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Welcome to the inventory-hunter wiki!

Here you will find more details about how to use this application to snag your next CPU, GPU, or game console.

History

Like many of you, I decided that it was time to build a new PC in 2020. Unfortunately, amidst a global pandemic, scalpers found an opportunity to limit the supply of every newly released tech product. As a result, you can only find these new products listed for significantly over MSRP.

During the week that followed the RTX 3070 launch, I watched online inventory tracking tools such as NowInStock.net like a hawk, waiting for a GPU to become in stock. Then, one night, I received an alert, but as soon as I clicked the link, the product was sold out. This was infuriating! At this point, I knew I needed a better tool to stand a chance against the sophisticated bots out there. I thought to myself (in a Jeremy Clarkson voice, of course), how hard could it be?

This was the moment inventory-hunter was born:

$ until (curl -s $URL | grep -i "add to cart"); do sleep 1; done; echo $URL | mail -s "In Stock" $EMAIL

Since the initial one-liner, this project has grown into a production quality application that gives scalpers a run for their money. The instant notifications give you a genuine opportunity to purchase products that sell out in seconds. Thanks to inventory-hunter, I successfully purchased an RTX 3070 on my third attempt. Upon taking delivery of my new GPU, I open-sourced this project in an attempt to level the playing field between professional scalpers and real customers.