@Anonymous
Yeah, but I've read where folks have a bunch of stuff on their watch list, like more than a hundred. That many?
Currently I am watching over a thousand items on a dozen different lists.
Some of those items are spare parts or replacements for things I have that I may need to purchase in the future, but do not need to keep on hand now; I spent some time finding the items so that if the need arises I can quickly scan my list and make a purchase, if it becomes necessary, rather than looking up a part number or figuring out which substitutes will work for my application when I am in a hurry.
Some items are part of a set of items for an entire project, and I may be waiting until all the parts are available before buying them all at once.
Some are items that I am considering, but have not decided which one to purchase yet. I may check the feedback the seller receives to see if the item appears to be a good deal that lives up to its description, or to check if a better alternative becomes available in the mean time.
Some items may be similar to other items I already have, but I am curious to see if the seller lists any other new items like it, and watching one item is a good way to keep track of a seller rather than using up one of only a hundred available Saved Seller spots.
Some items I do not intend to purchase, I just want to keep track of for amusement, like the $300 item entitled "Time Machine (works)"; a listing may have a funny typo or a particularly bad picture; I may suspect an account is hijacked or fraudulent and I am waiting to see if the seller receives any feedback or is removed by eBay.
In some cases, I may find an item I want to purchase, but the seller may not ship to my location, or may be asking too much for shipping; I may check back periodically to see if the seller has changed the terms of shipping, or to remind myself to search for a substitute that can be shipped to my location at a more reasonable cost.
The potential reasons to watch an item are nearly infinite.
