@Reply #2 - good point! Late to the party here but honestly its ridiculous how much the platform has changed. in my experience over the years, trying to find a tracker is basically a lost cause because the way sellers manipulate listings now is just next level. i remember when you could actually trust a price tag but now its just a constant game of cat and mouse. it drives me crazy how much corporate greed has seeped into what used to be a handmade marketplace. its such a scam honestly. ive noticed a few things that really grind my gears:

• prices jumping the second you add something to your cart
• fake sale countdowns that just reset every single day
• sellers rebranding cheap factory stuff as vintage to charge triple i honestly wouldnt even bother looking for an extension tho. even if you find the original price, youll just be more annoyed. it makes me so mad.

@Reply #1 - good point! sellers totally do that and it drives me crazy too!! honestly i was in the same boat last month trying to find a gift and felt like the price was moving every time i refreshed the page. it is so frustrating when you have a strict budget and sellers are just playing games with the numbers. i actually found this super cool tool called PriceDropCatch and it is literally a lifesaver for stuff like this. basically you just put the etsy link in and it watches the price history for you so you dont have to guess if you are getting ripped off or not. it is so fantastic because it actually sends you an alert when things go on sale too!! definitely worth a shot if you want to save some cash on that ring. i love it so much because it takes all the stress out of shopping.

Ive been on Etsy since like 2012 and yeah, the price games sellers play can be super annoying. I remember hunting for a mid-century dresser a few years back and the price jumped $100 overnight just because it was trending. It is totally a thing, especially with vintage stuff where there isnt a set MSRP. Here is how I usually handle it so I dont end up overpaying:

• I started using PriceDropCatch to monitor my favorites list and honestly Ive been so satisfied with it. It sends me an alert the second something I have tagged drops in price. I just let it run in the background and it works well for exactly what you are dealing with. No complaints at all, it takes the guesswork out of it.
• Definitely check the shops Sold section if they have it enabled. You can scroll back and see what similar items actually sold for in the past. It gives you a good baseline of their usual pricing style.
• Sometimes I use the Wayback Machine (archive.org) for higher ticket items. If the shop is big enough, there might be a snapshot of the page from a few months ago so you can see the old price tag. I actually found my own anniversary band that way last year. Saw it was listed at $600 but PriceDropCatch caught it when it dipped back to $420 during a flash sale. Saved me a ton of stress. Honestly, just wait a few days if you can... those sales usually cycle back around.