What is with this deception?

[sakic92710]

While researching sold items to see what I can sell my item for, I came across a listing that shows the item sold for $289US.  Since I knew this was not possible, I checked the page & found 2 had sold.  So, I check the next page to see only 1 sold & the price was $6.47.   LOL!   What is with this nonsense??  Stay safe all.     🙂

[coolections]

How can you check and see two had sold then check and see one had sold ? What was the item so we can help you figure it out ?

[southern*sweet*tea]

Yes, item and/or item number, please.  Without that there's no way to tell anything.

[simba6]

Sellers while not supposed to, in some cases place a high price on an item when it sells out to "hold it's place" until they get more in stock.  The sold items search does not always come up with the correct sold for price and shows the current price. Could be that.  As stated the item number is needed to check.

[ed8108]

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@simba6 wrote:

Sellers while not supposed to, in some cases place a high price on an item when it sells out to "hold it's place" until they get more in stock.  

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Not acceptable seller behavior, & more should be done to discourage this practice.

[sakic92710]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Spider-Man-Vs-Dr-Octopus-The-Power-Of-Doctor-Octopus-DVD-VERY-GOOD/27420019...

[penguins_dont_fly]

I've been using Terapeak instead of solds. You get  a much better idea of sold price (It shows what BO was accepted rather than the BIN price - and the actual price & qty on a GTC multi-qty) and you can check over a 12 month period if something rarely sells (or is actually rare ... there is a difference LOL)

https://www.ebay.com/sh/research?dayRange=365&endDate=1598283087727&keywords=&marketplace=EBAY-US&of...

[krazzykats]

I have set a high buy price, then sold for much lower.  Its usually to create an offer for a specific buyer, not  deception.

They know in advance what I will accept, and I don't want anyone else to bid as  I have an agreement with them. 

All done on eBay, all legitimate.

A way to do best offer, without actually doing best offer....

[pburn]

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@sakic92710 wrote:

While researching sold items to see what I can sell my item for, I came across a listing that shows the item sold for $289US.

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It shows it was LISTED for $289--not that it was SOLD for $289. 

[eburtonlab]

In the case of multiple quantity items that are listed or sold at different prices, the item may appear in the sold search results under the current listing price, making it appear as if it sold for that price:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1&_nkw=spider-man+vs+...

Checking the sold history for that item should show the actual selling price:

https://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidsLogin&item=274200199509&rt=nc

[coolections]

Whenever someone buys an item for "cheaper" than the asking price it shows the original asking price. Maybe the seller ran out of them and it is just a placeholder. I asked the seller why the high price but as it goes probably will not get an answer. With that said you can expect to get a buyer somewhere in the range of $10 to $20 for yours.

[sakic92710]

Not when you search under sold.

[shhboom]

I've seen this same type of thing before when researching how much certain items have sold for. In a few rare cases, I've seen a item sold for over $2000 when the item typically sells for under $20. The seller is typically from a sunbelt state like Arizona. I suspect some type of drug money laundering.

[luckythewinner]

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@ed8108 wrote:

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@simba6 wrote:

Sellers while not supposed to, in some cases place a high price on an item when it sells out to "hold it's place" until they get more in stock.  

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Not acceptable seller behavior, & more should be done to discourage this practice.

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What do you propose as a solution that would discourage the practice?

[pburn]

@sakic92710 

When you filter that specific seller's listing, using the filters on the left-hand side of the page, clicking on the "Sold listings" filter shows the $298.99 listing price.

If, instead, you open the listing and click on the link labeled, "2 sold," you see the actual sale price of $6.92.

Is that what you mean?