Why the Error in Price Given for a Sold Item

[cousinquiller]

I have a question about the sold price that ebay is showing for an item. The title includes the words “Singing Birds In Brass Cage Circa 1900s” and the item # is 163637324626. When I bring it up in a list of Sold items on ebay.com it says it sold for US$160, but when I open the listing it says it sold for one bid of US$42. Why the discrepancy? I'm researching values and if I hadn't opened the listing, would have thought the value of this item was $160. Thanks.

[cousinquiller · Accepted solution]

I called ebay and they explained what happened. The buyer listed it with a Buy it Now price of $42. Someone offered $160 for it (they must have wanted it badly) and the seller accepted that offer. I guess their computer system isn't programmed to deal with that kind of situation properly. 

[lady.stark · Accepted solution]

In fact, I think it was an auction with an "Best Offer" option. I see this more and more on eBay.