Watchers Do they get a notification if a price is dropped?

[dirk12955]

I have 100s of watchers on my 3 selling accounts.   I'm well aware that 

not all watchers are actual buyers,   But 1 or 2 might be.

In seller hub I have the option of showing the listings that have a watcher,   and then I

can revise the listing,  Or start a sale for an item(s).

Do the Watchers receive a notification when (If)  I drop the price on the item?    Seems to me 

over the years I've received notifications from ebay to "Drop your price 5% and make a sale"

[ebooksdiva]

It would depend on whether or not those watchers have notifications turned on. 

[dirk12955]

OK,    That makes sense.    So you think they would if the notifications are not turned off?

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@dirk12955 

Yes, when you lower the price of an item, watchers with notifications on, would receive a message stating something like “an item you’ve showed interest in has new lower price” … not exactly the wording, but definitely a message I’ve personally received on a watched item.

[dirk12955]

Thanks for the info.    I appreciate it.  

[orangehound]

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@dirk12955 wrote:

Do the Watchers receive a notification when (If)  I drop the price on the item?    Seems to me 

over the years I've received notifications from ebay to "Drop your price 5% and make a sale"

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Two quick additions to what has been written previously.

1) A buyer who is watching has the option to receive or not receive such offers.  It is in their configuration, but I believe it defaults to receiving offers.

2) Not all price drops will trigger an email to watchers.  I do not know what the threshold might be (I can't find an eBay policy page), but I believe it is consistent with the thresholds that are described on the Best Offer page:

The amount must be at least 5% less than the Buy It Now price for items under $200, 3% for items between $200 and $1,000, and 2% for items over $1,000