Just re-posting a couple tools I've done some work on.
One is called EQFriends which can help with syncing friends lists between multiple toons, as well as a Logfile Notifier tool that can email/text you when an item you're interested in appears in /auc (or any other chat channel).
Both tools are completely free open source code, so you can build an run your own version, or you can just simply run the pre-compiled Windows releases which I have linked below (same links in my sig).
EQFriends Consolidation Tool:
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Auction/Logfile Notifier:
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Pretty sure those old threads are locked by now, but feel free to post any comments/questions regarding either of the tools here, and I'd be happy to help out.
Cheers!