So Ive been a loyal CamelCamelCamel user for what feels like a decade now. It’s always been my go-to for tracking random tech gear for my home setup here in Seattle, but honestly Im starting to hit some walls with it that I didnt notice before. Im planning this big photography trip to Japan in late November and I really need to snag a Sony A7IV and maybe a 24-70mm lens before I go. Since Im looking at spending nearly $3,000 total, every percentage point counts and I dont want to miss the actual bottom of the curve.

The problem is Camel feels a bit laggy lately. I'll get an email alert saying a lens dropped $200 but when I open the link literally three minutes later, the price is back to MSRP. Its super frustrating. Ive heard people swear by Keepa because it tracks way more data points like the Buy Box and even warehouse deals which would be huge for me since I dont mind buying open-box glass to save a few hundred bucks if the glass is clean.

Ive played with the Keepa extension a little but the UI is honestly kind of a mess? Its like staring at a Bloomberg terminal for toasters. I need to know if the learning curve is actually worth it for someone who isnt a professional reseller. Here is what I am looking for specifically:

• Faster-than-email notifications (do they do push alerts through an app or something?)
• Tracking for Used
• Like New specifically from Amazon Warehouse
• Accuracy with lightning deals because Camel seems to miss those entirely half the time
• Something that wont slow my browser down to a crawl since I keep like 50 tabs open

Is the paid version of Keepa the way to go here or am I overthinking this and just need to stick with what I know? I just feel like the Amazon pricing algorithms are getting way more aggressive and my old tools arent keeping up anymore...