pricing
Free is for trying it. Paid is for catching one. The alert fee is a small fraction of the price of the Mac.
choose the alert speed
Start with the 90-Day Hunt Pass if you are waiting on more than one acceptable config. Use Spot Pass when there is exactly one Mac to chase. Free stays here for testing the watcher, not catching a two-minute listing.
90-Day Hunt Pass
$69
One-time. No subscription.
Five watches with no intentional alert hold for the few configurations you would actually buy.
Built for the normal hunt: more than one RAM/storage combo could work, but the refurb store decides which one appears first.
Get Hunt Pass30-Day Spot Pass
$19
One-time. One short hunt.
For one exact SKU you are ready to buy today.
Get Spot PassFree
$0
No card. For testing.
Useful for trying the watcher; not the lead option for scarce listings.
Start freeFleet
$99
/ month · or $999/yr
For pros and teams.
Reseller Alerts
$249
/ month · contact-gated
For high-volume buyers.
Contact-gated while we verify fit and provider setup. RefurbSitter sends alerts; you still buy directly from Apple.
Ask about Reseller AlertsStart free, then upgrade in-app when you're ready to catch one.
the speed gate
Free tier alerts are intentionally held about 15 minutes—less than half Refurb Tracker's measured 33-minute median lag across 114 shared restocks in our June 2026 benchmark. Paid watches skip that hold and begin dispatch immediately after Apple confirms buyability. Historical benchmark, not a delivery guarantee.
june 1 · timestamped receipt
On June 1 a 64GB Mac Studio hit the refurb store. Our alert went out at 7:02 PM ET, 32 seconds after detection. A competing free email monitor's alert arrived around 8:03. The Apple order was already placed.
64GB Mac Studio M4 Max · $2,459
the math
Apple's refurb store sells these at roughly 15% off new. That's $300–700 back in your pocket on a $1,700–3,700 Mac, same one-year warranty. The Hunt Pass is $69, about 1.9%–4.1% of that price range. The Spot Pass is $19. If an alert helps you complete a discounted purchase, either fee is a fraction of the stated savings.
Tap the ntfy alert and you're on Apple's product page, no link to hunt for. Web push and email back it up. Fleet and Reseller add webhook delivery for Discord and Slack.
ntfy · web push · email · webhook (Fleet + Reseller)
Independent service, not affiliated with Apple. Inventory can still sell out before checkout. We promise a faster, timestamped alert, not the purchase.
Free tier alerts are intentionally held about 15 minutes. In our June 2026 benchmark of 114 shared restocks, Refurb Tracker emailed a median 33 minutes after RefurbSitter detected the item—so the intentional free hold is less than half that measured median lag. Paid watches have no intentional hold: dispatch begins immediately after Apple confirms the item is buyable. The benchmark is historical, not a delivery guarantee.
Spot Pass is 1 watch for 30 days, right for someone chasing one specific SKU right now. Hunt Pass is 5 watches for 90 days, right for someone who isn't sure which config drops first, or wants to catch it before a birthday/tax season. Both are one-time, no subscription.
These configs were on 16–18 week backorder before Apple discontinued them in May 2026. The refurb store is now the only source. The Hunt Pass is $69 against a $1,700–3,700 Mac at ~15% off new—about 1.9%–4.1% of the machine's price.
20 watches, ongoing subscription, and webhook delivery. Pipe alerts directly into Discord or Slack. Built for buyers managing multiple configs, or small teams watching inventory across a few people.
75 watches, exact part-number watchlists, no intentional alert hold, and webhook delivery for high-volume buyers. It is contact-gated while we verify fit and provider setup. RefurbSitter still only alerts and links to Apple's official store; it does not resell inventory, auto-buy, or guarantee checkout.
You can. We did. The hard part is uptime, polling under Apple's rate limits, and a push that reaches you in seconds. On June 1 our alert went out 32 seconds after detection.
Speed and honesty about speed. In one recorded instance on June 1, our paid alert—with no intentional hold—beat a competitor email by ~61 minutes. We publish that single receipt, not a guarantee. Free tier here is also delayed by design. We don't pretend otherwise.
One watch free, no card. Upgrade for no intentional alert hold when you're ready.