# eBay sold price flashed against your cheap buy

A gaming format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/gaming/ebay-sold-price-flashed-against-your-cheap-buy

Put a screenshot of the item's absurd eBay sold price next to what you paid or the cheap listing. It worked for 3 accounts, with a median of 7x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Talking head, Voiceover.

## Why it works

The gap between cheap and valuable is the hook. It tells viewers the find is worth watching before the haggle, repair or recommendation starts.

## How to make it

1. Show the item you found, repaired or recommend
2. Overlay the eBay sold listing within the first seconds
3. Contrast it with the low price you paid or the cheap alternative

## Hook formula

I paid $[low] for this, and it sells for $[high] on eBay

## Examples

- @jayboymodz (138K followers, TikTok talking head): 24x their usual views. Hook: “THIS IS THE MOST OVERPRICED DVD RACK IN THE WORLD” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@jayboymodz/video/7690952982694776095)
- @leeokami22 (122K followers, TikTok talking head): 7.1x their usual views. Hook: “PS3 STORE IS FIXED!!” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@leeokami22/video/7701483237830315294)
- @redzeuz (16K followers, TikTok voiceover): 3.6x their usual views. Hook: “Reply to rob's comment @TikTok Tako lmk when part 2 is up” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@redzeuz/video/7693644654117539102)

More gaming formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/gaming.md

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## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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