Fairgame

Installation | Usage | Discord | Troubleshooting

Why???

We built this in response to the severe tech scalping situation that's happening right now. Almost every tech product that's coming out right now is being instantly brought out by scalping groups and then resold at at insane prices. $699 GPUs are being listed for $1700 on eBay, and these scalpers are buying 40 cards while normal consumers can't get a single one. Preorders for the PS5 are being resold for nearly $1000. Our take on this is that if we release a bot that anyone can use, for free, then the number of items that scalpers can buy goes down and normal consumers can buy items for MSRP.

If everyone is botting, then no one is botting.

Current Functionality

Website	Auto Checkout	Open Cart Link	Test flag
amazon.com	`✔`
~~bestbuy.com~~		`✔`

Best Buy has been deprecated, see details below.

Got a question?

Read through this document and the cheat sheet linked in the next sections. See the FAQs if that does not answer your questions.

Installation

Community user Easy_XII has created a great cheat sheet for getting started. It includes specific and additional steps for Windows users as well as useful product and configuration information. Please start with this guide to get you started and to answer any initial questions you may have about setup.

Note: The above document is community maintained and managed. The authors of Fairgame do not control the contents, so use some common sense when configuring the bot as both the bot and the sites we interact with change over time. For example, do not ask us why the bot does not purchase an item whose price has changed to $8.49 when the minimum purchase price is set to $10 in the configuration file that YOU are supposed to update

General

This project uses Pipenv to manage dependencies. Hop in my Discord if you have ideas, need help or just want to tell us about how you got your new toys.

To get started, there are two options:

Releases

To get the latest release as a convenient package, download it directly from the Releases page on GitHub. The "Source code" zip or tar file are what you'll want. This can be downloaded and extracted into a directory of your choice (e.g. C:\fairgame).

Git

If you want to manage the code via Git, you'll first need to clone this repository. If you are unfamiliar with Git, follow the guide on how to do that on our Wiki . You can use the "Download Zip" button on the GitHub repository's homepage but this makes receiving updates more difficult. If you can get setup with the GitHub Desktop app, updating to the latest version of the bot takes 1 click.

!!! YOU WILL NEED TO USE THE 3.8 BRANCH OF PYTHON, 3.9.0 BREAKS DEPENDENCIES !!!

It is best if you use the newest version (3.8.7) but 3.8.5 and 3.8.6 should also work. 3.8.0 does not.

pip install pipenv
pipenv shell 
pipenv install

NOTE: YOU SHOULD RUN pipenv shell and pipenv install ANY TIME YOU UPDATE, IN CASE THE DEPENDENCIES HAVE CHANGED!

Run it

python app.py

Usage: app.py [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  amazon

Platform Specific

These instructions are supplied by community members and any adjustments, corrections, improvements or clarifications are welcome. These are typically created during installation in a single environment, so there may be caveats or changes necessary for your environment. This isn't intended to be a definitive guide, but a starting point as validation that a platform can/does work. Please report back any suggestions to our Discord feedback channel.

Installation Ubuntu 20.10 (and probably other distros)

Based off Ubuntu 20.10 with a fresh installation.

Open terminal. Either right click desktop and go to Open In Terminal, or search for Terminal under Show Applications

Install Google Chrome: wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb && sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

Install Pip: sudo apt install python3-pip

Install pipenv: pip3 install pipenv

Add /home/$USER/.local/bin to PATH: export PATH="/home/$USER/.local/bin:$PATH"

Install git: sudo apt install git

Clone git repository: git clone https://github.com/Hari-Nagarajan/fairgame

Change into the fairgame folder: cd ./fairgame/

Prepare your config files within ./config/

cp ./config/amazon_config.template_json ./config/amazon_config.json
cp ./config/apprise.conf_template ./config/apprise.conf

Make a pipshell environment: pipenv shell

Install dependencies: pipenv install

Edit the newly created files with your settings based on your configuration

Installation Raspberry Pi 4 (2 GB+)

