Has Anyone Found a New Way to See 'Best Offer' Sold Prices?

[JollyElm]

There used to be two different go-to ways to see the actual amount a 'Best Offer' auction sold for on ebay:

1. In The Url Replace "Www" With "Item" And Then Replace "Com" With "Ca"

2. Http://Cgi.Ebay.Com/Ws/Ebayisapi.Dll?Viewitemversion&Item=PUT-ITEM#-HERE

But neither of these efforts seems to work anymore (or is it just me?). Has anyone run across a new method of accomplishing this feat?

[swarmee]

Right click on page, and select "View Source"
Search source page for "taxExclusivePrice"

[griffon512]

go to 130point.com

[swarmee]

Most of those sites are no longer going to work since eBay is now restricting their sales data from sites that aren't official members.

[Dpeck100]

Slabwatch.com is still working as of this morning but not sure how much longer it will be.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Right click on page, and select "View Source"
Search source page for "taxExclusivePrice"

I tried this out with some cards I purchased with Best Offers, and it works great. Thanks. I've been trying to find a way to do this since the web pages that used to work no longer do.

[chalupacollects]

Originally Posted by jayshum

I tried this out with some cards I purchased with Best Offers, and it works great. Thanks. I've been trying to find a way to do this since the web pages that used to work no longer do.

Whereabouts on the page do you find the price??? Lot of code to go through...

Thanks

[x2drich2000]

Originally Posted by chalupacollects

Whereabouts on the page do you find the price??? Lot of code to go through...

Thanks

Tim, after you open up the source code, hit ctrl+f to launch a search box, enter "taxExclusivePrice" in the search and hit enter, the BIN price will be right after the text is found.

[VintageBen]

www.sortsof.com

[conor912]

The question for me is, why does eBay make this info so hard to find? I guess maybe I would understand if they hid the final sale price of every item, ever.....but to just hide the BO price seems odd to me.

[buymycards]

Originally Posted by conor912

The question for me is, why does eBay make this info so hard to find? I guess maybe I would understand if they hid the final sale price of every item, ever.....but to just hide the BO price seems odd to me.

The question for me is - why is this anyone else's business? If I buy a card through Best Offer or I sell a card through Best Offer, it isn't anyone else's business to know the actual price. It is between me and the buyer or between me and the seller. No one else needs to know.

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by buymycards

The question for me is - why is this anyone else's business? If I buy a card through Best Offer or I sell a card through Best Offer, it isn't anyone else's business to know the actual price. It is between me and the buyer or between me and the seller. No one else needs to know.

So people don't really think 1990 Topps print defects sold for $4,700 each, duh!

[swarmee]

Many people don't realize that many non-BO prices are also being reported wrong. If the seller doesn't take offers, but someone sends them a message through PMs on eBay, the seller can make a lower offer through that. I am pretty sure that does not get reported with a slashed-through sale price to let anyone know it didn't actually sell for the initial BIN price.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by buymycards

The question for me is - why is this anyone else's business? If I buy a card through Best Offer or I sell a card through Best Offer, it isn't anyone else's business to know the actual price. It is between me and the buyer or between me and the seller. No one else needs to know.

I don’t understand this way of thinking at all, but to each their own. I could see if maybe the buyer’s identity wasn’t hidden or something, but it’s just a data point. By this logic it must infuriate you that every single AH publishes sold prices. When you buy something, I couldn’t care less about your identity. Like I said, I would understand if every AH, including ebay, hid every sale price ever, but for one site to just hide BO prices seems bizarrely inconsistent.

[buymycards]

Originally Posted by conor912

I don’t understand this way of thinking at all, but to each their own. I could see if maybe the buyer’s identity wasn’t hidden or something, but it’s just a data point. By this logic it must infuriate you that every single AH publishes sold prices. When you buy something, I couldn’t care less about your identity. Like I said, I would understand if every AH, including ebay, hid every sale price ever, but for one site to just hide BO prices seems bizarrely inconsistent.

Don't put words in my mouth. I could care less about auction houses. I only care about transactions that I am involved with.




