Using the eBay Toolbar Featuring Yahoo! lets you monitor items even when you're not on eBay. You can receive alerts and view your buying and selling status from your desktop.

Receiving desktop alerts

On the eBay Toolbar, the pull-down on the My eBay button enables notifications so you do not miss your opportunity to purchase an item.

You can receive the following desktop alerts:

• Bidding Alerts for items you're bidding on that are ending soon.

• Items I'm Watching Alerts for items you're watching that are ending soon.

• Outbid Alerts when you're no longer the high bidder so that you can bid again, or look for another item to bid on.

• Items Won Alerts when you win an item.

• Second Chance Offers on items you didn't win.

• Best Offer Accepted Alerts when your offer is accepted.

• Items I Didn’t Win Alerts when your bid is unsuccessful.

• Items That Sold when your listed item ends successfully.

• Items That Didn’t Sell when your listed item ends unsuccessfully.

• Best Offers Received when you receive a Best Offer on a listed item.

• Question Received when you receive a question about a listed item.

Changing desktop alert options

To change the eBay Toolbar to display only Bid Alerts, or Watch Alerts, click the Options button on the Toolbar and select the Customize tab.

To change the alert notification options such as time, or audio notification, click the Options button on the Toolbar and select the Alerts and Sign-in tab.

Changing the eBay Toolbar display options

Viewing your buying status

The Buying button lets you see the status of items you are winning, watching, and bidding on. You can also customize your eBay Toolbar to display the Items Won button, which will allow you to view the items you have won in the last seven days.

Viewing your selling status

The Selling button provides you with the status of sold and unsold items so that you can maximize your selling efficiency.

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