PlayerBay uses a scoring system to rank account and item offers, helping buyers find the best deals. Ranks are based on three main factors.
Seller Reputation | Largest Factor
Your Track record as a seller carries the most weight. Here’s what we look at.
- Positive Buyer Feedback
- Dispute Rate
- Order Completion Rate
- Delivery Performance
Sellers with fewer post-warranty issues like account recoveries or bans rank higher than those with recurring problems.
Offer Quality
Each individual listing is also evaluated. Offers with shorter delivery times are favored, while longer delivery windows typically score lower. Titles matter too, listings with popular, relevant search terms rank higher.
Market Fairness Boost
This factor keeps PlayerBay balanced and prevents any single seller from dominating the site. If you list multiple competing offers for the same game and region, each additional listing gets a smaller boost than the last. There’s also a small randomization built in to keep results fresh.
How Scores Update
Seller score are re-calulated regularly based on recent performance. Offer quality scores update whenever you change relavant listing details. Market fairness boost scores reset when you make significant changes to an offer or it’s status, and are recalculated regularlyfor all active listings on PlayerBay.
Tips to Improve Your Rankings
Focus on your reputation above all else, deliver on time, resolve issues quickly and keep your buyers happy. Optimize your delivery times by choosing faster options when you’re able to. Write clear, concise and detailed titles using popular search terms. Build up your order history, since more completed sales significantly improve your score.
We’re always refining the ranking system to improve the experience for buyers and sellers. We occasionally run tests and adjust the formulas, and once changes prove valuable, they become permanent. You may notice small shifts in how offers are ranked from time to time as a result.