When it comes to buying anything on eBay timing is key, it is important to understand that this timing varies depending on the selling method. Below details the when, why and how of perfect timing on eBay.
Most users will set a search and manually check eBay over and over again for new items. Perhaps initially checking once every 15 minutes but eventually the frequency will reduce because... hey we're human! Between the 30 minute checks fantastic deals will be posted, discovered and purchased by hawk eyed buyers after the same barging.
Users may rely on eBay's built in "followed search" feature, on which they discover the low reliability of the system which in some cases can take a day to respond to changes, if ever. Plus receiving updates via email adds a degree of separation which dramatically reduces response time.
Trove will monitor eBay every minute of every day for any new items posted which meet your criteria. Trove will even filter out items from sellers with poor feedback ensuring effortless discovery of items of interest. Alerts are made directly from your smartphone ensuring quick response from you wherever you are.
This all means that you can discover, review and purchase within minutes of items being posted.
Most buyers will find an auction they think has potential with days remaining. Amateur buyers may even place a bid at this point, needlessly increasing the final price for themselves. But most will set it as watched, and may do this for several items. Over the course of a few days they regularly check for updates and one by one they exceed their budget and are discarded. During this time many auctions may have come and gone while the user was keeping a close eye on their chosen searches.
Trove watches all matching auctions automatically. Desired items are only presented when they have minutes remaining and still under maximum price, meaning it has a very high chance of finishing within budget. If it does go over budget, minutes are wasted rather than days of monitoring. And because all matching items are monitored the user is guaranteed to haven maximise exposure to all high potential auctions.