Version 3.0.2

First and most important. You must uninstall the AutoBid Service manually. I did not like that install process as it did not allow for easy updates of the software. I do not have any checks in the new installer that you have uninstalled.

So please uninstall. If not sure, just uninstall all Prosper IE Extension items. New install link is at the bottom of this post.

This install should address the installation issues some of you reported as well as the ugly error that popped up. It is still beta after all. But this release should allow the extension to function on XP and Vista and IE 7 and IE 8. Again I have not tested IE 6 as I no longer have that setup... but it should still work.

A couple of new features included in this release. Lender History is an interesting (though not perfect) addition to the bid details link on the listing detail page.

It shows you the current lender's average ROI, weighted ROI, and average loan age. Use this to determine the past ability of bidding lenders to pick good loans. The reason it is not perfect is the data is not realtime. It is about a day behind. I'm not sure how to address this so I added an indicator so you can tell how recent the snapshot is. Ideally you want to see the number of winning lenders for the number counted.

Still on the bid details popup, the confidence items at the bottom are realtime. Numbers around 7 or higher indicate better confidence. Anything below 5 I usually run away.

I also added a link on the search result pages to provide this same information. Click the magic wand and the same bidding details window will popup.


To me this is most useful on the Similar Loans page. Remember, the similar loans are those loans that are defaulting and similar to the listing you are examining. Click the bid details magic wand and you can see an accurate representation of the lender's ROI data. Very informative.

And if you do not use the Similar Loans feature, you really should. I also added speed improvements to the similar loans page. It should load quite a bit faster than before.

Watch Lenders has been improved. It now saves the list of lenders you watch... and provides a means to edit the list.

Okay as promised here is the new link. But please remember uninstall the Scheduler service first!