MPReseller is an AI-powered search and sourcing tool designed for Marketplace resellers.

After you create a search task and set your keywords, location, and filters, MPReseller continuously looks for newly listed items, uses rules and AI to filter out irrelevant results, accurately identifies listings that match your requirements, and promptly notifies you by email. It also provides price trends, market data analysis, and transaction assistance to help you make faster, better-informed buying and reselling decisions.

Ara is your AI Reselling Assistant. Her official title may be "Assistant," but she prefers to call herself the "Data Director." 😏 She considers herself a tech genius, isn't much for unproductive socializing, and dreams of changing the world through technology.

Every search task you create needs a Search Assistant to run it. Ara continuously searches for and filters listings that match your requirements, analyzes relevant data, sends alerts, and helps with whatever comes next. Most of the work you entrust to MPReseller is handled by Ara.

To create your first search task, click Ara's avatar on the Overview page to open the setup wizard. Ara will guide you through each step, and the entire process usually takes about three minutes.

The most important choices are your search keyword and location. You can also set filters such as price, seller quality, and distance to make your results more precise.

Use a clear and specific keyword for each task whenever possible. For example, searching for "iPhone" may return a mix of iPhone 15, iPhone 16, iPhone 17, and other models. Because their prices vary significantly, the resulting price trends and market supply analysis may offer little useful insight. A more specific search, such as "iPhone 16 Pro Max 256GB," allows MPReseller to build a more consistent set of comparable listings. As more data is collected, you will gain a clearer and more reliable view of that model's price trends and market conditions.

Once the task has been created, you will need to purchase a Search Assistant subscription and assign the assistant to the task before it can begin running.

Every search task needs a Search Assistant assigned to it before it can run. A Search Assistant is the task-running capacity you purchase from MPReseller: each Search Assistant allows you to run one search task at a time.

A standard Search Assistant runs its assigned task every 20 minutes, continuously checking for newly listed items and handling the subsequent filtering, analysis, and alerts. Search Assistants can be reassigned between different search tasks, but only tasks with an assigned Search Assistant will run.

To start a task, simply click Run on any task that is not currently running. MPReseller will automatically find an available Search Assistant, assign it to the task, and start it.

A task will usually begin its first search within a few minutes after it starts. You can see its next scheduled run on the Tasks page. However, whether it immediately finds any results or matched listings depends on what is available in the market, as well as the keyword and filters you have set.

For example, a popular search such as "iPhone 16 128GB" will usually return plenty of relevant results on the first run. In contrast, a rare item such as an original Apple Macintosh 128K may not produce any results for quite some time, simply because very few people nearby are selling one.

Sometimes you may see many excluded results but no listings marked as matches. This usually means your filters or matching requirements are too restrictive. You can review the excluded listings and the reason for each exclusion on the Listings page, then adjust your criteria if needed.

Analytics data is updated once every 24 hours, so it may take up to a day after your task starts running for the first analysis to appear. Early results may be less reliable because the sample size is still small. After about a week, as more data is collected, the price trends and market analysis will usually become more stable and useful.

Yes. Every eligible new user can enjoy a one-time 7-day free trial with full access to one Search Assistant.

You can cancel at any time during the trial at no charge.

No. MPReseller is a professional reselling tool, but it is not just for professional or experienced resellers.

Even if you are simply looking for a better deal on a used computer for yourself, you can subscribe for a month or start with the 7-day free trial. By continuously searching, filtering, and comparing Marketplace listings, MPReseller can help you find better-priced items in better condition. One good purchase can easily save you more than the $20 monthly subscription fee.

If you are new to reselling, MPReseller can help you quickly understand local pricing, supply, and market trends, making it easier to spot and evaluate opportunities. More experienced resellers can run multiple search tasks at the same time to monitor different products, locations, and price ranges.

You do not need years of experience to get started, but you should know the type of product you plan to buy or resell. MPReseller can help you understand the market, uncover opportunities, and work more efficiently, while your own product knowledge remains essential to making good decisions.

MPReseller currently supports the United States and Canada. We are preparing to expand into additional countries and regions, and this list will be updated as new markets become available.

You can use MPReseller on your phone, but a laptop or desktop computer provides a better experience when creating search tasks, adjusting filters, or reviewing detailed market analysis.

Once your tasks are set up, there is no need to stay at your computer. Whenever MPReseller finds a new matching listing, you will receive an email notification on your phone. You can open the listing and contact the seller right away, allowing you to act quickly when a good opportunity appears.

