A product's prices at each store
On this page
When the same product is sold by more than one store, its card offers Compare N stores. That opens the product's own page: a picture, its name and brand, and a table of every store's offer.
#Open a product's page
Select Compare N stores (or Compare prices) on a card, or the card's title. The page opens at once and the table fills in while Shopping checks the stores again.
Sony headphones at three stores. The cheapest row is highlighted.
- 1The product, as the stores name it
- 2The lowest price and how many stores sell it
- 3What each column means
- 4The cheapest row is highlighted
- 5Go to store opens the seller's own page
- 6The reminder that 4Search may earn a commission
#The page
- The title, brand and model, and the product's barcode number (UPC) when known.
- From $458.00 at 3 stores: the lowest total and how many stores sell it.
- Prices at each store, a table with one row per store and condition:
| Column | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Store | The store, its own rating when it gives one, and for marketplace sellers the seller's name. |
| Price | The item's price, and the store's list price when it gives one. |
| Shipping | The shipping price, Free, or not given. |
| Total | Price plus shipping. When shipping is not given, it reads "$458.00 + shipping". |
| Condition | New, Used, Refurbished, Open box or For parts, and out of stock online when that applies. |
| Checked | When this price was read from the store, in Eastern Time. |
New offers come first, cheapest total first; used and refurbished offers follow. The cheapest row is highlighted. Go to store on each row opens that store's page in a new tab.
Under the table, a reminder: prices and stock are as of the times shown, stores can change them, and the store's price at checkout applies. Below that is the line about commissions, with How this works.
#Common questions
Why do some products have no Compare link?
A product gets a comparison page when Shopping can match it across stores, by its barcode or its brand and model, or when its barcode lets Shopping ask the stores for it. A product found at one store only, with no barcode, has none; its Go to button takes you to the store.
Why does the table say "No store has this product listed right now"?
None of the stores answered with an offer for it this time, perhaps because it sold out or was taken off sale. Prices are checked again each time the page opens, so try later.
Why does one store appear twice?
A store can sell the same product both new and refurbished (or used); each condition gets its own row.
Is there a price history or a price alert?
No. The page shows today's offers only.