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How our prices work

Last updated November 3, 2026

Every number on a ListParade price guide comes from live eBay listings. Here is what we collect, what we calculate, and where the limits are.

Where the prices come from

Once a day we check the live listings for each product on eBay US through eBay's official API. A guide follows the listings that eBay's own product catalog links to that exact product, so loose keyword matches stay out. For each listing we read the asking price, condition, shipping cost and where the seller ships from.

What the typical price means

The typical price is the median asking price: half the listings ask less, half ask more. We use the median rather than the average so that a few very high or very low listings don't pull the number around. The usual range is the middle half of listings, and prices are also split by condition.

Asking prices, not sold prices

eBay doesn't make sold prices available through its public API, so every price we show is what sellers are asking. When a listing disappears between two checks, we show it as recently ended. It may have sold, or the seller may have ended it; we can't tell which, so we never call it a sale.

Price history

Each daily check is saved, so a guide builds its own history over time: how the typical price, the range and the number of listings have moved. A new guide starts with a short history and fills in day by day.

Listings shown on a page

The listings on a guide are a snapshot from the latest check. Prices, stock and photos belong to the sellers and can change or end at any time, so always open the listing on eBay and check it before you buy. Links to eBay are affiliate links; see our affiliate disclosure.

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