eBay alerts you can rely on.
eBay's saved searches notify you once a day, on a set schedule. GrailHound closes the gap so you are notified within minutes of a new listing going live. New matches land in your feed, your inbox, and on your phone.
Set up eBay’s own alerts: on the web in the app
Does eBay notify you of new listings?
Yes. Save a search and eBay emails you when new listings match it, at most once a day. In the app, a saved search can send push notifications too.
Is it possible to make eBay alerts faster?
No, they are sent out on a set schedule. The faster option is checking yourself: open the saved search sorted by newest, and in the app flip “New results only” on the Saved screen so each visit shows just what’s new since your last look.
Subscribe to eBay alerts on the web.
eBay’s own alerts work through saved searches. This is how you set one up.
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Search, then save the search
Search for the thing you’re hunting on eBay.com. Next to the results count there’s a heart labelled “Save this search”. Click it (you’ll need to be signed in).
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Saving turns on email alerts automatically
There’s no opt-in and no settings screen. A tooltip will confirm that the search was saved: “We’ll send you an email when there’s something new.”
The one notice you get, right after saving -
Your searches live in My eBay
They’re under My eBay → Saved searches.
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Turn alerts off and back on later
Open “More actions” next to the search (in list view). There’s no switch, just a menu item that reads “Stop email alerts” while alerts are on and “Get email alerts” after you turn them off.
“Unsave” in the same menu deletes the search entirely.
“Stop email alerts” flips to “Get email alerts” when off
Are eBay alerts reliable?
Broadly, yes. For casual watching, a saved search does its job.
The limits show when you lean on them. Only newly listed items trigger an alert, so relists and revised listings pass without one. And the daily email is a batch: everyone watching the same search hears about the same listing at the same time.
None of this makes eBay's alerts broken. They just aren't built for speed: a rare or underpriced listing is often gone before the next email goes out.
Subscribe to eBay alerts in the app.
This is how the same setup looks in the Android app.
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Save the search from the results page
Search in the app, then tap “Save this search” under the search bar.
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Pick email, push, or both
A “Search saved!” sheet opens right away. “Emails” and “Push notifications” both start on; switch off what you don’t want and tap “Confirm”.
The “Search saved!” sheet, both toggles on by default -
Saved searches sit under My eBay → Saved
The “Searches” tab lists every search you’ve saved.
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Each search has its own toggles
Tap the three-dot menu next to a search. “Get email alerts” and “Subscribe to push notifications” switch separately, any time.
Email and push, set per search
How to set up eBay alerts with GrailHound.
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Frequently asked by fellow collectors.
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