How do I Get Distill to Track Only New Mercari Listings (Not Price Changes)?

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Hi, guys. I’m trying to use Distill to track new Mercari listings. For example, if I search for “x” on Mercari, I only want to be notified when brand-new items of “x” are listed by different sellers. The problem is that I keep getting redundant alerts whenever an existing item changes slightly, like when the price shifts by just a cent. I want alerts for only new listings.

Here are the conditions I’ve set up so far

Only continue if:

  • added text has a number less than 170 (170 being the maximum dollar amount I’m willing to pay)

On another monitor, I’ve set

Only continue if:

  • added text is not empty

  • net added text is greater than 9 (characters)

  • added text has a number greater than 1 (dollar)

  • added text has a number less than 170 (dollars)

I’ve even tried highlighting the existing listings to make Distill ignore them, but it still notifies me every time something trivial changes.

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Best way to monitor a listing page for new items

  1. Sort by newest items (if available)

    • If the site allows sorting by newest first, use that option.
    • Check if the URL changes after sorting. If it does, monitor the updated URL.
    • Mercari provides a sorting option.

  2. Select the top items

    • Monitor the title of the first one or two items in the listing.
    • You can also include additional details (price) if needed.

  3. Verify your selection

    • Before saving, review the preview in the Visual Selector toolbar. You can edit the selection so that the text preview is what you need to monitor.

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  1. Add Conditions (if needed)
    • You can add condition to get alerted on specific keywords or price

Let me know what you think.