Can anyone explain this one?

[hurley-motor-services]

This sellers been doing this for a while now and I can't honestly think of a reason why? they have loads of sold items at the same price, £1099, which in most, if not all, is way above what the market value of the actual product would be, like the example above.

Now I know a lot of sellers whack the prices of out of stock items up when they run out of stock so as not to lose viewing metrics and to prevent anyone buying that item while they wait for new stock, but the listings I'm talking about from this seller are in the sold items view, I'm guessing they are using a 2nd account to "buy" their own listings but for what purpose? or is it simply a case of lets say someone buys the last one in stock at £100, seller revises the price to prevent further sales but the £100 sale shows in sold items view at the new price despite actually selling for £100

someone help a thicko out 

[therenewalworkshopltd]

You need to remove the link, you can't link to a specific seller on the forum.

However, I'm struggling to see what you mean.  That specific listing is up for sale for £11

I took a look at the sold items and I can't see any in the first few pages, for £1099?

But even if they were doing as you say, buying with a second account, it has no value at all.
All it would do is cost them money.

If that was something that they were doing on Ebay, they would be looking to do it with much lower value items, in order to boost listing viewability.  

[jonatjonatjonat]

It was indeed at £1,099 when the post was made, has been reduced to £11.

They also have numerous items also listed at £1,099

They have many, many sold items sold at £1,099. Though if you then search the item numbers in Product Research, no sales are present. If you search by that complete product title above - it shows ONE sale in September last year for £8 - so I assume the £1,099 sale price in sold items is a mere glitch.

It may appear that they are inflating prices and doing a massive discount purely to trigger emails to show price drops. I don't for a minute think anything is actually being sold for £1,099

[hurley-motor-services]

sorry, Did not realise I couldn't link, sods law the one I use as an example has now been reduced back down! if you search most expensive first in their sold items you will see what I mean

"it has no value at all.
All it would do is cost them money." exactly my thoughts, which Is why I'm confused by it

[hurley-motor-services]

"It may appear that they are inflating prices and doing a massive discount purely to trigger emails to show price drops"

That could be another option, hadn't thought of that

[jonatjonatjonat]

I call it TKMaxxing it.

[therenewalworkshopltd]

I hadn't gone that far down the list to find them.  Figured the first page or so when filtered to 240 would show.  🙂

I wouldn't have thought that even doing it to trigger the emails would be worth the hassle though.

Especially when they are so ridiculously priced.