So people don't really think 1990 Topps print defects sold for $4,700 each, duh!

You might think that a 1990 Topps print defect sold for $4700, but as long as I am not involved in the transaction, I don't really care.

[buymycards]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Many people don't realize that many non-BO prices are also being reported wrong. If the seller doesn't take offers, but someone sends them a message through PMs on eBay, the seller can make a lower offer through that. I am pretty sure that does not get reported with a slashed-through sale price to let anyone know it didn't actually sell for the initial BIN price.

I agree. I get many of these offers, and I accept many of these offers. Also, the limited data that is gleaned from these eBay Best Offers doesn't include the millions of transactions that are made at card shows, or that are made on Net54 or Blowout, or at the National for that matter. So, you may think there is a set market price according to VCP or Beckett, but in reality, no one ever knows the true market price.

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by buymycards

You might think that a 1990 Topps print defect sold for $4700, but as long as I am not involved in the transaction, I don't really care.

Your option is to stop selling on eBay then...

[conor912]

Originally Posted by buymycards

Don't put words in my mouth. I could care less about auction houses. I only care about transactions that I am involved with.




So people don't really think 1990 Topps print defects sold for $4,700 each, duh!

You might think that a 1990 Topps print defect sold for $4700, but as long as I am not involved in the transaction, I don't really care.

Have a nice day, Rick.

[Exhibitman]

Good news is that I've been checking actual sales prices for a while and they are nearly always accurately reflected on PSA's web site in its prices realized section. Bad news is it is PSA doing a good job.

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Right click on page, and select "View Source"
Search source page for "taxExclusivePrice"

Thanks for that!

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by conor912

I don’t understand this way of thinking at all, but to each their own. I could see if maybe the buyer’s identity wasn’t hidden or something, but it’s just a data point. By this logic it must infuriate you that every single AH publishes sold prices. When you buy something, I couldn’t care less about your identity. Like I said, I would understand if every AH, including ebay, hid every sale price ever, but for one site to just hide BO prices seems bizarrely inconsistent.

I agree entirely with your general view about this. It's not even like all transactions at card shows are some completely secret deal all the time anyway. Back in the old days when shows were the main focus of the marketplace, how often were there a few other collectors standing right there when you held a card and asked "would you take $60 for this", and he agreed?

Like you said, to each their own. But when it comes to matters of privacy, there are things I value at lot more (than if someone knows what was paid for a baseball card).

[Fred]

Originally Posted by VintageBen

www.sortsof.com

I had no clue that so many hobby related sites existed (130point.com, Slabwatch.com, www.sortsof.com).

I'm going to open my own website called Imustbeanignoramous.com

I found the sortsof.com to be pretty cool. Thanks for that.

[chalupacollects]

Originally Posted by x2drich2000

Tim, after you open up the source code, hit ctrl+f to launch a search box, enter "taxExclusivePrice" in the search and hit enter, the BIN price will be right after the text is found.

Wow that was easy! Thanks!

[Yastrzemski Sports]

eBay needs to be very transparent when it comes to auction results. There are a lot of people in the business including myself who depend on those results as a price guide and they are far too unreliable. They should be showing the actual sold results for a buy it now. In addition, if an item is returned or an order canceled that sale should be removed from the sold listings. It’s way too easy for market manipulation to occur the way things are - this is what happens when you lack transparency. These guys who are out there know it and are using these things to their advantage to try and screw over other buyers. eBay is complicit in this in that it is to their benefit to show higher sold results An item listed at $395 obo looks more impressive than putting up a lower actual sold price.

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by Fred

I'm going to open my own website called Imustbeanignoramous.com

Sorry, I've already got that one registered. Just cant figure out how to set it up. ;-)

And I agree, what is the logic in eBay showing some sale prices and not others?? Being transparent with buy/sell prices only makes the hobby (market) more efficient. And isn't that what we all want - buyers and sellers interacting in an efficient marketplace? Unless you don't. So if you don't want that information divulged, don't use a public forum to peddle/procure your goods.

