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Everything we have written about buying from classifieds — alerts, comparisons and guides.
Alerts
- Car up to PLN 20,000: how to look for a cheap used carFind out what you can buy for PLN 20,000, which costs to add, and how Łowca helps find cheaper used cars.
- Laptop alertsEmail alerts for used laptops from OLX, Otomoto, Allegro Lokalnie, Vinted, Otodom and Sprzedajemy.pl, compared with the typical market price for a specific item.
- Otomoto alertsAlerts for listings from Otomoto and OLX at the same time, compared with the typical price for a specific model and year.
Comparisons
- Price comparison tool vs Łowca: new prices and used dealsA price comparison tool shows offers for new products, while Łowca helps check prices of used items on Polish classified-advertising services.
Help
- Vinted scams — how to recognize a scammer and avoid losing moneyFind out how to recognize Vinted scams, fake payment links and requests for your phone number, and what to do after contact with a scammer.
- OLX Scam — What to Do and How to Try to Recover Your Money?OLX scam? Check what to do in the first hour, where to report it, and which actions may help recover your money.
- OLX: courier, BLIK and WhatsApp scams — what should raise suspicion?Find out how courier, BLIK, WhatsApp and fake OLX payment scams work and which rules help avoid them.
- OLX Scammers: How to Spot a Scam Before PayingFind out how to spot an OLX scammer, assess the seller’s account and avoid prepayments, fake links and BLIK code theft.
- OLX is not sending notifications — what to checkA list of things to check when notifications for a saved search on OLX have stopped arriving — from your inbox and settings to filters that are too narrow.
- OLX does not send notifications — what to checkA list of things to check when a saved search on OLX has stopped sending notifications, from your inbox and settings to filters that are too narrow.
Guides
- A second-hand gift up to 200 PLN: what to buy for ChristmasCheck which gifts up to 200 PLN are worth buying second-hand, how to assess a listing and prepare a used item for giving.
- Black Friday Headphones: How to Recognize a Good DealLearn how to compare the price of headphones with their real market price, assess an older model, and choose between a new and used pair.
- Laptop on Black Friday: is new or used better?Find out how to assess a laptop’s price on Black Friday, compare a new model with a used one, and verify the condition of equipment from a listing.
- Is Black Friday a Scam? How to Find a Real Bargain in 2026Black Friday 2026 falls on November 27. Find out how to recognize a real price reduction and when a promotion only pretends to be a bargain.
- The 30-day lowest price is not necessarily a good priceThe 30-day lowest price helps assess a promotion, but it does not show the full price history or the typical market price of the product.
- What Is Worth Buying on Black Friday, and What Is Better to Wait For?Find out which products are worth buying on Black Friday, where discounts may be overstated, and when a used item is a better choice.
- Vacuum cleaner on Black Friday: how to buy a model at a good priceFind out how to compare vacuum cleaner generations, assess the battery of a used model and verify a promotional price before buying.
- How to check a product’s price history before buyingCheck a product’s price history before Black Friday and compare its price from the last 30 days with the typical value of similar offers.
- How to Find a Good Gift for a Loved One Without OverpayingFind out how to search for a gift for a loved one, compare listings and avoid suspiciously cheap offers.
- How to Buy More Cheaply on OLXWhat the typical market price is, how to check it in fifteen minutes, and how to recognize a listing that is genuinely cheap rather than merely appearing cheap.
- How to Buy Cheaper on OLXWhat the typical market price is, how to check it in fifteen minutes, and how to recognize a listing that is genuinely cheap rather than one that only looks cheap.
- The Listing Is Suspiciously Cheap — Is It a Scam?When a low listing price is an opportunity and when it is a warning sign. Specific things to check before making contact.
- Is It Worth Buying a Used LaptopWhen a used laptop is a better choice than a new one, what to check during an inspection, and how to determine whether the price in a listing is genuinely good.
- Apartments without agents — alertsHow to filter listings without agents, recognize an agency listing pretending to be private, and receive notifications before an apartment disappears.