Before you buy new, see what it costs used near you.

Almost everything you buy new is already for sale on Facebook Marketplace, a few kilometres away, for a lot less. Sift puts those listings right next to the store price, so you see the saving before you check out.

How it works

1. Shop as usual. Open a product page on Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Home Depot, Costco, IKEA or most other online stores.
2. Click Sift. Sift reads the product and finds the same thing used on Facebook Marketplace near you.
3. Pick the deal. Every listing shows its price, its distance and how far below the store price it is. Click one to open it on Marketplace.

What you get

• The same thing, used, near you. Matching listings within the distance you set, cheapest first, with photos.
• What you’d save, on every row. “62% below store”, “46% below store”, “Close to store price”, colour coded so the bargains stand out.
• Right-click anywhere. Select a product name on any site, right-click it and Sift searches Marketplace for it.
• Watch for one. Nothing nearby yet? One click turns it into a watched search and Sift alerts you when one turns up.
• Opens by itself with Sift Pro. Turn it on for the stores you pick and the used prices are already there when the product page loads.

Find it used on every plan

An example: a standing desk

An electric standing desk is $449.99 at the store. Click Sift on the product page and the used ones near you line up underneath: a 60 x 30 in electric desk 6 km away for $170, 62% below store; the same brand in walnut, like new, 11 km away for $240, 46% below store; a sit stand desk with memory presets for $299. That’s $279.99 back in your pocket for a 10-minute drive.

Before you go, press Is this a good deal? on the listing for an AI second opinion with a fair offer and a message to send the seller.

When buying used wins

Furniture. Desks, dressers, sideboards and shelving lose half their price the day they leave the store and last for decades. Used is almost always the better deal.

Bikes, tools and sports gear. Built to be used hard, easy to check in person and often sold barely ridden or barely run.

Electronics with a model number. Monitors, cameras, consoles and speakers. Match the exact model, test it at pickup and you pay a fraction of the box price.

Kids’ gear they grow out of. Strollers, high chairs and bikes for kids get outgrown long before they wear out.

Count the whole cost. Add the drive, any missing parts and a warranty you’d give up, then compare. The used vs new calculator does the math, and used vs new total cost walks through what to count. Torn between open box, refurbished and used? Read refurbished, open box or used.