In practice, a computer is best for setting up tasks and analyzing the market, while your phone is ideal for receiving alerts and taking immediate action.

• Use specific search terms: Include the brand, model, configuration, and storage capacity instead of searching only for broad terms such as "iPhone" or "computer."
• Try different wording: Search common abbreviations, misspellings, and model-name variations so you do not miss listings with incomplete or inaccurate titles.
• Do not rely only on homepage recommendations: Search actively using categories, price, location, distance, and date listed.
• Watch new listings, but do not panic over every minute: Finding an item early helps, but sellers also consider price, buyer reputation, pickup timing, and payment arrangements.
• Learn the normal market price first: The cheapest listing is not always a good deal. An unusually low price may indicate a scam, a misleading offer, or a problem with the item.
• Track supply and demand: Compare available inventory, price distribution, sold prices, and selling speed before deciding whether an item is worth buying.
• Do not rely entirely on Facebook alerts: Built-in alerts may be delayed, miss listings, or notify you about items unrelated to your saved search.
• Use MPReseller to automate the repetitive work: It continuously searches, filters irrelevant results, organizes listings, analyzes market data, and notifies you when it finds a target item.

Facebook Marketplace search works more like a recommendation feed—similar to TikTok—than a complete, exact database search. Your keywords are only one of many signals its algorithm considers. Facebook selectively shows listings it believes may interest you rather than displaying every listing that matches your search terms.

Marketplace alerts work in much the same way. They are not sent according to clear, fixed rules, and there is no guarantee that every matching new listing will trigger a timely notification. They function more like selective content recommendations, which is why alerts may arrive late, miss relevant listings, or include results that do not closely match your search.

For accurate, timely, and comprehensive listing alerts, you need a dedicated monitoring tool such as MPReseller.

Facebook Marketplace is not a database that shows every new listing to every user strictly in the order it was posted. Like recommendation-driven platforms such as TikTok, it relies heavily on personalized ranking algorithms to determine how listings are distributed and exposed.

After an item is posted, Facebook may initially show it to a selected group of users, then use their response to decide whether the listing should receive broader exposure.

This means that even if someone has just listed an "iPhone 16 128GB," searching for those exact terms does not guarantee that you will see it immediately. Different accounts may see different results for the same search, and repeatedly refreshing from a single account will not ensure that every newly posted item appears.

A dedicated monitoring tool such as MPReseller can check the market continuously from multiple angles, helping you discover new listings and receive alerts as early as possible.

Possibly—but being the first person to message the seller does not guarantee that you will get the item.

Popular listings that are well priced and in good condition often attract several buyers soon after they are posted. Sellers rarely choose a buyer simply because that person sent the first message. They may also consider the buyer's reputation, whether they accept the asking price, when they can pick up the item, how they plan to pay, and how simple and reliable the transaction appears.

In fact, the more interest a listing receives, the more likely the seller may be to wait before making a decision so they can compare different offers and arrangements.

For example, the first buyer may have a poor rating, continue negotiating over the price, or be unable to pick up the item until the weekend. Another buyer who contacts the seller later may agree to the asking price and be ready to collect it that same day. From the seller's perspective, the second buyer may be the better choice.

Finding a listing early can certainly improve your chances, but there is usually no need to panic over a difference of several minutes—or even an hour or two. What matters more than sending the very first message is contacting the seller before they have made a decision and presenting a clear, reliable, and convenient offer.

MPReseller helps you discover new listings early. Once you receive an alert, you still have time to review the seller's profile, evaluate the item, and plan your approach instead of rushing into the conversation because you are worried about being a few minutes late.

Facebook Marketplace has a built-in listing alert feature. From a search results page, click Notify Me, confirm your search term, price range, and location, then select Create alert. Facebook groups these notifications under Saved searches in its notification settings.

However, Create alert is not a complete, real-time monitoring service. It does not guarantee that every relevant new listing will be detected and sent to you immediately. Alerts may arrive late or miss listings altogether. Many users report receiving alerts only occasionally—or getting notifications for listings that have little to do with their saved search.

For continuous Facebook Marketplace monitoring and more timely, comprehensive alerts, you need a dedicated tool such as MPReseller.

Facebook Marketplace does not rely on strict, word-for-word keyword matching. Your search terms are only one of the signals its algorithm considers. Facebook may also use product categories, related words in titles and descriptions, your interests and browsing history, and a listing's popularity to broaden and rank the results.

