How to Set Sneaker Price Alerts

Step by step

1. 1

   Open a pair in your collection

   Price alerts attach to individual pairs, so open the sneaker you want to watch.

2. 2

   Set your target price

   Choose a target above the current estimate (sell signal) or below it (buy-the-dip signal for pairs on your wishlist).

3. 3

   Enable notifications

   Allow push notifications for SneakersBook so the alert can reach you. You control all notification types in settings.

4. 4

   Get notified when it crosses

   When the pair's estimated market value crosses your target, you get one push notification. Re-arm the alert with a new target whenever you like.

How collectors use price alerts

The most common pattern is a sell threshold: set the alert at the number where you would let a pair go, then stop checking prices. If the estimate ever gets there, your phone tells you.

The second pattern is trend confirmation. Combined with price-history charts, an alert firing tells you a move is real rather than a blip, which is the moment to look at actual market listings.

One-shot by design

Each alert fires exactly once when the estimate crosses your target, then disarms. That keeps alerts meaningful: a notification from SneakersBook means a line you chose was crossed, not that a value wobbled.

Alerts are based on estimated market values from recent market data. Before selling, verify the price on your chosen platform, since estimates are reference points rather than guaranteed sale prices.

Frequently asked questions