So Ive been trying to track down this very specific vintage synth, its an old Casio CZ-101 and I have been obsessed with getting one for my little home studio setup here in Leeds. My budget is pretty tight, like 180 quid max including the postage, so Im really trying to pounce the second a seller lowers their price or a new buy it now comes up that fits my range. The problem is Im at my desk working all day and I cant just keep refreshing the eBay tab every five minutes because my boss would definitely notice and also its just making me anxious.
I was thinking that maybe there is a way to get my computer to just tell me? Like a little box that pops up in the corner of the screen when the price changes on my watched items. My logic was that eBay probably has this built-in somewhere but Ive been clicking around the settings for like twenty minutes and all I found were these push notifications for the phone app. I dont really like using my phone at work though, I prefer everything to stay on my laptop screen while Im sitting there.
Then I thought okay maybe I can just leave the page open? But that doesnt really help if the price changes while Im looking at a spreadsheet or something. I read something online about browser extensions but to be honest I have no idea what those are or how to even install one safely without getting a virus or something bad happening to my chrome. Im really bad with this stuff so sorry if this is a super basic thing everyone knows how to do. I just feel like Im constantly losing out on deals by like ten minutes and its so frustrating. Is there a simple tool or a specific setting Im missing that can just send a little alert to my desktop? Im worried if I have to keep checking manually Im never gonna get this synth before someone else snags it...
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You definitely need a browser extension called Distill Web Monitor! Its absolutely amazing for this because it tracks specific CSS selectors or XPaths on the page. Just select the price element on the eBay listing and set the check interval to every minute. It pops up a desktop notification immediately when the price drops below your 180 quid limit. Super efficient tool!
Unfortunately, eBay native settings are basically useless for real-time alerts. I had major issues with their notification latency being way too high for snags. Most extensions are bloated and hit the RAM too hard.