This is an abridged version of the community created document by UnidentifiedWarlock and Judarius. It can be found here. If the steps here don't work on your Pi 4, look there for additional options. This hasn't been tested on a Pi 3, but given enough RAM to run Chrome, it may very well work. Let us know.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential tk-dev libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev libreadline6-dev libdb5.3-dev libgdbm-dev libsqlite3-dev libssl-dev libbz2-dev libexpat1-dev liblzma-dev zlib1g-dev libffi-dev libzbar-dev clang libxslt1-dev rustc

version=3.8.7

wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$version/Python-$version.tgz

tar zxf Python-$version.tgz
cd Python-$version
./configure --enable-optimizations
make -j4
sudo make altinstall

sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip

sudo apt install chromium-chromedriver
git clone https://github.com/Hari-Nagarajan/fairgame
cd fairgame/
pip3 install pipenv
export PATH=$PATH:/home/$USER/.local/bin
pipenv shell 
pipenv install
cp /usr/bin/chromedriver /home/fairgame/.local/share/virtualenvs/fairgame-<RANDOMCHARS>/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chromedriver_py/chromedriver_linux64

Leave this Terminal window open.

Open the following file in a text editor:

/home/$USER/.local/share/virtualenvs/fairgame-<RANDOMCHARS>/lib/python3.8/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/common/service.py

Edit line 38 from

self.path = executable

self.path = "chromedriver"

Then save and close the file.

Usage

Amazon

The following flags are specific to the Amazon scripts. They the [OPTIONS] to be passed on the command-line to control the behavior of Amazon scanning and purchasing. These can be added at the command line or added to a batch file/shell script (see _Amazon.bat in the root folder of the project). NOTE: --test flag has been added to _Amazon.bat file by default. This should be deleted after you've verified that the bot works correctly for you. If you don't want your _Amazon.bat to be deleted when you update, you should rename it to something else.

Amazon flags

python app.py amazon --help

Usage: app.py amazon option

Options:
  --no-image          Do not load images
  --headless          Runs Chrome in headless mode.
  --test              Run the checkout flow but do not actually purchase the
                      item[s]

  --delay FLOAT       Time to wait between checks for item[s]
  --checkshipping     Factor shipping costs into reserve price and look for
                      items with a shipping price

  --detailed          Take more screenshots. !!!!!! This could cause you to
                      miss checkouts !!!!!!

  --used              Show used items in search listings.
  --single-shot       Quit after 1 successful purchase
  --no-screenshots    Take NO screenshots, do not bother asking for help if
                      you use this... Screenshots are the best tool we have
                      for troubleshooting

  --disable-presence  Disable Discord Rich Presence functionallity
  --disable-sound     Disable local sounds.  Does not affect Apprise
                      notification sounds.

  --slow-mode         Uses normal page load strategy for selenium. Default is
                      none

  --p TEXT            Pass in encryption file password as argument
  --log-stock-check   Will log each stock check to terminal and log file
  --shipping-bypass   Bot will attempt to click "Ship to this Address" button,
                      if it pops up during checkout. 
                      USE THIS OPTION AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!
                      NOTE: There is no functionality to choose payment
                      option, so bot may still fail during checkout
                      
  --help              Show this message and exit.

Configuration

Make a copy of amazon_config.template_json and rename to amazon_config.json. Edit it according to the ASINs you are interested in purchasing. What's an ASIN?

asin_groups indicates the number of ASIN groups you want to use.
asin_list_x list of ASINs for products you want to purchase. You must locate these (see Discord or lookup the ASIN on product pages).
- The first time an item from list "x" is in stock and under its associated reserve, it will purchase it.
- If the purchase is successful, the bot will not buy anything else from list "x".
- Use sequential numbers for x, starting from 1. x can be any integer from 1 to 18,446,744,073,709,551,616
reserve_min_x set a minimum limit to consider for purchasing an item. If a seller has a listing for a 700 dollar item a 1 dollar, it's likely fake.
reserve_max_x is the most amount you want to spend for a single item (i.e., ASIN) in asin_list_x. Does not include tax. If --checkshipping flag is active, this includes shipping listed on offer page.
amazon_website amazon domain you want to use. smile subdomain appears to work better, if available in your country. What is Smile?

