eBay sold listings quality dataset
In 5,779 eBay US sold listings from 43 searches (sold Aug 1 to Oct 30, 2026), 31.5% could not be used as a price comp at face value: lots, for-parts sales, accessories, outliers, or accepted Best Offers where eBay shows the asking price instead of what the buyer paid. Source: SoldComps.io.
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Key numbers
31.5%of eBay sold results can't be used as a comp at face value (1,823 of 5,779)
19.5%are accepted Best Offers whose real price is hidden; eBay shows the asking price
13.9%are a different thing from what was searched: lots 4.6%, for parts 4.0%, outliers 4.0%, accessories 1.1%
+19%how far a raw average of sold prices overstates the clean median in a typical search
−18%median auction price vs Buy It Now for the same search (auctions lower in 28 of 34 searches)
1.84×typical spread of the middle half of sold prices (p75 ÷ p25); electronics 1.30×, trading cards 2.65×
By category
| Category | Sold listings | Not usable at face value | Lots | For parts | Hidden Best Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collectibles & vintage | 812 | 40.3% | 12.3% | 5.3% | 20.2% |
| Video games | 686 | 32.2% | 6.9% | 12.2% | 13.6% |
| Electronics | 665 | 31.6% | 5.9% | 11.0% | 12.2% |
| Clothing & bags | 804 | 31.6% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 27.7% |
| Trading cards | 494 | 31.0% | 5.3% | 0.4% | 18.4% |
| Home & kitchen | 879 | 30.9% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 19.2% |
| Sneakers | 675 | 28.1% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 25.5% |
| Watches | 167 | 26.9% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 22.8% |
| Tools | 597 | 25.3% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 16.1% |
| All | 5,779 | 31.5% | 4.6% | 4.0% | 19.5% |
Method
We pulled the most recent eBay US sold listings for 43 common resale searches across nine categories and classified every result: lots and bundles, for-parts or broken items, accessories priced far below the item, statistical outliers (more than 1.5× the interquartile range from the middle), and accepted Best Offers where the shown price is the list price. Full method and caveats are in the analysis and on our methodology page.
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SoldComps.io, “eBay sold listings quality dataset” (5,779 eBay US sold listings, Aug 1 to Oct 30, 2026), https://www.soldcomps.io/data/ebay-sold-listings-quality