Everything tagged Deal hunting
Tactics for finding listings priced below the rest of the page, and how well each one works.
10 posts- AUG 30
Buying ex-corporate laptops on eBay: the BIOS lock a wipe won't clear
A supervisor password set by a company IT department lives on the motherboard, not the drive. Lenovo's own remedy is replacing the system board.
8 min read · Buyer protection, Deal hunting, Price research
- JUL 26
Free eBay deal hunting tools in 2026, checked one by one
We loaded 19 free eBay tools on July 29, 2026. Goofbid and BayCrazy are gone, Terapeak was renamed, and several of them beat us at their own job.
12 min read · Tools, Price research, Deal hunting, Reselling, Alerts
- JUN 24
How to find eBay listings that have been sitting unsold
A listing's start date is the signal, not its price. How to read a listing's age, the categories where it matters, and why sitting usually means overpriced.
10 min read · Deal hunting, Reselling, Price research
- JUN 22
eBay allows sniping. A snipe won't get you a cheaper price.
eBay allows bid sniping in writing, software included. Proxy bidding means a snipe changes who gets to react and not what you'll pay. Live 2026 tool costs.
10 min read · Auctions, Tools, Deal hunting
- JUN 18
Is there really a best time to buy on eBay? We went looking for proof.
No study backs the Sunday evening rule, and two statistics behind it are fabricated. Automatic bidding is why the ending hour can't lower what you pay.
10 min read · Auctions, Deal hunting, Price research
- 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 report all three still work, and here's how to test any of them.
10 min read · How eBay works, Deal hunting, Tools, Alerts
- JUN 8
How to calculate eBay sell-through rate from free data
Sell-through rate is sold listings divided by active listings on one eBay search. Both counts are free to read, and there's no price anywhere in the answer.
10 min read · Reselling, Price research, Deal hunting, Tools
- JUN 4
How eBay Best Offer works, and when to make a lowball offer
A seller gets 24 hours to answer an eBay Best Offer, and a counteroffer lasts 96 hours. What to offer, and why you can't see the accept and decline limits.
10 min read · How eBay works, Deal hunting, Auctions
- MAY 29
Is this a good price on eBay? How to check without sold data
Sold prices tell you what buyers paid. Asking prices tell you what sellers hope for. Here's how to check eBay sold comps free, and where they fall short.
8 min read · Price research, Deal hunting, Reselling
- MAY 27
eBay's own help page tells you to search misspellings
eBay's bidding strategy page tells buyers to search typos. Which misspelling tools still work in 2026, checked, and why the discount isn't measured.
9 min read · Deal hunting, Tools, Buyer protection