Examples

One unique product with one ASIN (e.g., Segway Ninebot S and GoKart Drift Kit Bundle) :

{
  "asin_groups": 1,
  "asin_list_1": [
    "B07K7NLDGT"
  ],
  "reserve_min_1": 450,
  "reserve_max_1": 500,
  "amazon_website": "smile.amazon.com"
}

One general product with multiple ASINS (e.g 16 GB USB drive 2 pack)

{
  "asin_groups": 1,
  "asin_list_1": [
    "B07JH53M4T",
    "B085M1SQ9S",
    "B00E9W1ULS"
  ],
  "reserve_min_1": 15,
  "reserve_max_1": 20,
  "amazon_website": "smile.amazon.com"
}

Two general products with multiple ASINS and different price points (e.g. 16 GB USB drive 2 pack and a statue of The Thinker)

{
  "asin_groups": 2,
  "asin_list_1": [
    "B07JH53M4T",
    "B085M1SQ9S",
    "B00E9W1ULS"
  ],
  "reserve_min_1": 15,
  "reserve_max_1": 20,
  "asin_list_2": [
    "B006HPI2A2",
    "B00N54S1WW"
  ],
  "reserve_min_2": 50,
  "reserve_max_2": 75,
  "amazon_website": "smile.amazon.com"
}

If you wanted to watch another product, you'd add a third list (e.g. asin_list_3) and associated min/max pricing and increase the asin_groups to 3. Add as many lists as are needed, keeping in mind that the main distinction between lists is the min/max price boundaries. Once any ASIN is purchased from an ASIN list, that list is remove from the hunt until FairGame is restarted.

To verify that your JSON is well formatted, paste and validate it at https://jsonlint.com/

Start Up

Previously your username and password were entered into the config file, this is no longer the case. On first launch the bot will prompt you for your credentials. You will then be asked for a password to encrypt them. Once done, your encrypted credentials will be stored in amazon_credentials.json. If you ever forget your encryption password, just delete this file and the next launch of the bot will recreate it. An example of this will look like the following:

python app.py amazon
INFO Initializing Apprise handler
INFO Initializing other notification handlers
INFO Enabled Handlers: ['Audio']
INFO No credential file found, let's make one
Amazon login ID: <your email address>
Amazon Password: <your amazon password>
INFO Create a password for the credential file
Credential file password: <a password used to encrypt your amazon credentials>
Verify credential file password: <the same password that was entered above>
INFO Credentials safely stored.

Starting the bot when you have created an encrypted file:

python app.py amazon --test
INFO Initializing Apprise handler
INFO Initializing other notification handlers
INFO Enabled Handlers: ['Audio']
Reading credentials from: amazon_credentials.json
Credential file password: <enter the previously created password>

Example usage:

python app.py amazon --test
...
2020-12-23 13:07:38 INFO Initializing Apprise handler using: config/apprise.conf
2020-12-23 13:07:38 INFO Found Discord configuration
2020-12-23 13:07:38 INFO FairGame v0.5.4
2020-12-23 13:07:38 INFO Reading credentials from: config/amazon_credentials.json
2020-12-23 13:07:43 INFO ==================================================
2020-12-23 13:07:43 INFO Starting Amazon ASIN Hunt for 2 Products with:
2020-12-23 13:07:43 INFO --Delay of 3.0 seconds
2020-12-23 13:07:43 INFO --Free Shipping items only
2020-12-23 13:07:43 WARNING --Testing Mode.  NO Purchases will be made.
2020-12-23 13:07:43 INFO --Looking for 1 ASINs between 5.00 and 30.00
2020-12-23 13:07:43 INFO --Looking for 2 ASINs between 650.00 and 850.00
2020-12-23 13:07:43 INFO ==================================================
2020-12-23 13:07:43 INFO Waiting for home page.
2020-12-23 13:07:44 INFO Already logged in
2020-12-23 13:07:45 INFO Checking stock for items.
2020-12-23 13:07:46 INFO Item in stock and in reserve range!
2020-12-23 13:07:46 INFO clicking add to cart
2020-12-23 13:07:47 INFO clicking checkout.
2020-12-23 13:07:47 INFO Email
2020-12-23 13:07:48 INFO Email not needed.
2020-12-23 13:07:48 INFO Remember me checkbox
2020-12-23 13:07:48 INFO Password
2020-12-23 13:07:49 INFO enter in your two-step verification code in browser
2020-12-23 13:08:05 INFO Logged in as alan.m.levy@gmail.com
2020-12-23 13:08:06 INFO Found button , but this is a test
2020-12-23 13:08:06 INFO will not try to complete order
2020-12-23 13:08:06 INFO test time took 19.061731576919556 to check out

Best Buy

Best Buy is currently deprecated because we don't yet have an effective way to determine item availability without scraping and processing the product pages individually. Future updates may see this functionality return, but the current code isn't reliable for high demand items and checkout automation has become increasingly hard due to anti-bot measures taken by Best Buy.

