Tracking Favourites with My eBay

Saving your favourite searches

You can save up to 100 searches for easy viewing. You can even have eBay automatically run these searches and notify you by email when new matching items are listed. Once you save a Favourite Search, you can run the search at any time and edit the search, as needed.

To save your favourite search:

Enter your keywords in the Search box at the top of most eBay pages.
Click the Search button.
From your search results, click the “Add to Favourite Searches” link at the top right of the page.
Note: For security purposes, you may be asked to log in.
On the Add to My Favourite Searches page, enter a name for your search.
Optional: To receive daily emails about new listings select the Email me daily check box and choose a time period from the menu.
Click the Save Search button.

Running a favourite search

To run the search, from the left column of My eBay, click Searches under All Favourites then click on the search name.

Tip: If you're running the same searches frequently, you can sort search results by Time: newly listed to display the newest results at the top of the page.

Editing a favourite search

Once you’ve saved a Favourite Search, you can rename the search or change email preferences for the search.

To edit a saved search, from the left column of My eBay, click the Searches link under All Favourites then click the Edit Preferences link for the search you want to edit.

Saving your favourite sellers

You can save sellers and eBay Stores that you want to find quickly in the future. You can also:

Add a Favourite Seller by clicking on the Add to Favourite Sellers link from a View Item page.
Add a Favourite Store by clicking on the Add to My Favourite Stores link from the eBay Store page.

To save a new seller or Store as a favourite:

From the left column of My eBay, click the “Sellers” link under All Favourites.
On the My Favourite Sellers page, click the “Add Seller or Store” link.
On the Add to My Favourite Sellers and Stores page, enter the seller’s User ID or the store name.
Click the Continue button.
Optional: To add a note about the seller or Store, type the note in the My Note box.
Optional: To receive an email summary of new items available from the seller, select the Favourite Sellers Top Picks email check box.
Optional: To receive email newsletters from the seller, select the General Interest check box.
Click the Add to Favourites button to save the seller or Store.

After you save your favourite sellers or Stores, on the My Favourite Sellers page, from the list in the Actions column, you can:

Edit your preferences and indicate your choice for email receipt.
View other items offered by your favourite seller.
View other items offered by your favourite Store.

Viewing your favourite sellers Top Picks

You can see select items from each of your favourite sellers. You can have them sent to you by email or you can view them online.

Note: Sellers can select their Top Picks specifically or let eBay automatically choose which to display, and sellers decide whether to send their emails weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly.

To view your favourite sellers’ Top Picks by email:

From the left column of My eBay, click the “Sellers” link under All Favourites.
On the My Favourite Sellers page, click the “Edit Preferences” link next to the seller you want to receive emails from.
On the Edit Preferences page, select the check box.
Optional: Add a note for yourself about the seller or Store.
Click the Save button.

To view your favourite sellers’ Top Picks online:

From the left column of My eBay, click the “Sellers” link under All Favourites.
On the My Favourite Sellers page, click the “See Top Picks from Favourite Sellers” link.

Subscribing to Store Newsletters

You can sign up for Store Newsletters and receive an email newsletter when one of your favourite sellers’ eBay Stores has promotions, news, or new listings. Each Store seller can have up to five mailing lists, and interested buyers can subscribe to up to five mailing lists at a time.

Notes: Sellers may or may not send regular newsletters. They are prohibited from sending more than one newsletter per week to each of their mailing lists. If you subscribe to a Store Newsletter, the seller will never see your name, email address, or any other personally-identifiable information, only your eBay User ID.

To subscribe to Store Newsletters:

From the left column of My eBay, click the “Sellers” link under All Favourites.
On the My Favourite Sellers page, click the “Edit Preferences” link next to the Store whose newsletter you’d like to subscribe to.
Select the check box to subscribe to the newsletter.
Click the Save button.
Tip: If a seller is already on your Favourite Sellers list, click on the “Edit Preferences” link to view their newsletter mailing lists.

To unsubscribe from Store Newsletters, you can either remove the seller from your Favourites, or click the “Edit Preferences” link and clear the checkbox next to the Store Newsletter from which you’d like to unsubscribe.

Sellers, find out how to send Store Newsletters using Email Marketing.

Viewing My Recent Sellers

You can view the last 10 sellers and the items you’ve bid on or purchased in the My Recent Sellers section in the Favourite Seller View. You can add these sellers to your Favourite Sellers list and view the sellers’ other items.

Note: The sellers in your list can change frequently, depending upon your bidding or buying activity. To ensure that you can always find the sellers you’re most interested in, add them to your Favourite Sellers list in My eBay.

Saving and viewing your favourite categories

Instead of clicking through multiple pages to get to your favourite eBay categories, you can save time by saving your Favourite Categories. Once you save a Favourite Category, you can view the items in that category at any time, and delete the category if you longer need it.

To save a favourite category:

From the left column of My eBay, click the “Categories” link under All Favourites.
Click the “Add a new Category” link at the top, right of the page.
Select the category you want to save.
Click the Save button.

To view items in a favourite category:

From the left column of My eBay, click the “Categories” link under All Favourites.
Select the check box for the category that includes the items you want to view.
Do one of the following:
- To see all items in the category, click the “All Active” link.
- To see all items in the category that start today, click the “Starting Today” link.
- To see all items in the category that end today, click the “Ending Today” link.
- To see all items in the category that end within the next 5 hours, click the “Ending Within 5 Hours” link.

To delete a Favourite Category:

From the left column of My eBay, click the “Categories” link under All Favourites.
Select the check box for the category you want to delete, and click the Delete button.

Using shortcuts to My Favourites

Once you've saved a favourite search, seller, or category, you can access it even when you're not in My eBay by using the Shortcuts to My Favourites located at the bottom of most eBay pages. From the menu, select a favourite search, seller, or category, and you'll go instantly to that favourite.

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