Deal alert tools for UK PC flippers
An alert tool watches new listings for you. They differ in which marketplaces they watch, how fast, and whether they tell you what a listing is worth. We make PathAu, so check the others' sites — details below are as shown on their websites in October 2026.
By Artem Kulyk, founder of PathAu · Updated 27 October 2026 · Numbers from PathAu's own data, refreshed daily
| Tool | Marketplaces | Values a whole PC by its parts | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PathAu | eBay UK, Gumtree, Vinted and Facebook Marketplace | Yes, from UK sold prices | £10 a month; Pro £25 |
| CSC Deals | eBay | Manual checker | Free feed · Premium £9.99/mo |
| Flipify | Facebook, eBay, Gumtree, Vinted and US sites | No (spread vs eBay average where available) | Per watchlist, from about $5/mo |
| DealSonar | Facebook, Vinted, eBay, OfferUp | 40–150 “PC teardowns” a month, from £49/mo | From £25/mo |
| eBay saved searches | eBay | No | Free |
What matters for PCs
- Valuation by parts: a gaming PC is worth what its parts sell for; a keyword average for "gaming PC" can't tell you that.
- Speed: Speed matters more than anything else: of the underpriced listings we tracked in the last 30 days, 90% were gone within an hour and 59% within 10 minutes.
- Local marketplaces: Gumtree and Facebook have fewer competing buyers than eBay.
Side by side: all comparisons.
Questions
What is the best deal alert app for flipping PCs in the UK?
It depends on what you flip. For used PCs and parts, a tool that values each listing part by part from UK sold prices — like PathAu — tells you which listings are actually under value; general watchlist tools alert on keywords and prices you set.
Is there a free PC deal alert in the UK?
Yes: eBay saved searches are free and CSC Deals has a free feed. PathAu has no free plan, but you can see the deals your settings would have caught in the last 7 days before you pay, and its Discord has free deal feeds 20 minutes after members.