Wiser Audit

After each mega sale we report what the discounts really were across every listing we track: aggregate figures only, with a CSV.

Latest report

9.9 audit: how real were the discounts?

Of 2,000 listings we tracked through 9.9, 900 sold at their usual price, 120 hit a 90-day low and 230 showed a “was” price we never saw.

2,000listings tracked

What the stamps said on sale day

  • Lowest in 90 days120 · 6%
  • Good price400 · 20%
  • Usual price900 · 45%
  • Cheaper recently300 · 15%
  • Discount smaller than claimed230 · 12%
  • Price rose before the sale50 · 3%

Median claimed discount, day by day

0%15%30%1 Sept: 8%1 Sept2 Sept: 8%3 Sept: 9%4 Sept: 9%5 Sept: 10%6 Sept: 11%7 Sept: 12%8 Sept: 14%8 Sept9 Sept: 21%10 Sept: 15%11 Sept: 12%12 Sept: 11%13 Sept: 10%14 Sept: 9%15 Sept: 9%15 Sept
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Date%
1 Sept8%
2 Sept8%
3 Sept9%
4 Sept9%
5 Sept10%
6 Sept11%
7 Sept12%
8 Sept14%
9 Sept21%
10 Sept15%
11 Sept12%
12 Sept11%
13 Sept10%
14 Sept9%
15 Sept9%

Download CSV (aggregate figures)Read the audit

Figures come from the Wiser Check rules, Method v1.0. No listing is named. Method