Don't Cite Unsold eBay Listing Prices
6 hours ago
- #pricing
- #eBay
- #journalism
- Journalists are urged to stop citing unsold eBay listings as actual sales.
- Examples include NYC MetroCards listed for $5,000 and Trader Joe’s totes for $50,000, which were never sold at those prices.
- eBay allows any item to be listed at any price, but actual sales data should be used for accurate reporting.
- The highest actual sale for special NYC MetroCards was nearly $500, not $5,000.
- Trader Joe’s totes sold for up to $300, not $50,000, with an average price of $17.