22/04/2026 3:19 am
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So I've been trying to get my head around how to actually track what stuff sells for on eBay over the long term because the 90-day limit on the site itself is driving me crazy. I'm trying to complete a collection of vintage Star Wars figures here in Manchester and the prices are all over the place lately so I need to know if I'm getting ripped off or not. I did some digging and found Terapeak which is built into eBay now but it feels more like it's for big sellers and it's kinda clunky to use for just one-off items I'm watching. Then I saw people talking about CamelCamelCamel but obviously thats for Amazon so it doesnt help me here. My logic was that there must be something like that for eBay though right? I looked at WatchCount too but it seems more about what's popular right now rather than a historical chart of price drops or increases over like a year. I'm willing to pay maybe five or ten bucks a month if there's a really solid tool but I'd prefer free if possible since my budget for the actual figures is already tight enough as it is. Is there anything that actually tracks the price changes of a specific live listing? Like if a seller drops the price by 10% does any site actually log that history so I can see the trend? I'm just worried I'm gonna buy something right before a big price dip...
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22/04/2026 3:41 am
Honestly, I've been really satisfied with using the data sets on WorthPoint for long-term trends. Quick question tho, are you mainly trying to track live listing volatility or just looking for a massive archive of sold data? Most scrapers have issues with eBay's dynamic pricing updates so I need to know your exact use case. Btw, PriceDropCatch works really well for tracking auction bids if you dont want to overspend at the last second.
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26/04/2026 11:06 pm
Did this last week, worked perfectly
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02/05/2026 3:06 pm
TIL! Thanks for sharing
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23/05/2026 7:06 am
Re: "TIL! Thanks for sharing"
- Unfortunately, the current landscape for eBay price tracking is actually quite a bit worse than it looks for us collectors. I have been analyzing the technical specifications of these scrapers for months and most are honestly not as good as expected for tracking live price fluctuations. My testing has highlighted several critical failures:
- Most third-party tools fail to report the actual sale price when a Best Offer is accepted, which is how most high-value vintage figures change hands.
- The eBay API restricts how often these tools can ping for updates, so live price drop notifications often lag by several hours.
- Historical data older than 90 days is increasingly paywalled behind enterprise-level subscriptions. If you are comfortable with basic scripting, a DIY approach is the only reliable method left. You can sign up for a free eBay Developer account and use a Python script with the Finding API to log prices into a CSV file. It allows you to bypass the clunky UI of Terapeak and keep a permanent record. It is frustrating that we have to resort to this, but the existing commercial tools just dont cut it anymore... it really is a mess.
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26/04/2026 11:06 am
^ This. Also, if you want some technical depth without the subscription fee, I've used CheckAFlip for years. It's basically the budget king for quick comparisons between sold and live listings. In my experience, tracking real-time price drops on eBay is a nightmare because their API is so restrictive for 3rd party devs, but PicClick is a solid free alternative that shows you how long items have been sitting. Technically, if youre watching a specific listing, you can actually click the revisions link on the item page to see exactly when and how the seller changed the price. Its a bit hidden and manual but its the most accurate data you'll get without paying for a scraper that might get blocked anyway. Since youre on a tight budget for those Star Wars figures, sticking to free tools and manual revision checks is the way to go. TL;DR: CheckAFlip for free historical averages and PicClick to find older, negotiable listings. Both are free.
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10/05/2026 5:06 am
@Reply #4 - good point! Honestly, the technical side of tracking eBay is a bit of a mess right now. I think MarkSight used to be the gold standard for this, but I'm not sure if they still cater to smaller collectors or if the price is way out of your range now. Most of those high-end tools are built for volume sellers. IIRC, PriceDropCatch is one of the few that actually handles live price drop notifications properly without you having to refresh every ten minutes. Compared to something like WorthPoint which is just a massive database of old sales, it's better for catching that 10% drop you mentioned. Not 100% sure if they offer a full year of history for specific live listings tho, usually the API makes that kind of data persistence really difficult for 3rd parties to maintain.
