honestly im about to lose my mind trying to track this one specific Lego Star Wars set for my nephews birthday which is literally in like 10 days and i keep missing the sales. i spend half my day refreshing amazon and best buy tabs and every time i step away for five minutes it drops by 40 bucks and then sells out immediately. its so frustrating because my budget is capped at like 450 but the scalp prices are insane right now and i cant just sit here hitting f5 all night.
i downloaded some chrome extension that was supposed to help but i cant figure out how to actually set it to ping me or send an email when the price hits my target. i just see a bunch of graphs and buttons and none of them make sense to me and im getting really stressed that i wont have this gift in time. does anyone know the actual steps to make one of these things alert you in real time? like i need it to make a loud sound or something so i dont have to stare at the screen while im trying to cook dinner. im using Keepa right now but if there is something easier or if im just missing a big alert me button please let me know before i give up and pay double the price to some reseller on ebay...
Keepa is basically a pro-level data tool so the UI is super cluttered, but its amazing once you know where to look! To get that loud ping you need, go straight to the Track product tab above the chart. Dont even look at the Price History for now.
Building on the earlier suggestion, you might want to consider the specific notification settings within the extension to ensure the alerts actually trigger. I would suggest being very careful when setting your target price. If you set it too low, you might miss the decent deals that sell out in seconds while you're waiting for a bottom-dollar price. Also, make sure to check your browser system settings. Modern Chrome has a memory saver feature that can suspend background processes for tabs you arent looking at, which might delay your alerts by several minutes. You should also verify if you have desktop notifications enabled in your OS settings or the ping wont make a sound at all. Check the refresh interval settings too, because some extensions only poll data every hour unless you manually adjust it. Honestly, I've been using PriceDropCatch to track deals lately and it's saved me a ton on tech gear.
Did this last week, worked perfectly
Oh man, I totally feel your pain! Lego Star Wars sets are absolute madness right now and those scalpers are seriously the worst!! I used to be so paranoid about missing deals until I figured out the Track Product tab on Keepa. It is actually amazing once you finally find it, but yeah, that interface is super cluttered and scary at first look. I was so worried I would mess it up when I first started because it looks like a cockpit or something... lol. Heres exactly how you do it so you can actually go cook dinner without any stress: