Snipe Amazon bargains with free alert tool

I recently discovered a neat tool you can use to monitor items in your Amazon Wish Lists, and alert you by e-mail when prices hit your target.

WishList Buddy is a free Web-based service ripe with possibilities for online sellers and collectors of books, music or video.

You can ask for alerts on any item in Amazon’s catalog — new items, or used merchandise offered by third-party sellers.

For example, let’s say you have a favorite hard-to-find used book. You know you can sell it for $75 instantly on Amazon or eBay, whenever you manage to find a copy. Using WishList Buddy, you’d know immediately if an inexperienced Amazon seller has priced the book too low. (Some sellers perform this same task using Buyers Waiting pre-orders to snag valuable books from overeager newbies. But with a pre-order, you’re unable to examine the seller’s feedback and condition comments before making the commitment to buy.)

WishList Buddy was developed by programmer Thom Wetzel, who uses it to buy music CDs. Instead of buying at the retail price, Thom waits until the CD has been on the market for a while, then snags one when a used copy becomes available for a few dollars.

I’ve tried WishList Buddy and it works just as advertised. After you sign up, it will ask you for your Wish List number. The quickest way to find the number is to view your Wish List in your browser — your Wish List number is the last series of characters in your browser’s address window after the equals sign.
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