Used guitars, synths and pedals on eBay, by email

Gear hunting is a long game, so instead of checking eBay every night for the one guitar or synth you want, let the listings that match come to your inbox.

3 steps

Set up in a minute

Search on eBay, sort by newest

Describe the instrument precisely on eBay

Open Musical Instruments & Gear, pick the type (guitars and basses, pro audio, keyboards, effects pedals) and type the make and model. Filter by condition, price and item location or ships-to, and choose Buy It Now or auction. Sort by Newly listed and copy the link from the address bar.
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Copy the link, paste it into mxsender

Put the search into MXSender, email selected

Paste the link on the MXSender website or into our Telegram bot, pick email and confirm your address. You can add Telegram to the same search whenever you like.
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New listings land in your inbox

Let each check report in one mail

A check that finds new gear sends one email listing every new item with title, price, a link to the listing and the photo when the seller added one. A quiet check sends nothing.
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Start monitoring eBay →

Track a search on eBay right now

Paste the eBay search link you want watched — we’ll check we can read it, then set up your alerts.

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Do you know which year of that guitar you want?

Players often chase a specific era: a guitar from before a factory move, a synth revision with the better filter, a pedal from the first production run. The model name alone pulls in reissues and copies. Add the year or serial range to your search words where sellers usually write them, and keep a separate search for the reissue if you would accept one.

Pedals and small modules are easy to narrow by exact model. Big instruments benefit from a price floor too, which filters out the cheap look-alikes and the parts listings.

Shipping a guitar or a keyboard from another country

Instruments are fragile and often bulky. Read the item location and the shipping cost to your country, ask how the seller will pack it (a hard case, detuned strings, a double box for a keyboard) and allow for import duties or VAT that may be charged on arrival.

Electronics add a voltage question: vintage synths and amps were built for their home market, so check the power supply before you plan to plug in. For gear made with protected tonewoods, such as some rosewoods, ask whether cross-border paperwork is needed. Check the seller’s feedback and returns; eBay has buyer protection for purchases that go wrong.

Asking the right questions about used gear

For a guitar: neck relief, fret wear, any repairs or refinishes, whether the electronics crackle. For a synth: do all keys and voices work, any replaced parts, does it hold patches. For an amp: when was it last serviced. Request a short sound clip if the description is thin; serious sellers usually send one.

Inbox habits for a long gear search

A gear search can run for months. A folder for the mails turns them into a price log: you see what the same model was listed at in spring and in autumn, and you recognise a fair price when it finally shows up.

Where the mail lands is your provider’s decision. After the first match, check spam or the Promotions tab, mark the mail as wanted and add the sender. Every mail has an unsubscribe link.

Free covers one search checked every 30 minutes and one address; Starter, $5.99, five searches every 10 minutes and one address; Pro, $14.99, twenty searches, the fastest checks and three addresses.