eBay UK introduce total price searching

29/01/2008 at 10:29

eBay UK have just announced the introduction of two new search sort criteria: “Price + P&P: Lowest First” and “Price + P&P: Highest First”. These, as you might guess, sort listings by total price including postage. The intention is to disadvantage sellers who list very low prices with very high postage, avoiding eBay fees and frequently misleading buyers into thinking they’re getting a great deal.

Sellers are advised to include at least one postage option in the P&P fields of their listing (not just specified within the listing description) because those who don’t list postage prices at all will be displayed lower in these search results.

Buyers and sellers alike have been asking for this feature for years, so I’m very happy to see it finally happen.