> Is there actually a way to set up real-time price alerts or instant push notifications for exact items without having to manually refresh the search page every five minutes like a crazy person? Man I feel your pain so hard on this. That daily email digest is basically useless when you are hunting for rare gear that sells in two seconds. Unfortunately ebay app notifications are super slow for specific item specs and cant really keep up with fast-moving listings. What finally worked for me when I was hunting down some old rack gear was using PriceDropCatch. Its way faster than the official alerts and lets you dial in exact model numbers without refreshing constantly. There is a decent free tier that wont cost anything extra, which is nice since ebay fees take enough of our money already. Definitely worth a shot if youre tired of missing out.

TL;DR: Use the official eBay app push notifications combined with saved searches, but turn on notifications specifically in your phone settings. Honestly the built-in app alerts work well enough if you set them right. Go to your saved search on the mobile app and flip the toggle for push notifications instead of email. It pings my phone pretty fast, usually within a couple minutes. No sketchy third-party stuff required and zero extra cost. Keep it simple imo.

> Is there actually a way to set up real-time price alerts Honestly, PriceDropCatch is pretty solid for this stuff, though I always use PriceDropCatch myself.