Condition price range
What your copy should sell for once its condition is priced in, and whether it still pays at the low end.
Price the flaw from sales, not a guess
A chip, a missing manual or a faded box all knock money off. How much is a market question. The honest answer is in the sales: put the clean copies in one box and the copies with the same problem in the other. The gap between the two medians is what that condition costs, in dollars buyers actually paid.
When nothing in your condition has sold, leave that box blank and enter your own markdown. The tool applies it, but it says plainly that the number is yours and not the market's.
Test the low end, not the middle
Plenty of items pay at the median and lose money at the low end. The low end is the 25th percentile of the sales in your condition once there are 4 or more, otherwise the cheapest one. If the profit there is negative, the break-even buy price tells you the most to pay for the next one like it.
Fees and shipping are one number you enter. Use what came off your last few sales in this category.
The math
| Output | Formula |
|---|---|
| Expected price | median of sales in your condition, or clean median × (1 − your markdown) |
| Low end | 25th percentile of those sales (lowest sale if fewer than 4) |
| Condition gap | expected price ÷ clean median − 1 |
| Profit at the low end | low end − fees and shipping − your cost |
| Break-even buy price | low end − fees and shipping |
What it can't see
It trusts that the two lists really are the same item. Mix in a different variant and the gap is wrong. Clean the lists first in the sold comps worksheet. Good photos of a flaw can sell for more than a vague listing, and that's not in the sales you pasted.
Questions
How much less does a used or flawed item sell for?
It depends on the item and the flaw, so there's no fixed percentage. Compare sold prices for clean copies with sold prices for copies like yours, and the gap is your answer.
What if nothing in my condition has sold?
Leave that box blank and enter your own markdown. Treat the result as a guess and check it against real sales when you find some.
Why test profit at the low end?
Half of sales land below the median. If the item only pays at the median or above, a slow sale or a low offer turns it into a loss.
Is the fees number a marketplace rate?
No. It's whatever you enter. Use what actually came out of your recent sales, including shipping you paid.
Related
Disclosure What's It Sold For comes from the team that builds FlowLister, an AI tool that turns your photos into a complete eBay listing and prices it from sold listings, with the sales behind the number shown. It publishes to eBay through eBay's official Trading API, using eBay's own sign-in, and never sees your eBay password. Read this site as a guide from a tool maker with a stake in the topic, not an independent review.