At a glance
Same-Item Priced Differently on Etsy vs eBay / Depop counts the SKUs where the same handmade or vintage item carries a materially different price across your resale marketplaces. This is a cross-platform card. Shoppers routinely compare listings via Google Shopping and direct search, so when the identical item is, say, much cheaper on Depop than on Etsy, the higher-priced listing looks overpriced and the lower-priced one quietly caps your margin. Large, unmanaged price spreads erode buyer trust and leave money on the table. A small count is expected because marketplace fees differ; a large or rising count means your pricing has drifted out of deliberate control.
Calculation
Vortex IQ matches the same item across Etsy and the other resale channels you have connected, then compares the listed price on each. A SKU is counted when the spread between the highest and lowest channel price exceeds the configured percentage (illustratively 15%). The result is the number of SKUs breaching that spread. Prices are compared in the listing currency, so currency differences should be normalised before flagging; the card focuses on genuine, like-for-like pricing gaps rather than fee-driven rounding.Worked example
Illustrative numbers. On 14 Jun 26 the card reads 7 SKUs above the 15% spread threshold, past the alert of 5. The owner inspects a vintage jacket listed at £60 on Etsy but £48 on Depop, a 20% gap left over from a Depop clearance that was never reset. They decide the deliberate floor is £55 across channels to protect margin after fees, update Depop to £55, and bring two other items back into a tighter band. The count drops to 2, both of which are intentional clearance items they choose to exclude. To understand which channel kept drifting cheaper, the owner opens Vortex Mind to trace the price history, then asks Ask Viq “which items have the widest price gap between Etsy and Depop?” in plain English to set the next pricing review.Sibling cards merchants should reference together
Reconciling against Etsy Shop Manager
Where to look in Etsy Shop Manager: Open Shop Manager, then Listings, to confirm the Etsy price on each flagged SKU. To confirm the comparison price, open the matching listing in the other channel’s seller tools (the eBay Seller Hub or the Depop selling screen). The card flags the spread; you decide which channel price to adjust to restore your intended band. Why the Vortex IQ value may legitimately differ:
Cross-connector reconciliation: Open Vortex Mind to trace which channel’s price moved, and when, so you can see whether a spread was deliberate or drifted.