Guides
restock alert guides
64 guides covering how each artist, retailer and franchise actually releases stock, which stores hold it, and the keywords worth setting. Every coverage list is read from the live store list rather than written by hand.
by topic
The broad questions, covering a whole category rather than one shop.
- Independent record shopsShop-exclusive pressings and signed editions live at independent record shops, not artist stores. Track the UK and US indie shop groups in one place.music
- Record Store DayRSD titles go online at different times across hundreds of independent shops. Track the stockists you can order from and get an alert instantly.music
- VinylSigned editions, colour variants and repressings sell out in minutes. Track artist stores, labels and independent record shops in one place.music
- Magic: The GatheringCollector boosters, Secret Lair windows and allocation-limited sets. Track the AIO monitors, Secret Lair and the UK card specialists in one place.collectables
- PokémonPokémon stock moves in minutes. Track Pokémon Center, the supermarkets and the card shops in one place, with a push notification when stock shows up.collectables
- Pokémon TCGTrack Pokémon TCG sealed product across Pokémon Center, card specialists and the supermarkets. Keyword alerts for booster,box, elite,trainer,box and tins.collectables
- LabubuLabubu sells out in seconds on Pop Mart. Track Pop Mart across fifteen regions and get a push notification the moment a series or blind box restocks.collectables
by retailer
Shops and official brand stores, with how each one releases stock.
- Rough TradeRough Trade exclusives and signed editions sell out the day they list. Track them through the Independent Vinyl Stores group monitor.music
- Bad WorldBad World runs the same limited-edition model as Blood Records, including the unannounced restocks after a drop. Enable the store and take every alert.music
- Banquet RecordsBanquet's signed editions and ticket bundles sell out the day they are announced. Track the shop and get a push notification when stock appears.music
- Blood RecordsBlood Records sells numbered pressings in short windows, then quietly restocks cancelled orders afterwards. Enable the store and catch both.music
- The Sound of VinylThe Sound of Vinyl carries store-exclusive colourways and limited pressings. Track it and get an alert when an exclusive goes live or returns to stock.music
- Nuclear BlastNuclear Blast mail-order carries exclusive colourways and box sets across its whole metal roster. Track the EU and US stores and get alerted on drops.music
- Epitaph RecordsEpitaph's own store carries webstore-exclusive colourways and repressings across its punk roster. Track the UK and US stores and get alerted on drops.music
- Third Man RecordsThird Man presses deliberately limited and unusual records that sell out on listing. Track the US and UK stores and get a push notification on drops.music
- Pokémon CenterPokémon Center drops with no public calendar and queues the big ones. Track six storefronts plus the queue pages and hear about it first.collectables
- Pop MartPop Mart restocks without warning and sells out in seconds. Track fifteen regional storefronts and get a push notification when a series comes back.collectables
- JellycatJellycat retires designs and restocks quietly. Track the official stores in the UK, EU and US and get an alert when a design comes back in stock.collectables
- LEGOTrack the official LEGO store across the UK, US, Canada and Australia. Alerts for set restocks, gift-with-purchase promotions and sets about to retire.collectables
- FunkoFunko exclusives and convention releases sell out at launch. Track the official Funko stores and the retailers carrying exclusives, and get alerted on restocks.collectables
- WarhammerWarhammer pre-orders open on a weekly cycle and limited releases sell out in minutes. Track the official store and get alerted when a kit returns to stock.collectables
- Secret LairSecret Lair drops sell direct in defined windows and never restock afterwards. Track all three regional stores and get told when a window opens.collectables
- One Piece Card GameOne Piece allocations run short against demand and restock in waves. Track the grouped card monitors across five regions and get alerted immediately.collectables
- Yu-Gi-OhYu-Gi-Oh reprints make timing matter more than speed. Track the grouped card monitors and get alerted when a set or tin comes back in stock.collectables
- RiftboundRiftbound launched into immediate shortages. Track the grouped card monitors and Riot's own store across five regions and get alerted on restocks.collectables
- Dragon BallDragon Ball sealed product restocks in waves across the card retailers. Track the grouped monitors in five regions and get alerted when stock arrives.collectables
- Disney LorcanaLorcana sets go out of print. They do not restock forever. Track the grouped card monitors and UK specialists and get alerted when stock appears.collectables
- ArgosArgos restocks Pokémon, LEGO and toys at odd hours with no announcement. Track the online, in-store and backup monitors and get alerted immediately.collectables
- Smyths ToysSmyths gets Pokémon, LEGO and exclusive toys on a retail cycle rather than as drops. Track online and in-store stock and get alerted when it arrives.collectables
- TargetTarget restocks trading cards and collectables on a shelf cycle rather than a drop schedule. Track online and in-store monitors across three regions.collectables
- WalmartWalmart lists collectables through its own inventory and marketplace sellers. Track the US and Canadian stores and get alerted when stock appears.collectables
- AmazonAmazon mixes its own stock with third-party sellers on one page. Track seven regional stores and learn to tell a real restock from a resale listing.collectables
- NvidiaFounders Edition cards sell out in seconds against automated buyers. Track Nvidia's store across four regions and get a push notification on restock.collectables
- PlayStation DirectPlayStation Direct puts a queue in front of high-demand stock. Track the UK, EU and US stores and get alerted while the waiting room is still filling.collectables
- Sonny AngelSonny Angel series retire. They do not restock forever. Track the official stores and get a push notification when a series or blind box returns.collectables
- StanleyStanley's limited colourways and collaborations sell out within hours. Track the UK, US and Canadian stores and get alerted when a drop goes live.collectables
- ToppsTopps runs time-limited print-to-order windows alongside normal releases. Track seven regional stores and get alerted before a window closes.collectables
by artist
Official artist stores, their variant habits and where the signed editions go.
