Everything tagged Alerts
Saved searches, watchlists and notifications: how many you can have, and why alerts stop.
7 posts- OCT 9
Why free eBay alert tools stop taking new sign-ups
Item Alert closed registration after eBay declined to raise its API limit. Why fast alert tools hit that ceiling, and what an hourly check trades away.
7 min read · Alerts, Tools, How eBay works
- OCT 9
How to search eBay with a photo when you don't know the name
eBay's search bar has a camera button. We tested photo search on two items: a known camera came back named, a plain bowl came back as a category.
7 min read · Deal hunting, How eBay works, Alerts
- JUL 26
Free eBay deal hunting tools in 2026, checked one by one
Nineteen eBay deal-hunting tools older lists still name, checked one by one. Goofbid and BayCrazy are gone, and Terapeak is now Seller Hub's Product research.
12 min read · Tools, Price research, Deal hunting, Reselling, Alerts
- JUN 10
eBay stopped documenting its search operators. Here's what still works.
eBay documented three search operators until 2018 and documents none today. Buyers disagree on whether they still work, so here's how to test any of them.
9 min read · How eBay works, Deal hunting, Tools, Alerts
- JUN 5
What an eBay watcher count tells you, and what it doesn't
eBay shows a public watcher count on many listings, signed in or not. What a high count tells you depends on whether it's an auction or a fixed price listing.
8 min read · How eBay works, Price research, Alerts
- JUN 2
eBay says your watchlist holds 1,000. Another eBay page says 300.
eBay's watchlist page says 1,000 items. Another eBay help page says 300. Listings a seller ends and doesn't relist drop off your list after 60 days.
7 min read · How eBay works, Alerts
- MAY 25
Why eBay saved search alerts stop, and what actually fixes it
eBay's saved search help page gives you one switch per search, an envelope icon, and no schedule. Usually, one of four things is what stops the emails.
7 min read · How eBay works, Alerts