Independent price notes

Mulebuy Spreadsheet Price Evidence Record

A saved price is an observation with a date, not a fact about tomorrow.

Open the Mulebuy Spreadsheet article library See the price fields

Prices, fees, and promotions move at the platform's pace; these records keep the observation date doing the talking.

Resource workflow Price Evidence

Record what the page said, when it said it

The worksheet keeps amount, currency, source wording, and observation date together, so a later reader can tell a changed price from a misremembered one.

  1. 01
    Amount and currency Write the number exactly as shown and name the currency; converted values get their own line.
  2. 02
    Where it appeared Note whether the price came from the listing, a cart view, or a seller message.
  3. 03
    What it excluded Record the visible boundary: whether shipping, fees, or options were outside the shown number.

Evidence path

From a number to a defensible record

The path copies first, contextualizes second, and schedules the recheck third, so no saved number pretends to be permanent.

  • Copy
  • Context
  • Boundary
  • Date
  • Compare
  • Recheck

No current price, fee, discount, or stock level is asserted.

Price fields

Four fields that make a price retraceable

A retraceable price records where the number appeared and what it excluded; anything else is a floating number waiting to mislead.

  1. Amount and currency Write the number exactly as shown and name the currency; converted values get their own line.
  2. Where it appeared Note whether the price came from the listing, a cart view, or a seller message.
  3. What it excluded Record the visible boundary: whether shipping, fees, or options were outside the shown number.
  4. Observation date Date the price the moment it is copied, and date every later change separately.

Price states

Label the state before comparing

Listing price

The amount shown on the item page at observation time.

Option-adjusted

A different amount caused by the exact size or color option in the row.

Stale

A saved price whose recheck date has passed; it stays for history, not decisions.

Disputed

Two observations disagree; both stay dated in the row until a fresh check resolves them.

Quick FAQ

Short answers on price records

Can I save a converted price?

Save the original first; a converted amount is a note with its own date and rate source.

What if the cart shows a different total?

Record the cart view as a separate observation with its own date and boundary.

When is a price record stale?

Once its recheck date passes or the platform flags the listing as changed.

Reusable output

The output is one price evidence record

A second reader should be able to retrace the observation, compare the saved fields, and see exactly where the record stops claiming anything.

Amount and currency

Write the number exactly as shown and name the currency; converted values get their own line.

Where it appeared

Note whether the price came from the listing, a cart view, or a seller message.

What it excluded

Record the visible boundary: whether shipping, fees, or options were outside the shown number.

Stop rules

Pause when the record would hide uncertainty

A named gap keeps the row honest; a filled-looking gap borrows confidence the source never provided.

  • The final page does not resolve to the expected item.
  • A required field is missing from the live listing.
  • Two observations disagree and neither is dated.

Start the next price evidence from one row

Keep the record small, dated, and tied to one exact source.

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