How can the same product be “trending” at 2 different prices?

[krys888]

Really? This is the exact same doll. See screenshot of 2 listings of same doll, but notice the “trending” price on both are different. Are the trending prices real or nonsense? What are they based on? I do pay attention to those trending prices, but maybe I shouldn’t be? One says its trending at $104 and the other right next to it says trending at $129. So.... which is it? 

[ads*and*ends]

I'm just throwing out a guess but I believe it has to do with keywords and item specifics. Even with your 2 examples, there are variations in the titles.

[gracieallen01]

Perhaps it is like the stock market - one minute it is trending up, and the next it is trending down? 

Or, maybe like ebay, one minute it is what they would like to see it sell for, and the next it is what they expect it to sell for?

[mudshark61369]

@krys888,

The difference in trending prices might be because of when the items were listed. One listed a few months ago fr the first time may have a higher price, because not many were available at the time or demand was down.  The lower priced one might have been recently listed with pricing for the holidays. The trending prices stick with a listing until it ends, which means the good until canceled item listed in August will have a different trending  price from one listed in October or November. 

What I love is finding a 50+ year old item no longer being made that has X# new and refurbished from $Y. 

[krys888]

Thank you. That would explain it; and tells me to just ignore them from now on. Lol. So... basically, its just more ebay nonsense cluttering our listings.

[krys888]

If that’s the case, then ebay’s Search algorithm thingy is most inadequate and misleading to customers. But, I’m sure they have a disclaimer for that in their seller policy fine print, no doubt. 🐵

[ten_o_nine]

The one for $95 is more accurate, has the UPC & MPN listed and 1 product review, the other one was listed without a UPC or MPN, so ebay is making a guess based on the title.

[rosie247]

I'm guessing it is because the whole "Trending" thing is random and meaningless. 

[smileytown18]

This is eBay. Where anything is possible

I've stopped looking at trending a long time ago. I search sold items for accurate idea of what things go for. And if they sell at all

[smileytown18]

cool barbie btw. Shame I only have little boys 😉

A friend of mine keeps buying barbies for her baby. Who we kidding, her baby doesnt appreciate it. she loves them and now has an excuse to get them!! :0 🙂

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@ten_o_nine wrote:

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 ... ebay is making a guess based on the title.

Exactly this. In other words, the algorithm doesn't realize that these are the same item, so it has set separate trending prices.

The search for silkstone midnight glamour  gets 31 results and those are the only two showing a "trending" price. One of the listings that has no trending price is a multi-item listing that has the UPC and MPN and has 2 sales in the past 90 days (for $129.50).  So I'd have to agree that the whole concept is nonsense.

Final note about eBay nonsense: On the right-hand side of the search results page, the column of "related" items is for women's underwear. So apparently their algorithm for "related" doesn't include category.

[krys888]

If they don’t know, they should leave it off because all it is to me now is just more unreliable nonsense from ebay that has no value to me as either buyer or seller.

[krys888]

30%of my buyers are males.... 🙂

[krys888]

Oh you should see some of the “related items” that come up in doll searches! Omg lol!