As a result, a search for a specific product may also return similar models, accessories, or other items the algorithm thinks you might be interested in. For example, searching for "iPhone 16" may show phone cases, other iPhone models, or listings that simply mention "iPhone 16" somewhere in the description.

Inconsistent seller descriptions make the problem worse. Some sellers leave out the exact model, misspell product names, or add several popular keywords to the title, making the results even less precise.

If you want to filter out accessories, incorrect models, and other irrelevant listings, Facebook Marketplace's basic search and filters are often not enough. MPReseller can analyze the content of each listing and apply your specific requirements, helping you focus on the items that actually fit what you are looking for.

Facebook Marketplace offers a Date listed: Newest first option, but many users report that it does not consistently show the newest listings. Common problems include seeing hundreds of results under the default view but none after switching to newest first; getting only one or two listings followed by results from outside the selected area; or finding a newly posted item in the recommended feed even though it never appeared in a targeted search using the same keywords. Different accounts may also receive different results from identical searches.

Facebook allows Marketplace results to be sorted by Date listed, but this does not provide a complete database of every available listing in strict chronological order. Facebook likely selects a pool of listings based on factors such as keywords, location, relevance, and personalized recommendations before applying the date sort. In other words, Newest first may reorder the listings Facebook has already chosen to show you, rather than uncovering every newly posted item on Marketplace.

Search-indexing delays, account-level differences, and ordinary feature bugs may also cause blank results, inconsistent ordering, or filters that suddenly stop working.

MPReseller continuously collects the listings it discovers and gives you more ways to sort, filter, analyze, and organize them. You can review listings by posting time, price, distance, seller quality, and match status, while also seeing which listings were excluded and why.

Many users run into the same problem: they set their search radius to 10 or 20 miles, yet Facebook Marketplace still shows listings located dozens—or even hundreds—of miles away. These distant listings are often mixed directly into local results with little or no distinction.

Facebook Marketplace does allow users to set a location and search radius, but in practice, the distance setting is not always treated as a strict boundary. Recommended listings may still come from farther away, and items offering shipping may appear in local searches. Incorrect seller locations, inaccurate account location data, or temporary filtering issues can also produce unexpected results.

MPReseller's distance filter calculates the straight-line distance between each listing and the center of your search area. When a distance limit is enabled, listings outside that range are automatically excluded instead of being mixed in with your matched results.

Those listings are not deleted. You can still review them by going to Listings, switching to Excluded, and selecting the Distance filter tab. This keeps your matched listings organized while still allowing you to inspect items that were excluded for being outside your selected distance.

Consistently finding good deals usually does not come down to one secret trick. It takes product knowledge, a smart search strategy, and regular market monitoring.

Experienced resellers often focus on product categories they know well. They understand common models, typical prices, differences in condition, and potential risks. That allows them to spot opportunities other buyers may overlook, even when a seller uses an inaccurate title, poor photos, or a very brief description.

They also use specific search terms and try abbreviations, common misspellings, and different model-name variations instead of relying only on Facebook Marketplace recommendations. Some browse individual categories, newly listed items, bundles, or free listings, and check more frequently during periods when sellers tend to post, such as weekends, early mornings, or evenings.

Once they find a promising item, the way they contact the seller also matters. Instead of sending only "Is this available?", effective buyers clearly state whether they accept the price, when they can pick it up, and how they plan to pay. Sellers are more likely to respond to buyers who have a good reputation, communicate clearly, and make the transaction easy to complete.

The problem is that this approach requires constantly changing keywords, refreshing pages, comparing prices, and sorting through large numbers of irrelevant listings. MPReseller handles much of that repetitive work for you by continuously searching, filtering, and organizing listings, then notifying you when it finds opportunities that meet your requirements. That leaves you more time to evaluate the item and complete the deal.

Finding an underpriced item is not simply a matter of choosing the listing with the lowest price. First, you need to understand what that type of product normally sells for in the current market.

A listing priced far below similar items is not always a great deal. It may be a scam, a misleading bait price, or an item with hidden damage, missing parts, or an inaccurate description. In some cases, the transaction may never be completed at the advertised price. Without knowing the normal market range, it is difficult to tell the difference between a genuine bargain and a price that is simply too good to be true.

Experienced resellers build this judgment by watching the same product category over time. They compare listings with similar models, specifications, and condition, while also considering supply, demand, seller reputation, and possible repair costs. Developing that level of market awareness takes time, effort, and experience.

