From the eBay help pages:
What does it mean to “watch” an item?
When you’re “watching” an item, the listing appears in your Watching list in My eBay. You can view the item every time you visit My eBay, without having to search for it again.
By watching an item, you can: View the current high bid for the item Place a bid or take another action on the item View the seller’s other items Get notified by email when the status of the listing changes or if the item gets relisted
If you haven't amended any account settings that you will real-time alerts for items being watched. To check your preferences you need to:
Log in to eBay > Account Settings > Communication Preferences.
In the Buyer section expand the Buying activity section. You will then be able to change the frequency of the emails.
eBay
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Your Watchlist | eBay
You can filter your results to view active or ended listings separately by selecting the dropdown menu beside Status Go to your Watchlist - opens in new window or tab · Play the video below to learn how to add items to your Watchlist: You’ll receive notifications about items on your Watchlist by default.
EBay
community.ebay.com › t5 › Selling › Is-there-a-way-to-get-notified-if-an-item-is-added-to-watch-list › td-p › 31946787
Is there a way to get notified if an item is added to watch list?
June 8, 2021 - Here are the notifications that can be user configured. ... You will just need to check periodically if the send offer button reappears, which would indicate that your item has new watchers since you cannot send the offer to the same watcher more than once. ... Welcome to the Selling board! You can chat with other sellers about anything to do with running a business on eBay
EBay
community.ebay.com › t5 › Ask-a-Mentor › How-to-change-watch-item-notifications-emails › td-p › 33939833
How to change watch item notifications emails . - The eBay Community
August 18, 2023 - You can turn such notices of items on your Watch List on or off at My eBay: Account: Communication Preferences: Buying: Buying Activity: Edit (check or uncheck Watch alert and/or Watch alert and/or Watched item relisted and save the changes).
EBay
community.ebay.com › t5 › Buying › How-to-get-notified-right-before-watched-item-ends › td-p › 31798973
How to get notified right before watched item ends... - The eBay Community
February 20, 2023 - If you check your list daily you will see what items are ending each day. "THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FOOLPROOF, BECAUSE FOOLS ARE SO DARNED INGENIOUS!" (unknown) ... I don't see "Site Preferences" anywhere in eBay anymore. Using desktop version (Mac, Safari). ... I check my watchlist every night and set my phone alarms for 10 minutes before each auction is ending.
Reddit
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r/Ebay on Reddit: Constant ebay app notifications "seller offer" from just viewing items not on watchlist
July 16, 2022 -
See here: https://imgur.com/a/T5UadqR
I turned off the offers to buyer notifications and am still getting them. It's literally spam and I have no way to stop just these as I'll miss out other important notifications. Please help this is ruining the ebay app for me! Previously it had to be on the watchlist to receive these. What's goin on?
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I'm even getting "viewed item update". Like c'mon ebay? Why have you become the TikTok algorithm of shopping apps. It's so invasive...
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I get the "this item is no longer available" notifications when I view any sold item. I know it sold, I specifically searched for sold listings for that item and clicked them. Don't need the emails, eBay. But how else are they going to pump their "marketing" numbers to make you feel like your additional fees are worth it?
Automatedsearches
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How to get alerts when out-of-stock eBay items come back in stock - AutomatedSearches.com
April 1, 2025 - Every time an item in your eBay Watchlist goes back-in-stock after being out-of-stock you will automatically get an alert. This feature does not interfere with regular eBay Watchlist Alerts.
Reddit
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How to stop notifications about items not in my watch list?
November 8, 2022 - Please read the rules - https://old.reddit.com/r/Ebay/about/rules/ ... Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Share ... I've been getting this stupid reminder for months now as well. I think it might have been something I added to my wishlist (or whatever it's called), but I've quadruple-confirmed now that it's not in my saved items list, yet I still get random reminders about it. It states that it's a "Watched Item Reminder" notification that I get.