- Taylor SwiftSigned editions and variant pressings sell out in minutes across six regional stores. Track them all and get a push notification the moment stock appears.music
- Sabrina CarpenterTrack six regional Sabrina Carpenter storefronts for signed vinyl, variant pressings and tour merch, and get alerted the moment stock appears.music
- Olivia RodrigoSix regional Olivia Rodrigo storefronts, tracked together. Alerts for signed vinyl, colour variants and merch the moment they go live.music
- Lady GagaTrack Lady Gaga's regional storefronts for signed vinyl, limited variants and tour merch, and get a push notification when stock appears.music
- Ariana GrandeFive regional Ariana Grande storefronts tracked together. Alerts for signed vinyl, variant pressings and limited merch as soon as they go live.music
- Tate McRaeTrack the UK and US Tate McRae storefronts for signed vinyl, variant pressings and tour merch, with a push notification when stock arrives.music
- Harry StylesHarry Styles merch drops as timed capsules across four regional stores. Track them together and get a push notification the moment stock appears.music
- Dua LipaTrack Dua Lipa's European, UK and US storefronts for signed vinyl, exclusive colourways and tour merch, with alerts the moment stock appears.music
- The WeekndThe Weeknd drops merch in short windows with no notice. Track the UK and US stores and get a push notification when a capsule or pressing goes live.music
- Zach BryanZach Bryan merch and vinyl sell through on announcement. Track the UK and US stores and get a push notification the moment stock goes live.music
- Lana Del ReyLana Del Rey variants are split across retailers and repressed without notice. Track the official stores and get an alert when a pressing appears.music
- Miley CyrusTrack the official Miley Cyrus store for signed vinyl, limited variants and catalogue repressings, with a push notification when stock shows up.music
- Billie EilishTrack Billie Eilish storefronts across the UK, US and Australia for signed vinyl, variant pressings and limited merch drops.music
- Charli XCXCharli XCX runs fast capsule drops and deluxe variant pressings. Track the UK, US and Australian stores and get alerted the moment stock goes live.music
- Chappell RoanChappell Roan merch and vinyl sell out on announcement. Track the UK and US stores and get a push notification when stock appears.music
- Gracie AbramsFive regional Gracie Abrams storefronts tracked together. Alerts for signed vinyl, variant pressings and tour merch the moment they go live.music
- Sam FenderSam Fender signed editions and shop exclusives clear fast, and the North East independents get their own stock. Track all of it and get alerted.music
- Olivia DeanOlivia Dean signed editions and exclusive pressings clear quickly across the UK and US stores. Track both and get alerted when stock appears.music
- Ethel CainOne US storefront, small runs and no announcements. Track Ethel Cain and get a push notification the moment a pressing or capsule goes live.music
- LaufeyLaufey's signed editions and colour variants clear quickly across a worldwide and a US storefront. Track both and get alerted when stock shows up.music
- Fontaines D.C.Fontaines D.C. run separate European and US stores, and the shop exclusives live elsewhere again. Track all of it and get alerted when stock goes live.music
- Sleep TokenSleep Token drops sell out in minutes with no warning. Track the UK and US stores plus the label stores and get a push notification when stock appears.music
- PresidentPresident release in small runs with minimal notice. Track the EU and US stores and get a push notification the moment a drop goes live.music
- Bring Me The HorizonTrack Bring Me The Horizon across the UK and US stores plus the label and distributor shops, with alerts for vinyl variants and merch drops.music
- ParamoreParamore's catalogue gets repressed and reissued without notice. Track the artist and label stores and get alerted when a pressing appears.music
- Arctic MonkeysArctic Monkeys repressings and limited variants appear without notice. Track the artist store and the record shops and get alerted when stock arrives.music
- HozierTrack the UK and US Hozier storefronts for signed vinyl, limited variants and catalogue repressings, with alerts when stock appears.music