Facebook Marketplace does not tell you how many comparable items are currently available or calculate a typical market price for you. You usually have to review listings one by one, remove accessories, different models, and irrelevant results, then organize and compare the information yourself.

MPReseller can do much of this work the way an experienced reseller would. It continuously searches for and records comparable listings. As more data is collected, it shows you the number of available listings, the price distribution, and the median price, giving you a clearer picture of the normal price range in your local market.

With that context, it becomes much easier to identify listings that are genuinely below market value, recognize prices that look suspiciously low, and focus your time on opportunities that are actually worth investigating.

The key question is not simply whether an item looks cheap. It is what price you can actually buy it for, what you can realistically expect to resell it for, and how long it is likely to take before the item turns back into cash.

Your purchase price can usually be established through negotiation with the seller. Your expected resale price, however, is still an estimate. The real profit opportunity lies in the difference between the final purchase price and a realistic resale price. If you overestimate what the item will sell for, even an apparently cheap purchase can leave you with little profit—or a loss.

Experienced resellers look at sold-price data for items with the same model, specifications, and condition rather than relying only on current asking prices. They also watch how many comparable items are available, how quickly new listings are appearing, and how long similar items typically take to sell. This helps them judge whether demand is genuine, how much competition exists, and how long their money may be tied up.

Some products appear popular because new listings are posted constantly, but that does not necessarily mean they sell quickly. If available inventory keeps growing and listings remain on the market for a long time, the product may have poor turnover. By contrast, an item with a smaller profit margin that sells quickly and releases your capital may be a much better product to resell repeatedly.

Condition, repair costs, missing accessories, counterfeit risk, transportation, and storage can also reduce the final profit. Deciding whether an item is worth buying therefore requires you to consider the potential margin, market demand, selling speed, and risk together.

Making these judgments normally takes months of observation, record-keeping, and experience. Facebook Marketplace does not tell you the typical sold price, average selling price, number of comparable listings currently available, or how long those items usually take to sell.

MPReseller continuously collects and analyzes data for comparable listings. As the sample grows, you can review available inventory, asking-price trends, newly listed volume, sold-price data—including average or median selling prices—and the typical time from posting until an item is sold or becomes unavailable.

This gives you a more reliable basis for estimating the likely resale price and selling cycle. You can then compare those expectations with the purchase price you are able to negotiate and decide whether the potential return is worth your time and capital.

Scams on Facebook Marketplace generally fall into two categories: buyers losing money to fraudulent sellers, and sellers losing their items, money, or account information to fraudulent buyers.

Whether you are buying or selling, start by asking whether the transaction follows normal, reasonable logic. An unusually low price, a complicated payment process, constant pressure to act quickly, or a request to use an unusual transaction method are all reasons to pause and verify the details.

What should buyers watch for?

1. Unusually low prices and small "holding deposits"

A scammer may list a high-value item far below the normal market price, claim that many people are interested, and offer to hold it for you if you send a small deposit—often only $15 or $20.

Because the amount seems minor, many people decide it is worth the risk. But the scammer may be collecting the same small deposit from many buyers before disappearing or deleting the listing.

Do not pay a deposit to reserve an item before you have seen it and verified that the seller actually has it.

2. Check whether the photos and product information are credible

Do not rely on the title alone. Make sure the photos, model, specifications, condition, and description are consistent with one another.

Be cautious when a listing contains only promotional images, blurry photos, a very vague description, or the same photos posted in several different cities. Ask the seller for a new photo showing a specific angle, the serial number, included accessories, or the device powered on. A seller who genuinely has the item can usually provide this.

If the seller avoids specific questions or cannot provide any additional real photos, the item may not be in their possession at all.

3. Review the seller's account

Check how long the account has existed, the number and quality of its ratings, signs of normal activity, and the seller's other listings.

A new account is not automatically fraudulent. However, an account with almost no genuine activity that is simultaneously listing several high-value items at unusually low prices deserves extra caution. Constantly changing locations, reusing the same photos, or posting many nearly identical listings are also warning signs.

4. Be wary of unusual payment methods and attempts to move the conversation off Facebook

Treat requests for gift cards, cryptocurrency, wire transfers, unfamiliar payment links, or other hard-to-recover payment methods as serious warning signs.

A request to continue by text message, WhatsApp, or email is not automatically a scam. However, stop the transaction if the person then sends an unfamiliar link, asks you to sign in to an account, or requests a text-message verification code. Never give anyone a banking code, login code, or identity-verification code.

