*This initial release has the basics but is minimal. We look forward to getting your feedback for watchlist or other notification enhancements. Please submit your feedback or use the livechat.
Monitor your eBay Watch List in uBuyFirst #
Why It’s Useful #
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- Combinations of relisted, restocked, status, and price changes can confuse standard search filtering. Note: This feature monitors individual item numbers only, not all items from a specific seller.“
Tracking a long list? Item Tracker for eBay listings in the uBuyAssist web app watches price, stock and status for you.
Key Features #
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- Monitors your eBay watchlist within uBuyFirst
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- Manage & Sync watchlist(add/delete) from uBuyFirst
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- View watchlist notifications in a separate panel.
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- Automatic monitoring, with an alert when an item comes back in stock.
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- Apply advanced filters to customize how you view items when they’re updated.
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- Add to watchlist from uBuyFirst results. (Right click result > add to eBay watchlist)
Important Limitations #
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- Monitors individual eBay item numbers only
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- Does not track all listings from a specific seller
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- Each item must be manually added to your eBay watchlist.
Use Cases #
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- Monitor specific item numbers when sellers indicate they will re-list those exact items
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- Track individual listings that are frequently updated with qualifying stock
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- Important: You must add each item number individually; this does not monitor all items from a seller Example: Track a specific product listing that always fits your criteria and gets updated 2-3x a week. Each item number must be added separately to your watchlist.
How can it help you #
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- eBay’s standard watchlist will give you a notification on any change.
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- With uBuyFirst watchlist, use filters to flag, remove or sort by your custom criteria.
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- See your watchlist in uBuyFirst in a separate panel.
Other Notes #
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- You must authenticate your eBay account with uBuyFirst
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- Will use your eBay accounts “Default” watchlist.
Quick Start Setup #
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- Enable Watch List Panel: View > Panels and put in a workspace location (default bottom left)
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- Select the refresh interval on the panel settings
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- Enable Watchlist: Toggle “Auto Refresh” to on. (will immediately search and update)
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- Setup Filters on the watchlist panel (right click column header > filter editor)
This is recommended. By default, you will get a record color indicator if an item on your watchlist has been updated for any reason. The watchlist filter editor can help you filter out the criteria you want to see.
For example, to show only items that are in stock, create filters for:
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- Status = Active
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- Quantity > 0 (or Quantity from 1 to 5000)
Filters on the Watchlist panel only change what you see in the panel. They don’t decide which alerts you get.
Other Information #
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- Import item numbers: from the “import from clipboard” link (copy item numbers, or eBay listing links, separated by comma onto your PC clipboard; a link is read for its item number)
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- Add to watchlist from uBuyFirst result (right click result > Add to eBay WatchList)
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- Delete item from watchlist – Right click > delete from watchlist panel (or delete from eBay) and will sync at next set interval. This will permanently delete the item from your eBay watchlist.
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- Watchlist result columns: (right click watchlist column header > column band chooser)
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- Add filters: Right click watchlist column header > filter editor
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- Notifications to items on watchlist will get the same alert tone for new listings in results.
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- You can also setup standard filter rules to apply to watchlist items (term = watchlist) for additional customization.
Best Practices #
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- Keep your eBay Watch List under 1,000 items (eBay default watchlist limit)
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- Periodically review and clean your list
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- Combine Watch List and search-based alerts for broader monitoring
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- Start with a few items to test your preferred refresh interval
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- Set a filter on the watchlist panel for QTY > 0 and Status = Active
How to Qualify items to add to Watchlist #
Manual from eBay Listing Page
You can check an items history on the eBay listing page via manual review.
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- Look at “About this item” section near the item specifics
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- Click “View all Revisions”
If you see it from the history the item may later become available, you can decide to add to watchlist for better notification.
Review Sold Items from uBuyFirst results
Daily, you could update all item statuses in standard result panel (Right click column header > update item status. Then export the results (column header > export to excel) or click on each one that was sold (can easily sort now after item status update they will have orange record, status changed and sold time updated). Review and if they’re a good deal manually check and open to eBay page to look for revision history.
Review Your Purchase History
One easy lookup is to download 12-24 months worth of purchases in an eBay report that contains the item numbers and look them up to see if they have the above revision history where they might become re-stocked or active.
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Frequency #
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- With Auto refresh on, refreshes at the Refresh Interval in the panel
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- One alert each time an item comes back in stock
What Triggers a Watchlist Alert? #
You get an alert when a watched item comes back in stock, which means its quantity goes from 0 to 1 or more.
Does a price drop send a watchlist alert? No. A price drop on its own doesn’t send an alert, on Telegram or anywhere else.
A price change on its own doesn’t send an alert, and neither does a quantity going from 5 to 3 on its own.
Adding an item to your watchlist doesn’t send an alert by itself.
uBuyFirst checks your watchlist at each refresh. To get alerts, keep the app open and turn on Auto refresh in the Watchlist panel. You don’t need a search running. An item that comes back in stock while the app is closed won’t alert you when you open it again.
Where Watchlist Alerts Go #
A watchlist alert goes out the same way as an alert for a new search result: the tray alert, the sound, Telegram and Pushbullet, whichever you have turned on. See Telegram Setup.
Yes, watchlist alerts reach Telegram. If you have filter rules with the Send to Telegram action, the item has to match one of them.
If Open in browser is set to the item page or the checkout page, a watchlist alert opens it too.
The desktop app has no Send to Webhook option, so it can’t send alerts to your own web address. Telegram and Pushbullet are the ways to get alerts away from your PC.
Troubleshooting #
| Issue | Solution |
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| Not receiving alerts | Ensure main notification settings are working and that items are in your eBay Watch List |
| Too many alerts | Remove items you no longer need from your eBay watchlist. Filters on the panel don’t change which alerts you get. |
| Missed stock changes | A brief change between refreshes may be missed. |
Technical Notes #
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- Watch List syncs with eBay’s native Watch List (not a separate uBuyFirst list)
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- You can remove an item by right clicking on the grid > delete from watchlist (this will remove it from your ebay watchlist also)
- You can backup item numbers by right clicking watchlist column header > Export to excel (item number column must be enabled) Please submit your feedback or use the livechat.
Watchlist not working? #
A common issue is that the watchlist is not properly synced with eBay. Please ensure that the eBay token has been generated and that the account is fully synced.
You can verify this by navigating to Options > eBay Account.
