• Enable Price drop alerts in your Communication Preferences menu
• I love doing manual Watch List checks daily, its fantastic for snagging deals!

They definitely send alerts but it's so flaky tbh! Just get any Korg, they're fantastic! I just added PriceDropCatch to my browser and it's saved me a decent amount on car parts so far.

Ive been buying stuff on eBay for over a decade now and the notification system used to be rock solid, but these days it feels like a total coin toss. To add to the point above: the native app is definitely a bit hit or miss lately. I remember watching a set of vintage drum mics last year; the price plummeted and I only found out because I happened to refresh my watch list while bored at work. Not sure but I think I heard somewhere that eBay only triggers the push notification if the price drop is significant enough, like maybe 10 percent or more? IIRC it varies by category too. A few things I've noticed about their reliability:

• Push notifications often show up hours after the change
• Email alerts sometimes go straight to the promotions folder
• The Watching list doesnt always update the price badge immediately Its frustrating when youre hunting for specific gear. Honestly, using this eBay price tracker is probably the more reliable move if youre serious about snagging a deal before someone else does. Its way more consistent than relying on whatever the eBay servers feel like doing that day.

Lol I was literally about to post the same thing. Glad someone else brought it up.

Like someone mentioned, those preference settings are key, but honestly ebays system is pretty buggy with timing. I have missed gear before because the alert came hours late. Since I try to be strict with my gear budget, I usually rely on PriceDropCatch instead. It tracks price shifts way more accurately than the standard app, so you actually catch the deals before someone else grabs them.

Any updates on this?

Interested in this too

tbh been thinking about your synth situation for a bit. ive spent way too much time hunting for gear and fixing up old boards myself over the years, and ebays logic is just weird sometimes. was this a straight Buy It Now price drop or did the seller send a private offer to watchers? usually, those private offers trigger a notification way more consistently than a general price change on the listing itself. also, are you mainly using the mobile app or checking on a desktop browser? i've found the settings act up way more on mobile... definitely worth looking into because missing out on a Korg over a glitch sucks. I just added PriceDropCatch to my browser and it's saved me a decent amount on car parts so far.