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Inbox

The Inbox is one place for everything that needs your attention across the app — a marketplace offer, a new follower, a shipping update, an account alert. It's a members-only view that gathers alerts from every part of RetroTechCollector so nothing slips past you.

The RetroTechCollector Inbox showing a two-pane list of alerts with a detail panel and filter chipsThe RetroTechCollector Inbox showing a two-pane list of alerts with a detail panel and filter chips

What the Inbox is​

The Inbox draws on the same data as the header notification bell — it's the full-page version of it. Everything the bell shows lands here too, laid out so you can work through it.

It's built from two panes: a scrollable list of alerts on one side, and a detail panel on the other that opens whatever you select. Selecting an alert deep-links you straight to the thing it's about — the offer, the listing, the profile, the conversation.

Alerts, not conversations

The Inbox aggregates alerts and takes you to the right place. The actual direct-message threads live in Messaging — a new-message alert in the Inbox opens the conversation there.

Filter chips​

Filter chips across the top narrow the list to what you care about right now:

  • All — everything.
  • Needs action — items waiting on you, like an offer to accept or an address to confirm.
  • Marketplace — offers, sales, shipping and dispute updates.
  • Social — likes, comments, follows and follow requests.
  • Messages — new direct and transaction messages.
  • Account — security, billing and subscription alerts.

Start on Needs action to clear anything time-sensitive first, then switch to All to catch up on the rest.

Where to find it​

The Inbox is a signed-in member view. Open it from the notification bell in the header on web, or from the app menu on mobile. New items also raise a badge on the bell so you can see there's something waiting at a glance.

The Inbox on a phone, showing the filter chips and the list of alertsThe Inbox on a phone, showing the filter chips and the list of alerts
  • Notifications — push and email on top of the Inbox, with per-category preferences.
  • Messaging — where message threads live.
  • Marketplace — offers, sales and shipping that surface here.