To add to the point above: you guys are spot on about the privacy issues! It is such a massive pain. Honestly, for someone trying to save money, the best move isnt actually an extension at all, it is just using the advanced search filters built directly into eBay. If you select the sold items filter, you get the absolute raw data on what things are actually selling for right now. It is incredibly powerful! This prevents you from getting tricked by those fake inflated buy it now listings. I used to rely on trackers too, but they constantly break when eBay updates their site code. Just sticking to the sold listings gives you the real market value instantly. It is way more accurate and keeps your browser clean from sketchy add-ons. You got this, good luck with that camera fund!

To add to the point above: the browser extension landscape for eBay has honestly become a nightmare of data harvesting. I spent a few weeks testing different tools when I was hunting for a vintage lens, but unfortunately, most of them failed to pull accurate historical data. The latency in their API calls was often so high that the price alerts arrived after the item had already been sold. I really expected more from these developer communities, but here is what I found while digging into the technical side:

• Most extensions just scrape the current page rather than accessing deep historical sales data.
• Many tools inject their own affiliate links, which might actually be why they push certain listings over others.
• Tracking specific camera bodies is tricky since sellers often miscategorize them, leading to noisy data sets. Since you are on a tight budget, I stopped relying on extensions entirely. Now I just use the Advanced Search feature on eBay and filter by Sold Listings. It is manual, sure, but it is the only way to see what people are actually paying versus what sellers are asking. It is not as convenient as an automated tool, but at least the data is coming directly from the source without any sketchy middleman code running in your browser.

> I have no clue if the price is actually low or if its just being hyped up Honestly, I totally get that frustration. Tracking down legit deals on eBay is a massive headache lately. Unfortunately, most of those flashy Chrome extensions are either stuffed with trackers or they just stopped working properly when eBay changed their site layout. I had issues with a few popular ones that just started throwing errors constantly. Personally, I stopped relying on extensions because they aren't as good as expected. Your best bet is actually just using the built-in filters. Just search for your camera, scroll down the sidebar, and tick the Sold Items box. It shows you exactly what people actually paid recently. It is way more reliable than some random plugin. If you really want a tool, Keepa is usually the gold standard for price history data, even if it takes a second to get used to.