Keep the main conversation on Facebook whenever possible, and do not use payment or login links sent by the other party.

5. "Brand new and sealed" still needs to be inspected

Intact packaging does not prove that the correct, genuine item is inside. The box may contain a counterfeit, a used or damaged product, or something entirely different from what was advertised.

Before paying for a phone, computer, or other high-value item, verify the model, serial number, accessories, and condition, and perform basic functional tests whenever possible. Tell the seller in advance that you will pay immediately once the inspection is complete.

If the seller insists on being paid before allowing the package to be opened, it is usually better to walk away. Once payment has been made, a dispute over what was inside the box can be extremely difficult to prove.

6. Confirm that Activation Lock has been removed from Apple devices

When buying a used iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch, do not stop after confirming that it powers on, displays a welcome screen, or opens the operating system. A device that was stolen, lost, or never removed from its previous owner's account may still be protected by Activation Lock and may be unusable after purchase.

The safest approach is to have the seller sign out of their Apple Account, turn off Find My, and erase the device. You should then activate it at the meeting and connect it to your own Apple Account. Completing this process confirms that the device is no longer tied to the previous owner's account.

7. Check phones for a carrier lock

A phone that connects to Wi-Fi, opens apps, and displays normally may still fail to work with your mobile carrier. Some devices remain locked to a particular carrier and cannot use another carrier's SIM card or eSIM.

Before buying, confirm that the phone is carrier-unlocked and, whenever possible, test it with your own SIM or eSIM. Activation Lock, carrier restrictions, missing accessories, and hidden defects are all possible reasons why a phone may be priced unusually low.

8. Meet safely and preserve the records

Whenever possible, meet during daylight hours in a busy public place with surveillance cameras, or use a designated safe-exchange area near a police station.

Keep a copy of the listing, the complete conversation, the seller's profile, and the payment record. For high-value items, record the model and serial number in case you later need evidence.

What should sellers watch for?

1. Fake electronic payments and shipping scams

A scammer may pose as a buyer and claim that the item is a gift for a friend or child who lives out of town. They may offer to pay the full price and shipping costs in advance.

You may then receive a payment screenshot, an electronic-transfer notice, or an email that appears to come from a bank. Do not ship the item based on any of these alone.

Open your banking app directly and confirm that the money has actually been deposited. Do not follow links in emails or text messages, and do not rely on screenshots supplied by the buyer.

2. Never enter or share verification codes

The buyer may claim that you need to open a link, sign in to online banking, or provide a text-message code to receive the payment, confirm your identity, or upgrade your account.

Receiving a legitimate payment does not require you to give the buyer your banking password, login information, or verification codes. A transaction that asks for any of these is likely an attempt to take over your account.

3. Watch for overpayment and refund requests

A scammer may claim to have accidentally overpaid and ask you to return the difference to another account. The original payment may later prove to be fake or fraudulent, while the money you send back is a real loss.

Do not issue a refund, ship the item, or transfer money to a third party until the payment has been fully confirmed in your own bank account.

4. An in-person buyer may still try to grab the item and run

When selling a phone, computer, camera, or other high-value item, a person may ask to inspect it, take it into their hands, and then run away.

Do not meet in an isolated location, and do not let a high-value item leave your control before payment is confirmed. Choose a monitored public location, bring another person when possible, and review the buyer's account age, ratings, and normal activity before meeting.

5. Keep evidence of the transaction

Save the conversation, buyer profile, payment records, and meeting arrangements. Do not delete messages, move the entire conversation to a platform with no useful record, or accept an untraceable payment method merely because the buyer says it is more convenient.

How can MPReseller help reduce the risk?

MPReseller records information such as a seller's account age, number of ratings, and rating score. When these indicators fall into a range that deserves caution, the system can alert you before you contact the seller.

You can also mark suspicious sellers, sellers you are not interested in, or bulk commercial sellers as ignored. Their listings will then be automatically excluded instead of repeatedly appearing among your target listings.

MPReseller organizes the relevant listings it discovers in one place. If several different accounts post the same item using identical or highly similar photos and descriptions, the repeated pattern becomes much easier to notice.

It also continuously analyzes the number of comparable listings, their price distribution, and the median price. When a listing is far below the normal market range, you can recognize more quickly that it may be a bargain worth investigating—or a price so unrealistic that it signals a scam.

MPReseller can help you spot abnormal prices, duplicated listings, and higher-risk sellers earlier, but it cannot replace inspecting the item, confirming the payment, and judging the person you are dealing with. Whenever the price, process, or pressure feels abnormal, stop and verify before proceeding.

