Tracking Favourites with My eBay

You can save time by storing your Favourite searches, sellers, and categories in My eBay. You can view all your favourites at once on the All Favourites page, or you can use the left column of My eBay to navigate individual views.

You can:

Saving your Favourite Searches

You can save up to 100 searches for easy viewing. You can even have eBay automatically search for items you're interested in 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 a Favourite Search:

On the left side of your My eBay page, click the "Searches" link under All Favourites.
Click the "Add new Search" link next to My Favourite Searches at the top of the page.
Enter your search criteria, and click the Search button.
In the Name this search box, keep the suggested search name or enter a new name for your search.
If you'd like to receive email notification when new items are listed, select the length of time that you'd like to receive the email notifications from the drop-down list. (The tick box for receiving email notification is selected by default.)
Click the Save button. Your search is saved to your Favourite Searches in My eBay.

Finding items with your Favourite Search

You can find items with your Favourite Search in My eBay. To search for items, click the "Searches" link under All Favourites on the left side of your My eBay page. Then click the search name. You can also access up to three of your most recently added Favourite Searches on the Home page, under the search box.

Tip: If you're using the same Favourite Searches frequently, you can sort by Time: newly listed to display the newest results at the top of the search results 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. Find the search that you want to edit, and click the "Edit Search" link to the right of the search. Edit the information as needed, and click the Save button.

Viewing your Favourite Searches on the Home page

The Favourite Searches that appear on the Home page are defaulted to your three most recently added searches.

If you would prefer to hide your Favourite Searches on the Home page, you can disable this feature.

Go to My eBay, and click the "Preferences" link under My Account on the left side of the page. Scroll down to the General Preferences section, and click the "Show" link next to My eBay. Clear the tick box next to "Show my Favourite Searches on the home page search area" option, and click the Apply button.

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 Shop by clicking on the "Add to My Favourite Shops" link from the eBay Shop page.

To save a new seller or Shop 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 Shop” link.
On the Add to My Favourite Sellers and Shops page, enter the seller’s User ID or the Shop name.
Click the Continue button.
Optional: You can add a note about the seller or Shop that will be visible only to you.
Optional: To receive an email summary of items available from the seller, select the Favourite Sellers Top Picks email tick box.
Optional: To receive email newsletters from the seller, select the General Interest tick box. (Not available for all sellers)
Click the Save Seller/Shop button to save the seller or Shop.

After you save your Favourite Sellers or Shop, 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.
Email your Favourite Sellers or Favourite Shop to a friend.
View other items offered by your favourite seller.
View other items offered by your favourite Shop.

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. You can choose whether to receive emails weekly, fortnightly, or monthly.

Note: Sellers can select their Top Picks specifically or let eBay automatically choose which to display.

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 tick box.
Optional: Add a note for yourself about the seller or Shop.
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 Shop Newsletters

You can sign up for Shop Newsletters and receive an email newsletter when one of your favourite sellers’ eBay Shop has promotions, news, or new listings. Each Shop seller can have up to 5 mailing lists, and interested buyers can subscribe to up to 5 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 Shop Newsletter, the seller will never see your name, email address, or any other personally identifiable information, only your eBay user ID.

To subscribe to Shop 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 Shop whose newsletter you’d like to subscribe to.
Select the tick 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 Shop Newsletters, you can either remove the seller from your Favourites, or click the “Edit Preferences” link and clear the check box next to the Shop Newsletter from which you’d like to unsubscribe.

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

Viewing your Recent Sellers

You can view the last 10 sellers and the items you’ve bid on or purchased in the My Recent Sellers and Shops section in the Favourite Seller View. You can add these sellers to your Favourite Sellers list by clicking the "Add to Favourite Sellers" link. You can also 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 tick 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 tick 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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