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Ideas
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Columns for sell price, shipping amount, and total cost when viewing historical prices
Since shipping costs are determined by the seller, I feel that there are a lot of times where there are items are seemingly sold at a lower price but once you factor in shipping, the total cost is more in line with the market. I believe shipping is something most people consider when buying a game and therefore, it would be great if it could be included as a column in the historical list prices.
Customer support service by UserEcho
This is my number one request for improving the data on PriceCharting. Shipping should be included by default in the historical prices that constitute the data points that generate the current market price for an item. Otherwise, historical and current eBay prices are not comparable to listings on PriceCharting (because PriceCharting marketplace listings already include shipping) and are not representative of the actual cost of items for buyers. Many eBay sellers "hide" much of the item cost in inflated shipping charges as an effort to mislead casual customers who don't realize the total cost until they are presented with it in when going to checkout.
Not to mention some people sell with "Free" shipping
this also skews data and leads to market prices decreasing. If someone sells a $200 item for $150 + $50 shipping. the prices history will slowly go down.