Gleam alerts: text message terms

Last updated: October 12, 2026

The program

The program name is Gleam alerts. Gleam alerts are alerts about online marketplace listings that match the searches set up in Gleam. They are sent by Gleam, a private, invitation-only web app run by Tom Kingston. Only people he invites can use it.

Who gets them

Only invited people who sign up themselves: each person enters their own mobile number on Gleam's Alert settings page and checks the box "Text me Gleam alerts. Msg frequency varies. Msg & data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help, STOP to cancel.", with these terms and the privacy policy linked right next to it. Nobody can sign up someone else, and Gleam never texts anyone who has not signed up. See how to sign up.

What you'll get

• Alerts about listings that may be good buys, with the price, the estimated melt value and a link to the find in Gleam.
• One confirmation text when you sign up, test alerts when you ask for them, and replies when you text HELP or STOP.

Gleam alerts are not marketing. Message frequency varies with how many good finds turn up.

Costs

Message and data rates may apply.

How to stop

Reply STOP to any Gleam text to cancel. You'll get one text confirming that you've been unsubscribed, and no more Gleam texts after that. You can also turn off text alerts on the Alert settings page. To get texts again, reply START.

Help

Reply HELP to any Gleam text for help, or write to hello@mail.gleam.cx. The reply to HELP reads:

Gleam alerts: listing alerts you signed up for. Help: hello@mail.gleam.cx. Msg frequency varies. Msg & data rates may apply. Reply STOP to cancel.

Carriers

Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

Sample messages

Examples only: the listings and numbers are made up.

Gleam: Hot find on Mercari - 14k chain, 9.8 g, $145. Melt about $766. Open: <link> Reply STOP to opt out.

Gleam: Good find on eBay - 18k band ring, 4.2 g, $310. Melt about $422. Open: <link> Reply STOP to opt out.

Gleam: Hot find on eBay - 10k class ring, 8.1 g, bid $95, auction ends in 2 h. Melt about $453. Open: <link> Reply STOP to opt out.

Privacy

Mobile phone numbers and text-message opt-in data and consent are never shared with or sold to third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Read the full privacy policy.

Contact

Tom Kingston
Email: hello@mail.gleam.cx