Weird eBay anomoly messes up sold item price...

[LostFlunky]

Check out this auction search:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=SONY%20MEMORY%20STICK%20MICRO%20M2%208GB%20%28F700%29%20PSP-1000-2000-3000%20PSP%20GO-PSP-N1000&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2045573.m1684

Notice that it shows a BIN sold price of $399.99?  If you click through to the listing, it shows that the price was $399.99, and that 3 were sold.  If you click on the "3 sold" link, you will see that none of the 3 sold went for more than $15?

Before ending the listing, the seller jacked up the price to $399.99, so now the history makes it appear as though the item actually sold for that much...

[pulstar]

I've known sellers to do this when they're waiting for stock to turn up, apparently it's cheaper to do this rather than shut down the listing then relist when more stock has turned up.

[LostFlunky]

I've known sellers to do this when they're waiting for stock to turn up, apparently it's cheaper to do this rather than shut down the listing then relist when more stock has turned up.

Or if they go on vacation - but it shouldn't show as the sold price...

[bob]

Kind of like i wish ebay would show what the accepted best offers were, and not just the original price

[pulstar]

I've known sellers to do this when they're waiting for stock to turn up, apparently it's cheaper to do this rather than shut down the listing then relist when more stock has turned up.

Or if they go on vacation - but it shouldn't show as the sold price...

The sold price is showing as $14.99 in the image...

[LostFlunky]

I've known sellers to do this when they're waiting for stock to turn up, apparently it's cheaper to do this rather than shut down the listing then relist when more stock has turned up.

Or if they go on vacation - but it shouldn't show as the sold price...

The sold price is showing as $14.99 in the image...

You had to click 2x into the closed listing to see that.. if you do a search for that item, click to filter on "sold" (which is the link I posted above), you will see that listing with a sold price of $399.99, which is where the first image I posted came from.  The green text indicates it was "sold".

[pulstar]

I've known sellers to do this when they're waiting for stock to turn up, apparently it's cheaper to do this rather than shut down the listing then relist when more stock has turned up.

Or if they go on vacation - but it shouldn't show as the sold price...

The sold price is showing as $14.99 in the image...

You had to click 2x into the closed listing to see that.. if you do a search for that item, click to filter on "sold" (which is the link I posted above), you will see that listing with a sold price of $399.99, which is where the first image I posted came from.  The green text indicates it was "sold".

Ah right, that is kinda strange really...You'd think in the sold listings of multiple items at different prices it would display each individual item sold not just the current (or last) listed price.

[NecroPhile]

Silly ebay trying to jack up their BS "trending" prices....

[xcrement5x]

Silly ebay trying to jack up their BS "trending" prices....

No joke, the more stuff "trends" up, the more they make on fees when people buy crap at those prices eventually.