Resale Value Retention product comparison

Resale Value Retention estimates how much of a product’s original retail value may remain after time in use. It is a market signal, not a promise: condition, completeness, age, category demand, model changes, and selling venue can materially affect the realized price. The leaderboard uses this dimension to add ownership-value context alongside durability and total cost. Sources: https://webuyitforlife.com/leaderboard/resale-value-retention; https://webuyitforlife.com/framework

Resale can offset part of ownership cost when circumstances change and can show whether buyers continue to value a product after its initial sale. It should complement, not replace, evidence about lifespan, repair, parts, warranty, and maintenance. A resale score is therefore one input in a longer-term ownership decision.

Scores are 0–10 editorial estimates. The public explainer describes comparing prices for 2–5-year-old products on eBay, Poshmark, and Facebook Marketplace with original retail price, then adjusting for category norms. We treat marketplace observations as indicative rather than guaranteed outcomes, and update confidence as evidence and review status change. Sources: https://webuyitforlife.com/leaderboard/resale-value-retention; https://webuyitforlife.com/framework; https://www.ebay.com/sellercenter/growth/ebay-research-tools

Resale Value Retention is part of the site’s fixed 15-dimension framework and sits in the Value group with Total Cost of Ownership and User Satisfaction. The current methodology describes the scores as editorial estimates whose confidence and status may change as sources, owner evidence, and reviews mature. Source: https://webuyitforlife.com/framework