How to use Keepa to shop smarter during Amazon sales event in October
If you plan to shop on Amazon this October 11 and 12, remember to use the Keepa extension to track the price history of products.
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The next Amazon sales event will happen on October 11 and 12, and during these two days, the online retailer is expected to offer big discounts across all categories. However, since sellers update their prices constantly, you want to use the Keepa extension to ensure you get a worthy deal.
Keepa is a popular freemium service that tracks Amazon prices over time. Once you install the extension in your browser, you will notice a new section that displays the price history of the Amazon product that can help you make a more informed decision.
You can use the extension without an Amazon account, but you will need a Prime subscription to get the deals, which costs $139.99 per year (or $14.99 per month). In addition to accessing the October 2022 sales event, you get access to many other benefits, including free and faster shipping, Prime Video, music, gaming stream services, and more.
If you’re not sold on the subscription service,Amazon offers a 30-day trialthat you can use to shop the Amazon deals this October. After 30 days, you can continue or cancel the subscription.
Thisguidewill walk you through the steps to get started with Keepa to view the price history of Amazon products.
How to install Keepa on Edge, Chrome, Firefox
Keepa is available for all major browsers, including Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. You can follow the instructions below to install the extension on your default browser.
Keepa for Microsoft Edge
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To install Keepa on Microsoft Edge, use these steps:
Keepa for Google Chrome
To add Keepa to Chrome, use these steps:
Keepa for Mozilla Firefox
To install Keepa in Firefox, use these steps:
Once you complete the steps, Keepa will be available in the browser to start checking prices during the Amazon Early Access sales event.
While we outline the steps for the three most popular browsers for Windows, the extension is also available for other browsers, including Safari and Opera.
How to use Keepa to check Amazon price history
To check Amazon products prices history with Keepa, use these steps:
ThePrice historytab shows a graph with the product’s price history from Amazon and third-party sellers. Usually, you want to focus on theorangechart, which is the information sold and fulfilled from Amazon.
Thelightchart shows the price history of third-party seller products, and thedarkchart displays the price for used items from Amazon or third-party sellers.
You can always use the options on the right-pane to toggle the views to focus on the price history from a specific type of seller.
On the right pane, at the bottom, you will also find the option to change the range for the price to a “day,” “week,” “three months,” and “all” to view the historical data for a specific product.
After reviewing the data, you can make a more informed decision about the product. For example, the data will help you discover whether the price was recently increased and lowered shortly after to make it seem as if you are getting a significant discount. Or the deal is compared to the original price, but the historical data shows that a similar price can be found regularly.
How to use Keepa to track Amazon prices over time
It’s possible to use Keepa without an account with the service, but it’s recommended to create trackers and get alerts for price drops.
Create an account
To create a Keepa account to track prices during the October 2022 Amazon deals event, use these steps:
Once you complete the steps, you can create trackers for any product available on Amazon.
Create a tracker
To track Amazon product prices with the Keepa service, use these steps:
After you complete the steps, Keepa will start tracking the product’s price, and you will receive an alert as soon as it reaches your desired amount.
You will have to repeat the steps to track additional items if you want to see the products you are tracking if you don’tlog into your Keepa accounton the web.
In your account, you can view all the trackers. You can sort and filter items and customize the view from the left pane. You can also delete those trackers you no longer need.
How to change Keepa settings to track Amazon prices
You can also adjust some personalization settings in the Keepa account.
To change the Keepa extension settings, use these steps:
Once you complete the steps, the changes will become the new default settings.
We focused this guide on Windows 11, but you can refer to this guide to save time and money shopping during the Amazon Early Access on older versions of Windows, macOS, and even Linux.
More resources
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Mauro Huculak has been a Windows How-To Expert contributor for WindowsCentral.com for nearly a decade and has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides. He also has an IT background and has achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, and CompTIA. He has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years.