In MPReseller, each search task should use a clear, specific keyword that includes the product's brand, model, and key specifications. For example, instead of searching for "iPhone," use something more precise such as "iPhone 16 Pro Max 256GB."

Facebook Marketplace search is often broad. MPReseller re-analyzes the results using your keyword and automatically filters out accessories, incorrect models, and listings that do not match the required specifications. This saves you from manually sorting through large numbers of mixed or irrelevant results.

For example, suppose you want to monitor:

• iPhone 16 Pro Max 256GB
• iPhone 17 Pro 128GB
• iPhone Air 256GB

We recommend creating three separate search tasks rather than combining them into one broad "iPhone" search.

A broad keyword is not completely useless. Searching for "iPhone" can still filter out iPads, Samsung phones, and other unrelated products. However, the results may include many different models, storage capacities, and versions. You would still need to identify each item manually, determine whether its price is reasonable, and decide whether it is actually something you want. That means you are not taking full advantage of MPReseller's precise filtering capabilities.

Running all three tasks at the same time requires three Search Assistant subscriptions. While this may appear more expensive than running one broad task, each task monitors one clearly defined and directly comparable product. This can save a substantial amount of time otherwise spent identifying models, reviewing irrelevant listings, and comparing prices. For active buyers and resellers, the time saved and the reduction in missed or misjudged opportunities can easily be worth more than the $20 monthly cost of each Search Assistant.

Precise keywords are also essential for meaningful market analysis. MPReseller continuously records pricing, listing dates, available inventory, and other market data for the products that match each task. If several different models and configurations are mixed together, the resulting price distribution and market trends will offer little useful insight.

When each task consistently collects data for one comparable product, MPReseller can provide a much clearer picture of pricing, supply, and market movement. As that data builds over time, it becomes a valuable advantage when evaluating future buying and reselling opportunities.

Once a search task starts running, MPReseller continuously builds pricing, inventory, and other market data around its original keyword and location. Changing either one would mix unrelated data together and make the resulting trends and analysis unreliable.

For that reason, the keyword and search location of an existing task cannot be changed. To search for something different, create a new task and reassign your Search Assistant when the original task is no longer needed.

Additional matching rules are personalized criteria that you add on top of a task's search keyword.

By default, Ara rechecks Facebook Marketplace results using general matching standards—for example, whether the brand, model, and specifications match the keyword; whether the item appears to be in generally usable condition; and whether it is an unrelated accessory or a different product. If the current matches already look right, you do not need to add any extra rules.

However, different users often have requirements that cannot be captured by the keyword alone. For example:

• "Accept phones with cracked screens. Do not exclude them for screen damage."
• "Keep listings from private sellers only. Exclude stores and wholesale sellers."
• "Minor cosmetic wear is acceptable, but functional problems are not."
• "The camera shutter count must be below 10,000."
• "The original charger must be included."
• "Missing the original box is acceptable."

There is no special syntax. Simply describe, in everyday language, what should be accepted and what must be excluded. Writing one rule per line makes it easier for Ara to interpret and apply each requirement separately.

You also do not need to anticipate every possible edge case when creating the task. Let it run for a while, then review the listings under Matched and Excluded.

When you find a decision that does not reflect your preferences, click the question mark beside Matched reason or Excluded reason to open a conversation with Ara. Explain what was judged incorrectly and how similar listings should be handled in the future. Ara will help turn that feedback into a new additional matching rule.

As the task continues running, you can gradually add more rules. The results will become increasingly tailored to your needs, and more of the special cases that once required manual review will be handled automatically—reducing the time you spend sorting through listings.

Canceling a Search Assistant subscription does not stop it immediately. The Search Assistant will remain available until the end of your current billing period. You can check its scheduled end date on the My Subscription page under Billing.

Once that date arrives, the Search Assistant will stop running, and any search task assigned to it will automatically be paused. The task will no longer search for new listings or send alerts.

To resume the task later, restore the subscription or assign another active Search Assistant to it.

Whenever MPReseller runs a search task, it saves all the listings returned by Facebook Marketplace. Together, these listings make up All Results.

MPReseller then evaluates them using your search keyword, filters, and additional matching rules, and separates them into two groups:

• Matched: Listings that meet your requirements and are worth reviewing.
• Excluded: Listings that do not match your keyword, specifications, or other criteria.

In other words, Matched and Excluded listings together make up All Results.