[swarmee]

I'm surprised how many people didn't know about the search function in their web browser.

[JollyElm]

That 'view source' approach just seems to be a PC thing. For Macs and OSX using Safari, you gotta go to preferences and click the 'Show Develop menu in menu bar' button. Then when you are on the 'see original listing' page, you go to the Develop menu and click "Show Page Source." This will give you all the code at bottom, which you may or may not be able to search for 'taxExclusivePrice.'

What I did is select all of that code and then paste it in a different (text) program, where I did the 'taxExclusivePrice' search and BINGO!! it was a winner.

[russkcpa]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Right click on page, and select "View Source"
Search source page for "taxExclusivePrice"

Works great
Thanks Swarmee
Russ

[T206.org]

Originally Posted by buymycards

I could care less about auction houses.

It's pedantry, but I think you meant to say that you couldn't care less.

[mainemule]

Thanks for the "View page source" and find "taxExclusivePrice" tip!

Seems to work for me on a PC.

[Jobu]

It appears that Ebay has closed the taxexclusiveprice window.

Does anyone have any other ways that currently work?

Thanks

[TobaccoKing4]

Originally Posted by Jobu

It appears that Ebay has closed the taxexclusiveprice window.

Does anyone have any other ways that currently work?

Thanks

130point.com is working again

[Jobu]

Awesome - thanks!!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Jobu

It appears that Ebay has closed the taxexclusiveprice window.

Does anyone have any other ways that currently work?

Thanks

slabwatch was working for me although haven't done it in a few days

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by TobaccoKing4

130point.com is working again

What's your secret? All I get these days is the wheel endlessly spinning 'round and 'round with no results ever appearing.

[pherbener]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

What's your secret? All I get these days is the wheel endlessly spinning 'round and 'round with no results ever appearing.

I just tried it and it worked pretty quickly.

[mainemule]

Slabwatch and 130point did not work for me. Anyone have a current method for finding best offer prices? TIA......

[swarmee]

Most people think that Terapeak through eBay is going to be the only way after a while. Did you create a free login at PWCC Marketplace and search there?

[mainemule]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Most people think that Terapeak through eBay is going to be the only way after a while. Did you create a free login at PWCC Marketplace and search there?

I did not- does this allow one to search all Ebay sales, not just those of PWCC?

Also, if this is an option, where on their menu do you search for this information?

Thank you!!

Any other current alternatives?

[rdwyer]

130point.com worked for me.

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by mainemule

I did not- does this allow one to search all Ebay sales, not just those of PWCC?

Also, if this is an option, where on their menu do you search for this information?

https://www.pwccmarketplace.com/market-price-research

[mainemule]

https://130point.com/

seems to have a database error....

"Error establishing a database connection"

Anyone have a current way to find actual best offers accepted?

[jayshum]

On eBay, click on the Sell at the top of the window. Then hover over Research in the list of options under Seller Hub and choose the first one, Terapeak product research. You can then search for anything over a specified date range, and the price listed will be what it sold for whether it was an auction, BIN or Best Offer.

[mainemule]

Originally Posted by jayshum

On eBay, click on the Sell at the top of the window. Then hover over Research in the list of options under Seller Hub and choose the first one, Terapeak product research. You can then search for anything over a specified date range, and the price listed will be what it sold for whether it was an auction, BIN or Best Offer.

Jay, big/huge thanks!!! Wowza!!!

[jfkheat]

https://130point.com/ Still works but instead of entering the item number like we used to you now need to enter the title of the auction, or most of it.

[mainemule]

Originally Posted by jfkheat

https://130point.com/ Still works but instead of entering the item number like we used to you now need to enter the title of the auction, or most of it.

Good to know. Was definitely NOT working earlier today as I was on the correct URL.

[V117collector]

https://130point.com/ Nice to know, this will help big time.

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by swarmee

I'm surprised how many people didn't know about the search function in their web browser.

What's a "web browser"?

[JustinD]

[lowpopper]

Originally Posted by JustinD

the dial-up sound is pure nostalgia