Buyer Account And Saved Items
How watchlists, saved searches, search alerts, messages, and account details help buyers return to items later.
Watchlist
Use the watchlist to save listings you want to check again later. Watched listings stay linked to the item page, price, seller, and availability.
The watchlist is for products a buyer wants to revisit without searching again. It is useful when comparing prices, waiting for stock, checking delivery costs, or saving auction listings.
Watched items keep the buyer connected to the listing, but availability and price can still change.
- Save products from the item page.
- Check watched listings before checkout because stock can change.
- Remove watched items when they are no longer relevant.
Saved Searches
Saved searches keep useful marketplace searches and category filters in your account so you can return to them quickly.
Saved searches keep search terms and category filters together so buyers can quickly return to a product area.
This is useful for broad categories, specialist product types, or searches that buyers repeat often.
- Save useful searches from marketplace browsing.
- Use saved searches for categories you revisit often.
- Turn alerts on when you want matching listings queued.
Search Alerts
When search alerts are enabled, matching listings can be queued for review from your account area.
Search alerts help buyers monitor new matches for saved searches. When alerts are queued, the buyer can review them from the account area.
Alerts work best when the saved search is specific enough to avoid too many unrelated matches.
- Use specific search terms for cleaner alerts.
- Review queued alerts from the account area.
- Turn alerts off when a search is no longer useful.
Account Details
Keep delivery and billing information up to date so checkout, invoices, orders, and seller messages have the correct details.
Account details affect checkout, invoices, messages, delivery address selection, billing records, and seller communication.
Keeping profile, delivery, and billing details complete helps avoid order delays and makes the buying workflow smoother.
- Keep delivery address current.
- Add billing details when invoices need them.
- Review notification preferences if email volume is too high.