I delete the prices of sold items both as a courtesy to the buyer and to clarify that the item is no longer available. In the first instance, for example, if a buyer wanted to resell a card soon after purchasing it from me, I feel that he/she should be able to have a "clean slate" to do so, without somebody saying, "hey you just bought that card for $100 two weeks ago and now you are asking $125 for it." I believe that both of those transactions/potential transactions are private between the buyer and seller in each case and should not influence each other in any way, unless the card is somehow misrepresented.
Secondly, as was mentioned above, I believe that if a card is still listed in a B/S/T post with a price attached, even if it is also marked as sold, it can create some confusion as to whether that card is still available. I generally sell larger lots of cards, and will often delete the card from the available list altogether once it is sold, just to make it very clear that the card is no longer available. Often, people will STILL message me to ask if a card is available, because it is still pictured in the photo of the entire lot.
I can certainly understand and appreciate those who would like to refer to past sold prices and I see both sides of this, so I'm not saying that my way is any more right or wrong than any other.
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