How to See Sold Listings on eBay (Desktop and App)
Where the Sold items filter is on a computer and in the eBay app, how far back it goes, and how to read sold prices without being misled.
Key takeaways
- Search for the item on eBay, then turn on the Sold items filter. On a computer it sits in the left-hand filters; in the eBay app it is under Filter, sometimes behind “Show more”.
- Completed items shows every listing that ended, sold or not. Sold items shows only the ones that found a buyer, which is what you want for pricing.
- The sold filter covers roughly the last three months. Product research in Seller Hub goes back three years.
- A green price means it sold. If it is also struck through, the seller probably took a Best Offer, and eBay hides what the buyer really paid.
If you are about to list something on eBay and want to know what it will really fetch, the asking prices on live listings won’t tell you. What buyers paid will. eBay shows that through its sold listings, and this guide covers where to find them on a computer and on your phone, how far back they go, and how to read the prices without being misled.
How to see sold items on eBay on a computer
- Type the item into the eBay search bar and run the search. Be specific: brand, model and size give you results you can compare.
- In the filters on the left of the results, find Sold items and tick it. On some browsers it sits near the bottom under “Show only”; on others eBay has moved it higher, just below the categories. Value Added Resource reported in January 2026 that the filter was moved for some users, probably as a test, and was not removed.
- Sort by End date: recent first so you see the latest sales at the top.
- If you want more control, open Advanced next to the search button. It has the same Sold items and Completed items boxes, plus condition, price range, location and listing format.
Sold prices show in green. Unsold listings, which appear only with Completed items, show in black or grey.
How to see sold listings in the eBay app
- Search for the item in the app.
- Tap Filter at the top of the results.
- Switch on Sold items. If you can’t see it, tap Show more; some app versions hide it there.
- Tap Show results.
The app shows the same data as the website. Some users report being asked to sign in before sold results load, so sign in first if the filter seems to do nothing.
Sold items or completed items?
| Filter | What it shows | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Sold items | Listings that ended with a sale | Pricing: what buyers paid |
| Completed items | All ended listings, sold and unsold | Demand: how often an item fails to sell at a given price |
Turn on Completed items and count the black prices against the green ones. If most ended unsold, the item is either overpriced at that level or there are more sellers than buyers.
How far back eBay sold listings go
The public sold filter covers about the last 90 days. eBay’s own Product research help page measures sell-through on the same window: it shows that figure only “for searches of items sold 90 days ago or less”.
For anything older, use Product research, the tool eBay used to call Terapeak. It sits in the Research tab of Seller Hub. eBay says it searches “the last 3 years of eBay sales data”, with date ranges from one day to three years, across all of eBay’s marketplaces. That matters for seasonal stock (ski jackets, Christmas jumpers, garden furniture) and for rare items that sell a few times a year. A three-month window can easily miss those.
How to read a sold price
- Green price: the item sold at that price.
- Green price with a line through it: usually a Best Offer that the seller accepted. The figure shown is the asking price, and eBay doesn’t show the amount agreed. Treat these as a ceiling, and expect the real price to be lower. Sellers on the eBay Community boards report accepted offers that show no line at all, so don’t rely on it alone.
- Postage: check whether the buyer paid postage on top. A £20 item with £4 postage and a £24 item with free postage earned the seller about the same.
- Auctions and Buy It Now: the result card says how it sold. An auction that ended on a Sunday evening with many bids tells you about demand; one with a single bid tells you about the starting price.
- Condition: filter to the condition of your item. New-with-tags and pre-owned prices for the same model can be far apart.
Turning sold data into a price
Take the last 10 to 20 sales of your exact item in the same condition. Drop the highest and lowest, which are often mislabelled or damaged, and look at where the rest cluster. If you want a sale within a week, price inside that cluster. If you can wait, start near the top of it and accept offers.
Then check fees before you settle. Use our eBay fee calculator to see what you keep. In the UK, eBay’s fees page says private sellers pay no final value fee outside the motors categories, so on most items your margin is the sold price minus postage.
Our eBay selling tips cover what to do after pricing: item specifics, photos, returns and offers.
Checking prices beyond eBay
eBay’s sold listings tell you what eBay buyers paid. The same jacket may go for more on Vinted or Depop, where buyers search for particular brands, and for less on Facebook Marketplace, where many buyers want a bargain they can collect. Our free sold price checker shows sold prices across marketplaces in one search.
If the numbers say an item would do better somewhere else, you don’t have to choose one marketplace. FLUF Connect lists one item on eBay and other marketplaces from a single inventory, and takes it down from the rest when it sells.
7 days for £1, then from £9/month, then plans from £9/month. Crosslisting and inventory sync are on every plan; relisting, offer management and smart pricing are included from Pro upwards.
Related guides
Sources
Checked November 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Search for the item, then tick Sold items in the filters on the left of the results. In the eBay app, tap Filter and switch on Sold items; some app versions put it under Show more.
Sold items shows only listings that ended with a sale. Completed items shows every ended listing, sold or unsold, so you can see how often an item failed to sell.
The public Sold items filter covers about the last 90 days. Product research in Seller Hub, formerly Terapeak, searches up to three years of eBay sales.
That usually marks an accepted Best Offer. The number you see is the original asking price; the buyer paid less, and eBay does not show how much.
eBay has moved it for some users, higher up the left-hand filters on some browsers and behind Show more in some app versions. Signing in can also help, as some users are asked to sign in before sold results load.
eBay's help page describes Product research in Seller Hub without listing a price. It searches three years of sales across eBay's marketplaces and shows sell-through for the last 90 days.
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