYesNo
Bulk upload (500 items)Yes (Pile Mode™)Manual templates
Modern UI / dark modeYesNo (legacy UI)
Auto item specificsYes — every categoryManual
Free tier50 listings/moLimited trial
Template maintenance requiredNoYes
FAQ

Common questions

Why switch from Auctiva?
Auctiva is built around HTML templates and manual scheduling. HumCity is photo-first — AI writes the listing for you, no templates needed. The migration is the cleanest cut to modern AI workflows.
Can I import my Auctiva listings?
Yes — pull your live eBay listings into HumCity for fast bulk revision on first connection. The active eBay listings come across via the official API regardless of which tool originally created them.
Will my eBay account need re-permissioning?
Yes — connect via official eBay OAuth, which takes about 60 seconds. The OAuth flow is the same one eBay uses for any API integration; your account credentials are never shared with HumCity.
What about my Auctiva templates?
HumCity intentionally doesn't use HTML templates — the AI generates eBay's modern responsive description format per-listing instead. If you have heavily-customized templates, the migration involves accepting the AI-generated description format. Most sellers find the modern responsive format outperforms the legacy template HTML in conversion.
Does HumCity have an image-hosting product like Auctiva?
Yes. Product images are hosted on HumCity's CDN and included in published listings with optimization for eBay's image requirements. Background removal and image cleanup are built in.
What about Auctiva's scheduling tools?
Scheduled launches are first-class in HumCity — queue a batch to go live at a specific time, or stagger launches across a multi-day window. Functionally equivalent to Auctiva's scheduling with a more modern interface.
Is HumCity safe for high-volume listing?
Yes. Pile Mode supports 500 items per batch and bulk publish respects eBay's API rate limits behind the scenes. Most high-volume sellers can shift their entire Auctiva workflow to HumCity in a few sessions.
Does it support eBay Motors?
Yes — full Motors category support including parts compatibility specifics. HumCity covers eBay's full category taxonomy.
How does HumCity's pricing compare to Auctiva?
HumCity is volume-priced ($10/month for 500 listings, scaling from there). Auctiva's pricing has historically been per-listing or tier-based. The HumCity unit economics improve at scale.
Is there a free tier?
Yes. Every account gets 50 free listings or revisions per month with no credit card required. Most resellers can fully evaluate the AI workflow, image recognition, and bulk upload before deciding to upgrade. Paid plans start at $10/month for 500 listings and scale with volume.
Does HumCity use the official eBay API?
Yes. HumCity is an authorized eBay API partner and uses the official Trading and Inventory APIs. Every listing published from HumCity appears in eBay Seller Hub normally, counts toward your eBay reputation, and respects your existing business policies for shipping, returns, and payments.
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