Thrift stores, garage sales and marketplace listings can be great deals or expensive mistakes. Here's how to check before you pay.
Asking prices on listings are wishes. Sold prices are what buyers actually paid. On eBay, search the item, then turn on the Sold items filter (under the filters or advanced search). A handful of recent sales in similar condition gives you a realistic range.
Check the current new price too. If a used item costs 90% of new, a new one with a warranty and a return window is usually the better buy.
Popular sneakers, watches, handbags and fragrances are copied often. Check labels, serial numbers and stitching, and be wary of prices far below every recent sale. If it looks too cheap to be real, it often isn't.
At garage sales and on marketplaces, the listed price is a starting point. Knowing the recent sold range gives you a fair number to offer and a reason for it.
Price AI identifies the product from a photo, pulls current prices from major retailers, and gives you a Deal Score from 1–100 so you know whether to buy or walk away. When it can't identify something, it says so instead of guessing.
eBay's Sold items filter shows completed sales and their prices. Use a few recent ones in the same condition.
Often, yes, especially when it comes from the manufacturer or a big retailer with a warranty. Compare it against both the new price and recent used sales.
Yes. Price AI lets you filter results by new, used and refurbished, so you compare like with like.