Excluded listings are not deleted. You can still review them, see why they were excluded, and correct the decision when it does not reflect your requirements.

Each listing displays either a Matched reason or an Excluded reason, explaining why Ara classified it as Matched or Excluded.

If you believe the decision is incorrect, click the question mark beside the reason to open the correction window. You can then tell Ara what was judged incorrectly and how you want the listing to be handled.

There are usually two ways to correct it:

• Correct only the current listing: If this listing is simply an exception and you do not want to change how similar listings are handled in the future, select Match and close or Exclude and close. The listing will immediately be moved to the correct group.
• Create a lasting rule: If the same issue is likely to appear again, explain your requirement to Ara. She will help turn it into an additional matching rule. You can test the rule before saving it, and similar listings will then be handled automatically in future searches.

For example, suppose you require the original box, but a listing explicitly says the box is not included and is still marked as Matched. You could tell Ara:

Exclude listings that explicitly say the original box is not included. If the listing does not mention the box, assume it is included and continue treating the listing as a match.

Once the rule is saved, Ara will automatically apply the same standard to similar listings in future searches.

As you correct unusual cases and refine your rules, the results will become increasingly tailored to your requirements, reducing the amount of manual review you need to perform.

Ara uses the listing title and description as its primary sources, while also considering clearly identifiable information from the photos when needed. It checks whether:

• the seller is actually offering the product you want, rather than posting a wanted ad, accessory, packaging, or service;
• the brand, model, version, and any specifications you explicitly requested are correct;
• the item has any clearly stated issue that materially affects normal use or its overall condition;
• the listing satisfies your additional matching rules.

Normal signs of use, refurbishment history, or replaced parts will not usually cause a listing to be excluded on their own, unless they clearly affect the item's function or condition, or you have set stricter requirements.

Ara marks a listing as Matched only when the product identity, required specifications, condition, and applicable additional rules all meet your requirements. If a required detail clearly does not match—or cannot be confirmed—the listing is excluded.

Since 2025, Facebook Marketplace has included select eBay listings directly in its search results and listing feeds. They appear alongside regular Marketplace listings with an eBay source label, but purchases are completed through eBay.

MPReseller saves the results actually returned by Facebook Marketplace. As a result, search tasks in the United States may also include eBay listings shown by Facebook. This integration is not currently available in Canada, so Canadian search tasks will not normally include eBay listings.

The eBay listings currently shown on Facebook Marketplace offer shipping and are not limited by local pickup distance. For that reason, MPReseller does not apply your task's distance filter to them, and you may see eBay listings from sellers located far away.

To hide eBay listings, open the filter panel on the Listings page and deselect eBay under Source, or select Marketplace only.

Yes. MPReseller lets you manage sellers using Seller tags. Two tags—Merchant and Suspicious—are available by default, and you can also create your own.

For example, after marking an untrustworthy seller as Suspicious, open the filter panel on the Listings page and set the Suspicious seller tag to Ignore.

This has two effects:

• Listings from sellers with that tag are hidden from your listing results.
• New listings from those sellers will no longer trigger alerts.

Unlike Show only, which is a temporary page filter, Ignore is remembered after you refresh the page or sign in again.

Ignoring a seller tag does not delete any listings. To see them again, change the tag from Ignore back to No filter. The hidden listings will reappear, and future alerts from those sellers will resume.

MPReseller builds market analytics from the Matched listings collected by your search tasks. These insights cover pricing, supply, and how quickly similar items appear to sell.

You can track:

• Available listing prices: How the asking prices of currently available Matched listings change over time;
• Available listings: How many qualifying items are currently on the market;
• New listings: How many new qualifying items appear during each reporting period;
• Sold listing prices: The last asking price recorded when a listing was observed as sold;
• Time to sell: The approximate time between when a listing was discovered and when it was observed as sold.

A sold listing price is not necessarily the final transaction price. Buyers and sellers may negotiate privately, so the amount actually paid may be lower than the last recorded asking price.

On the Listings page, you can also see a quick snapshot of the current filtered results, including available listings, median price, listings posted in the past 24 hours, and the price distribution.

MPReseller builds its market data from the Matched listings it discovers and continues to track while your search task is running. It does not pull prices from a fixed public price guide.

Data collection begins only after the task starts running. Market analytics are generally updated once every 24 hours, and the first analysis may take up to 24 hours to appear.

MPReseller will display the data it has collected even when a task has been running for only a day. With a small sample, however, the results may fluctuate considerably. After roughly a week of collection, the data will usually be more stable and useful as a reference.