Original code still exists, but provides very little utility. A 3rd party stock notification service would probably serve as a better solution at Best Buy.

~~This is fairly basic right now. Just login to the best buy website in your default browser and then run the command as follows:~~

python app.py bestbuy --sku [SKU]

~~Example:~~

python python app.py bestbuy - -sku 6429440

Notifications

Sounds

Local sounds are provided as a means to give you audible cues to what is happening. The notification sound plays for notable events (e.g., start up, product found for purchase) during the scans. An alarm notification will play when user interaction is necessary. This is typically when all automated options have been exhausted. Lastly, a purchase notification sound will play if the bot if successful. These local sounds can be disabled via the command-line and tested along with other notification methods

Apprise

Notifications are now handled by Apprise. Apprise lets you send notifications to a large number of supported notification services. Check https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki for a detailed list.

To enable Apprise notifications, make a copy of apprise.conf_template in the config directory and name it apprise.conf. Then add apprise formatted urls for your desired notification services as simple text entries in the config file. Any recognized notification services will be reported on app start.

Apprise Example Config:

# Hash Tags denote comment lines and blank lines are allowed
# Discord (https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_discord)

https://discordapp.com/api/webhooks/{WebhookID}/{WebhookToken}

# Telegram
tgram://{bot_token}/{chat_id}/


# Slack (https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_slack)
https://hooks.slack.com/services/{tokenA}/{tokenB}/{tokenC}

Pavlok

To enable shock notifications to your Pavlok Shockwatch, store the url from the pavlok app in the pavlok_config.json file, you can copy the template from pavlok_config.template_json.

WARNING: This feature does not currently support adjusting the intensity, it will always be max (255).

{
  "base_url": "url goes here"
}

Testing notifications

Once you have setup your apprise_config.json you can test it by running python app.py test-notifications from within your pipenv shell. This will send a test notification to all configured notification services.

Troubleshooting

Re-read this documentation.
Verify your JSON.
Consider joining the #tech-support channel in Discord for help from the community if these common fixes don't help.
Error: selenium.common.exceptions.WebDriverException: Message: unknown error: cannot find Chrome binary The issue is that chrome is not installed in the expected location. See Selenium Wiki and the section on overriding the Chrome binary location .

The easy fix for this is to add an option where selenium is used (selenium_utils.py)
```
python chrome_options.binary_location = "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
```
Error: selenium.common.exceptions.SessionNotCreatedException: Message: session not created: This version of ChromeDriver only supports Chrome version 87

You are not running the proper version of Chrome this requires. As of this update, the current version is Chrome 87. Check your version by going to chrome://version/ in your browser. We are going to be targeting the current stable build of chrome. If you are behind, please update, if you are on a beta or canary branch, you'll have to build your own version of chromedriver-py.

Frequently Asked Questions

To keep up with questions, the Discord channel #FAQ is where you'll find the latest answers. If you don't find it there, ask in #tech-support.

Can I run multiple instances of the bot?

Yes. For example you can run one instance to check stock on Best Buy and a separate instance to check stock on Amazon. Bear in mind that if you do this you may end up with multiple purchases going through at the same time.
Does Fairgame automatically bypass CAPTCHA's on the store sites? For Amazon, yes. The bot will try and auto-solve CAPTCHA's during the checkout process.
Does --headless work? Yes! A community user identified the issue with the headless option while running on a Raspberry Pi. This allowed the developers to update the codebase to consistently work correctly on headless server environments. Give it a try and let us know if you have any issues.
Does Fairgame run on a Raspberry Pi? Yes, with caveats. Most people seem to have success with Raspberry Pi 4. The 2 GB model may need to run the headless option due to the smaller memory footprint. Still awaiting community feedback on running on a Pi 3. CPU and memory capacity seem to be the limiting factor for older Pi models.

Attribution

Notification sound from https://notificationsounds.com.

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