How “Below market” works: the difference from price drops, filters and the 6 October snapshot
The “Below market” page gathers published listings whose price is at least 10% below the market median of comparable listings into one feed — whether or not the seller ever lowered the price. This article explains how the page works, how it differs from the “Price drops” feed, which filters it has and what the feed looked like on 6 October 2026. It is for buyers who are looking for a specific model or flat and want an answer to “is this price normal?”.
Two different signals: “Price drops” and “Below market”
The two pages are often confused, but they measure different things. “Price drops” shows listings in which the seller lowered their own price: the reference point is that listing's previous price, not the market (the feed's October snapshot is in a separate article). “Below market” compares the listing's current price with the median asking price of other listings of the same type: if the price never changed but is 20% below comparable listings, the listing is here; if the price was cut by 30% but still sits at market level, it is not.
A practical rule: a drop shows the seller's intent, while the gap to the market shows where the price stands. A listing that appears in both feeds is the strongest candidate — the seller lowered the price and, as a result, it ended up below comparable listings.
How the page works
The calculation comes from the same engine as the green “Good deal” badge on cards (the badge itself is explained in an earlier article), but the page applies a stricter filter:
- The comparison basket must be precise: for a car, the same model and model year; for a flat, the same district, number of rooms and floor-area range; for a phone, the same brand and model. The badge also allows a shallow basket (“brand only” or “district only”) — the page does not, because a 2005 car will always look “cheap” against the median of all years.
- The basket must contain at least 8–9 comparable listings; if the confidence of the comparison is below the threshold, the listing is left out. The card shows the market median and the gap, while the basket size is visible in the market line on the listing page. “High confidence” usually means a precise basket of more than 20 comparable listings.
- Suspiciously low “bait” prices, duplicate copies and property listings without a district are not included.
- The list refreshes every 10 minutes and the price is read live: if the seller raised the price, the listing disappears at the next refresh. The comparison covers listings published in the last 60 days.
Filters: section chips (with the number of listings next to each), minimum difference 10 / 15 / 20 / 30%, sorting (newest, largest difference, cheapest first, most expensive first), period (all time, today, last 7 days), city, price range, “High confidence only” and “From owners only”. The filters you choose are written into the address — sharing the link opens the same feed. Each section has its own page: cars, real estate, phones. For phones this is the only market-comparison feed — the smartphone section of the catalogue has no “Bargains” filter. The electronics section exists in the code but is empty for now: the model attribute is rarely filled there, so no precise basket can be built, and the empty chip is hidden.
The 6 October snapshot
On the morning of 6 October the feed held 7,287 listings: cars 5,020, real estate 1,164, phones 1,103. The median gap is 18% — half of the listings are 18% or more below comparable listings (cars 17%, real estate 18%, phones 20%). With the minimum difference set to 20%, 3,082 listings remain; at 30%, 1,143. Listings published today: 582; in the last 7 days: 1,844.
“High confidence only” keeps 4,242 listings (58% of the feed), but the sections differ a lot: cars 3,166, phones 864, real estate just 212 — a flat's basket also requires a floor-area range, so large baskets are rare. When looking for a flat, leave this box unticked and check the basket size on the listing page instead.
Examples from the snapshot: a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze 1.4 — 7,500 AZN against a median of 11,800 across 189 comparable listings (−36%, high confidence); an iPhone 13 Pro 128 GB — 630 AZN against a median of 720 across 81 listings (−13%, high); a 2022 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado — 72,000 AZN against a median of 82,000 across 11 listings (−12%, medium confidence: the basket is small).
“Cheap” is not yet “good”: the verification chain
The page looks only at the price, not at the condition of the item. A flat or a car 30–40% below comparable listings usually has a reason: a condition that needs repair, an accident history, a document or loan encumbrance, an urgent sale, sometimes simply a mistyped price or an accessory that landed in the phone category. So after the feed, the chain is this:
- Open the listing: click the market line under the price — the comparison basket itself opens, and you see which listings the price was compared with.
- Look at the price history: if the price was raised first and “reduced” later, you will see it there (how the feed works).
- Open the “Check a listing” report — market gap, history, seller signals and duplicate copies on one page (how it works).
- Check the seller's profile, the “Original” badge and how complete the description is; never send a deposit without seeing the item.
The comparison is based on asking prices in listings, not on sale prices — Prayk is an intermediary, and the seller sets the price. If you have picked a listing and are ready to wait, the tracking tools are described in the guide; for the general price level of a section there is the Prices section.