How Spotted finds clearance deals

Spotted tracks clearance and markdown inventory at Home Depot, Lowe's, Target, Walmart, and other major retailers across the US. We check stock levels, pricing, and markdown status continuously — not once a day, but throughout the day as inventory changes.

Every clearance item gets matched against recent eBay sold listings. We pull the median sold price, calculate platform fees and estimated shipping, and determine the net profit if you were to buy the item at clearance and resell it.

Items that don't have enough sales data or don't clear our margin threshold get filtered out. You only see deals where the math works.

When a deal near you passes our margin threshold, you get a push notification with the item name, clearance price, eBay resale value, store address, and live stock count. Open the app and you can see the full deal breakdown — including eBay comps, profit estimate, and how many units are left.

Drive to the store, find the item on the clearance shelf, and buy it. List it on eBay using the comps Spotted showed you. Ship it when it sells. Keep the profit.

What we cover

Retailers: Home Depot, Lowe's, Target, Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Five Below, Costco, and more. Coverage varies by retailer — Home Depot has the deepest clearance data, followed by Lowe's and Target.

Geography: Nationwide US. Stock data is per-store, so you see what's actually in stock near your ZIP code.

What we don't do

• —We don't guarantee deals will still be in stock when you arrive. Clearance moves fast, especially on high-margin items.
• —We don't guarantee resale prices. eBay comps reflect recent sold data, but the market changes.
• —We don't list or sell items for you (though we're building eBay auto-listing). You handle the resale side.
• —Coverage at some retailers is thinner than others. We're strongest at Home Depot and weakest at stores without public inventory APIs.