If the task is paused or stopped, you can still view the historical data already collected, but no new market data will be added until the task runs again.

Start by selecting the search task and date range you want to analyze. You can group the chart by day, week, month, or year, and display the median, the average, or both.

• Median price: The middle value after all prices are arranged from lowest to highest. Because a few unusually high or low listings have less influence on it, the median is often the better measure of a typical asking price.
• Average price: The total of all prices divided by the number of listings. It is more sensitive to extreme prices and inaccurate listings, so it is best used as a secondary reference.
• Available listing price: Shows the asking-price trend for items that are still available.
• Sold listing price: Shows the last asking price recorded when an item was observed as sold. It does not reveal the amount the buyer and seller ultimately agreed on.
• Time to sell: Shows the time between discovery and the listing being observed as sold, which can help you gauge how quickly the market is moving.

Do not rely too heavily on a single day. Look for sustained changes in price, supply, and time to sell across a longer period. When the sample is small, one unusual listing can have a noticeable effect on the chart.

A listing is not automatically a good buy simply because its price is below the current median. You also need to consider demand, selling speed, and the full cost of the transaction.

A practical way to evaluate it is to:

1. Compare the asking price with the current median and price distribution to see where it falls within the usual range;
2. Review sold listing prices to see the asking prices at which similar items were last observed as sold, while allowing for the possibility that the negotiated final price was lower;
3. Check available listings and new-listing volume to see whether the market may be oversupplied;
4. Review time-to-sell data to estimate how quickly the item may move;
5. Subtract transportation, repairs, cleaning, platform fees, taxes, expected negotiation, and any other costs before estimating your potential profit.

A below-median price may still be a poor deal if the item is damaged, missing important accessories, is a different model, or faces heavy local competition. Conversely, a listing that is not the cheapest may still offer better resale value because of its condition, configuration, or stronger buyer appeal.

My Numbers lets you create your own named reference values for a search task. The labels and amounts are entirely up to you.

For example, you might record:

• My buying price;
• Original retail price;
• Official trade-in value;
• My estimated final sale price;
• My target resale price.

Your reference values appear with the relevant listings and in listing alerts, so you can compare a newly found item with the figures that matter to you without having to look them up again.

For example, MPReseller's sold listing price is the last asking price recorded when the listing was observed as sold. If you believe similar items usually sell for less after negotiation, you can add a reference such as My estimated final sale price and enter the value you consider more realistic.

Email notifications are configured separately for each search task.

When editing a task, you can turn email notifications on or off and choose where the alerts should be sent. You can use your verified account email or enter a different address. Any new notification address must be verified before it can receive alerts.

Once notifications are enabled, MPReseller sends an email whenever the task finds a new Matched listing. You can open the message on your computer or phone, review the listing, and contact the seller promptly.

MPReseller notification emails are optimized for Gmail, so Gmail is the recommended choice for receiving listing alerts.

Depending on how many tasks you run and how active the market is, you may receive several notifications in a day. A dedicated Gmail address keeps listing alerts separate from your personal or work email and makes new opportunities easier to review in one place.

You can also add that Gmail account to your phone, so you can see new alerts and contact sellers while you are away from your computer.

Start by checking the following:

1. Make sure email notifications are enabled for the search task.
2. Confirm that the notification address is correct and has been verified.
3. Check your spam folder and, in Gmail, the Promotions tab.
4. Mark MPReseller messages as Not spam or move them to your Primary inbox.

If Gmail has been routing the alerts to Promotions or spam, regularly opening the MPReseller emails you receive can help Gmail recognize that you want them. Future notifications may then begin appearing in your main inbox.

MPReseller Search Assistant subscriptions renew automatically each month. Your paid subscription begins on the date of your first payment, and you will be charged again on each renewal date until you cancel.

After you cancel, you will not be charged for another billing period. Any Search Assistants you have already paid for will remain available until the end of the current billing period and will stop after that date.

Canceling does not end your access immediately, and unused time in the current billing period is not refunded.

Eligible new users receive a one-time 7-day free trial that includes one Search Assistant.

If you do not cancel before the trial ends, it will automatically convert to a USD 20 monthly subscription, and monthly billing will begin.

If you start a paid subscription or purchase a larger Search Assistant package during the trial, the free trial ends immediately. Your new monthly billing cycle begins on the payment date. Any unused trial days are not carried over, extended, or applied as a credit.