How to set up alerts on facebook marketplace

Aside from haggling, a good way to get the best prices on Facebook Marketplace for secondhand items is to be among the first to contact the seller whose newly posted goods are tagged with huge discounts. By creating alerts, you’ll get notifications as soon as these items are posted.

How to Create Item/Product Alerts on Facebook Marketplace

Creating alerts is simple in just four easy steps:

1.) At the Marketplace page, enter what item you’re looking for at the search bar, and press Enter.

2.) When the search results are shown, click Notify Me. In the Facebook app, this is the bell button right next to the Filters button.

3.) Make further optional configuration to the alert: set the center location, the radius, and optional price range.

4.) Click Create Alert.

With this, you no longer have to keep checking the Marketplace as Facebook will simply notify you for new postings of the item you want. The alerts will appear like a regular notification. To avoid getting irrelevant notifications, use terms specific or close to the item name when creating alerts.

How to Remove Product Alerts on Facebook Marketplace

When the time comes that you’re no longer interested in an item, you naturally don’t want Facebook to keep pestering you about new listings of it. Deleting an alert is similar to creating one. You need to use the same search term you used to create the alert, but instead of the Notify Me button there’s an Edit Alert button near the search bar. Click on that to open a dialog box, and in there click Remove Alert.

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Configure Facebook Marketplace Notifications Settings

For further tweaking, go to Facebook Marketplace and click the Settings button (gear icon). Select Customize Notifications. If you’re using the smartphone app, tap the commerce profile button first, tap Settings, then select Manage Notifications.

In here you can configure what notifications you’d like to receive, such as when a seller replies to your inquiries. You can also get notified for new items based on your shopping interests and for previously viewed items whose prices have been lowered.

In the app, there’s a section called Saved Searches where you can see all your saved alerts. You can toggle each alert to turn their notifications on or off. To delete, tap Edit and tap the trash icon on each saved alert you’d like to remove.

If you don’t like to delete your alerts, you can alternatively just turn off all notifications from the Marketplace.

Facebook Marketplace is a great way to find items for sale in your area. But how do you know when new items are posted? This guide will show you how to set up alerts in Facebook Marketplace so you can stay up-to-date on the latest listings.

Setting Up Facebook Marketplace Alerts on a PC

If a PC is your preferred device for accessing Facebook Marketplace, here’s how to set up alerts and get notified as soon as there’s a new listing.

1. Click on your profile picture in the top right-hand corner of the Facebook homepage.
   
   
2. Select “Settings & privacy” from the drop-down menu and then click on “Settings.”
   
   
3. Once you’re in the Settings menu, click on “Notifications” from the menu on the left-hand side. Then, click on “Marketplace.”
   
   
4. Finally, next to each notification type (e.g., “Push”), click on the toggle button so it says “On.” This will ensure that you receive notifications for activity related to the Marketplace.
   
   

Setting Up Facebook Marketplace Alerts in the iPhone App

When you set up alerts and notifications for Facebook Marketplace on your iPhone, you’ll be informed immediately when new items that match your search criteria are posted. This saves you time, as you won’t have to constantly check the Marketplace for new postings.

You will be more likely to find the item you want before someone else does since you will know about it as soon as it is posted.

Here’s how to go about it.

1. Open the Facebook app and tap on the ellipsis in the bottom-right corner.
   
   
2. Scroll down and tap on “Marketplace.” If you don’t see Marketplace, tap “See more.”
   
   
3. Tap on the human icon and then tap “Settings.”
   
   
4. Tap “Manage notifications.”
   
   
5. Select the notification category (example: Message From Sellers) you wish to turn on.
   
   
6. Tap the toggle button next to the notification you want to turn on.
   
   

This will ensure that you don’t miss any new postings that might be of interest to you.

Setting Up Facebook Marketplace Alerts in the Android App

Turning on notifications for Facebook Marketplace on the Android app is a quick and easy process.

1. Open Facebook and tap the ellipsis in the top-right corner.
   
   
2. Scroll down and tap “Marketplace.” If “Marketplace” isn’t listed, tap “See more.”
   
   
3. Once you’re in the Marketplace section, tap the human icon at the top of the screen and then tap “Settings.”
   
   
4. In the Settings menu, tap “Manage notifications.” From there, you can tap on the notification category you’d like to turn on, for instance, updates, tips for sellers, or saved searches.
   
   
5. Tap the toggle button next to the notification type you’d like to change.
   
   

Once you do this, you’ll be notified whenever new listings are posted that match your search parameters. That means you can skip the search process altogether and always know when new, relevant items are available. It’s a super handy feature that can save you time and effort.

Setting Up Facebook Marketplace Alerts on an iPad

To receive notifications for Facebook Marketplace on your iPad, you will need to adjust your notification settings. Here’s how.

1. Open the Facebook app and tap the ellipsis (three horizontal lines) in the buttom corner.
   
   
2. Scroll down and tap on “Marketplace.”
   
   
3. Tap on the human icon and then “Settings.”
   
   
4. Tap on “Manage notifications.” Now you can select which notification categories you would like to receive by tapping on the toggle next to each category.
   
   

Be Quick on the Draw

If you’re looking for great deals on new and secondhand items, you’ll want to keep an eye on Facebook Marketplace.

By setting up alerts, you can be among the first to contact sellers when they post new items. And since many sellers are looking to unload items quickly, alerts will significantly increase your chances of finding a suitable offer. If you’re patient and quick on the draw, you can snag some amazing deals on Facebook Marketplace.

Have you set up Marketplace alerts on your device? How was the experience? Let us know in the comments section below.

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