If you are building a pricing, resale, or inventory tool, active listings answer the wrong question. The price a seller asks for an item is not necessarily the price a buyer paid. eBay's public Browse API returns active inventory.
Source: [Dev.to](https://dev.to/itsmarcandrew/ebays-browse-api-doesnt-return-sold-listings-here-is-a-nodejs-alternative-4mg1)