Edit keywords and filters
Change keywords, price, distance or match details when you see what sellers actually post. Your search stays easy to review.
How marketplace
search alerts work.
Describe your find once. Make the details count. Let Flipinator keep an eye out while you do something better with your time.
01Describe the item
“A camera for weekends away.”
02Set search filters
Your budget. Your must-haves.
03Receive a match
A match worth a closer look.
Create your search in three steps.
Choose an example to see the item description, search settings and matching listing.
“A compact camera for weekends away, under $350. Include the battery and charger.”
Compact digital camera
Facebook Marketplace Facebook Marketplace
- Your budget
- Under $350
- Location and distance
- Brisbane · 25 km
Required item details
A working compact camera with its battery and charger. Leave out parts-only listings and accessories sold on their own.
Review and edit before saving
New match found
Compact digital camera
$280Working camera. Battery and charger included.
“A wood lounge chair for my reading corner. Under $250, with a fabric seat and no repairs needed.”
Wood lounge chair
Facebook Marketplace Facebook Marketplace
- Your budget
- Under $250
- Location and distance
- Brisbane · 25 km
Required item details
A solid wood lounge chair with a fabric seat. Ready to use, with no broken frame or upholstery repairs needed.
Review and edit before saving
New match found
Vintage wood lounge chair
$120Solid timber frame. Fabric seat. Ready for your reading corner.
“A medium-frame commuter bike under $500. Something ready to ride, not a repair project.”
Commuter bike
Facebook Marketplace Facebook Marketplace
- Your budget
- Under $500
- Location and distance
- Brisbane · 25 km
Required item details
A medium-frame commuter bike in working order. No frames sold alone, children’s bikes or repair projects.
Review and edit before saving
New match found
Medium commuter bike
$350Medium frame. Working gears and brakes. Ready to ride.
Illustrative example. Each search watches one marketplace.
Inside Flipinator
Review new matches in your Feed.
See listing photos, prices, locations and marketplaces. Open a match for more details.
Device notificationsEnable alerts
Enable alerts
for new matches.
After saving your first search, allow notifications on your browser or phone. Flipinator can then alert that device when it finds a match.
There’s no need to leave the app open. If notifications are off, new matches still collect in Feed for your next visit.
How device alerts work9:41A little less screen time.
New match foundCompact digital camera · $280Battery and charger included.
Your search is still running.
Edit or pause
your searches.
You don’t have to get every detail right the first time.
Pause when you’ve found it
A paused search stops checking and frees one slot at its interval. Keep the setup if you might use it again.
Contact sellers on the marketplace
Open the original marketplace to read the complete description, check the seller and arrange collection or delivery.
Access searches on another device
Your Flipinator account keeps your searches and matches together across your devices.
Search setup questions.
Do I start with keywords or a full description?
Either works. Use manual setup when you already know the item and filters. AI setup can turn a longer request into an editable draft. Keep the search words recognisable to a seller, then put preferences and dealbreakers in the match details.
Understand keywords and match detailsCan I look on more than one marketplace?
Yes. Create a separate search for each marketplace. For example, an oak table search on Facebook Marketplace and another on Gumtree are two searches, each using its own active slot.
What if the matches are too broad or too narrow?
Edit the search rather than starting over. If you see accessories instead of the item, clarify what must be included. If matches are scarce, reconsider unnecessary words, a tight budget or a small collection area.
See worked filtering examplesDoes Flipinator buy the item for me?
No. You open the original listing, review its condition and seller, and arrange contact and payment on the marketplace. Flipinator helps you notice a match; the buying decision stays with you.
Create your first marketplace search.
Start with one item and one marketplace. Refine it as you go.
Create your first searchExample match
New match found.Review the details.
Open the original listing.
Open the original listing.