A Grok Bot template
Deal Scout watches eBay, Facebook Marketplace and Mercari for the things you want
Give it your watch list, a price cap for each item and your deal-breakers. It compares each listing with recent prices and tells you when one is worth a look.
MacBook Pro 13-inch, M2, 16GB memory, 512GB storage
- Asking
- $599
- Recent comparable listings
- about $657$58 under comps
- Your cap
- $800
- Seller
- 99.7% positive, free returns
- Check before buying
- Charger not mentioned · Battery health not stated
Deal Scout can draft a question to the seller for you to review.
How it works
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You set the list.
Add what you're looking for, the most you'll pay, how far you'll go for local pickup, and anything that rules a listing out.
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It checks every weekday.
Deal Scout scans the sites on a schedule, drops likely scams, and compares each price with recent sold or similar listings.
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You hear about the good ones.
Each find is ranked pursue, watch or pass. If nothing is worth it, you won't hear from it that day.
What an alert looks like
Each alert puts the price next to recent comparable listings, notes what to check, and gives a rank.
MacBook Pro 13-inch, M2, 16GB memory, 512GB storage
- Asking
- $599
- 1Recent comparable listings
- about $657$58 under comps
- Your cap
- $800
- 2Seller
- 99.7% positive, free returns
- 3Check before buying
- Charger not mentioned · Battery health not stated
Deal Scout can draft a question to the seller for you to review.
- 1
Price against comps
The asking price next to what similar ones have gone for.
- 2
Seller
Feedback and return policy.
- 3
Check before buying
Gaps worth asking about.
- 4
Rank
Pursue, watch or pass.
Three ranks
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Pursue
Looks worth acting on.
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Watch
Could be good, but something needs checking first.
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Pass
Over your cap, hits a deal-breaker, or looks like a scam.
It asks before it acts
Deal Scout only sends alerts. It won't bid, buy or message a seller unless you say so.
Seller messages are drafts.
Want to ask about the battery? It writes the message, and you read it before anything is sent.
Likely scams are filtered out.
Listings that look like scams don't reach you.
Quiet days stay quiet.
No alert means nothing passed your checks that day.
Get the template
When you add Deal Scout in Grok Bot, it walks you through four steps.
- 1Pick the sites
- 2Add your watch list
- 3Set a budget cap for each item
- 4Set your local pickup radius
You can also set deal-breakers, like:
- cracked screen
- locked account
- missing charger
Questions
Which sites does it check?
eBay, Facebook Marketplace and Mercari.
Will it buy something on its own?
No. It sends alerts. Bidding, buying and messaging a seller all wait for your okay.
How often does it check?
Every weekday, on a schedule. If nothing is worth it, you won't get a message.
How does it decide what's a good deal?
It compares the price with recent sold or comparable listings, checks your budget cap and deal-breakers, and ranks it pursue, watch or pass.
What about local listings?
Local pickup listings are limited to the radius you set.