EBay
community.ebay.com › t5 › Mobile-Apps › 15-Minute-notifications-for-watch-list-items-no-longer-working › td-p › 33247184
15 Minute notifications for watch list items no lo... - The eBay Community
October 3, 2023 - Could you please check: My eBay > Settings > Notifications > Shopping updated > Item ending to ensure the item ending notification is turned on? Thanks. ... I'm having the same problem with a recently bought new iPhone, and am fairly sure it's ...
Quora
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Can I get notifications whenever someone watches an item I'm selling on eBay? - Quora
Answer (1 of 3): Unfortunately, no. Buyers can set up alerts for the items they are watching but sellers don’t have the option of being alerted when a new person adds their item to their watch list.
EBay
community.ebay.com › t5 › Buying › Recently-viewed-notifications › td-p › 34306165
Recently viewed notifications? - The eBay Community
June 29, 2025 - 2. On the app go to My eBay > Settings > Notifications and adjust your preferences there as needed. ... Yes, it will. It's all or nothing. We all want more granularity and the ability to turn off offers for items viewed while keeping offers ...
EcommerceBytes
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How to get Free Email & Text Message Alerts for your eBay Watch Lists - EcommerceBytes
October 21, 2018 - Currently, eBay does not have a way to get text message alerts for Watch List items and their email reminders are random and you can’t control the timing. I will show you a way to set up free email and text message alerts for your eBay Watch ...
eBay
ebay.co.uk › help › buying › search-tips › watch-list
Your watch list | eBay
You can filter your results to view active or ended listings separately by selecting the dropdown menu beside Status Go to your watch list - opens in new window or tab · You'll receive notifications about items on your watch list by default. For example, you'll receive an alert if a listing ...
EBay
community.ebay.com › t5 › Ask-a-Mentor › Not-receiving-notifications-for-watchlist-item-ending-soon › td-p › 33553484
Not receiving notifications for watchlist item end... - The eBay Community
February 17, 2023 - Rest assured that this will be fixed soon and the notifications will arrived real time for the items you have on watchlist.
App Store
apps.apple.com › us › app › baywatch-alerts-for-ebay › id977021097
BayWatch - Alerts for eBay App - App Store
No need to jump back and forth between eBay and BayWatch. View eBay item details, price, bids, description, pictures, and simply tap on Shop Now to head over to eBay and purchase. Watch individual eBay items that interest you, and receive alerts before the eBay listing ends, allowing you to check your bid and win.
YouTube
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How to Set Up an Ebay Alert - YouTube
Set up an alert on Ebay so that you never miss a family photo for sale again.
Published August 10, 2021
eBay
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Push Notifications | eBay
Whether you’re buying or selling, you can stay on top of what’s happening on eBay by receiving notifications about: Order updates: Get the latest on items you've purchased · Shopping updates: Updates about items you're interested in, listings that are ending, offers you've made, and changes to items in your cart
EcommerceBytes
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How to get alerts when out-of-stock eBay items come back in stock - EcommerceBytes
July 4, 2020 - Every time an item in your eBay Watchlist goes back-in-stock after being out-of-stock you will automatically get an alert by email or text message. Disclaimer: Guides are submitted by readers and the views expressed belong solely to the author.
Reddit
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r/Ebay on Reddit: Alerts When Watched Item Has 30 Minutes Left
May 27, 2024 -
Is there a way to setup notifications for a specific item you’re watching when it has an hour or 30 minutes left? Currently, I get notifications when a watched item has 24 hours left but that’s plenty of time for me to forget to check it when it’s closer to the end of the listing.
Quora
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Is there a way to set up an eBay alert to be notified when a very specific item's auction is almost up? - Quora
Answer (1 of 4): With regards to “follow this search” - sometimes our search terms can be unintentionally limiting. Make sure you’re not being too specific. Better to get a few unrelated items tossed at you than miss good listings that didn’t suit the search criteria simply for the lack of a keyw...