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How we sort listings

By default listings are shown as «Recommended». You can choose «Newest first», «Cheapest first», «Most expensive first», and for real estate «Cheapest per m²», instead: then the order follows that one value only.

What «Recommended» takes into account

  • Match with the search: whether the words are found in the title or only in the description.
  • Completeness: number and size of photos, filled fields of the category, the description and whether the price is stated as a number. For real estate the map point counts too; for services the description matters most.
  • Freshness: days since the first publication. A thing is fresh for about ten days, real estate and services longer. Publishing again from the archive, editing, or posting the same listing anew does not change this date.
  • Trust: complaints a moderator confirmed in the last 90 days lower all listings of the seller a little. For real estate the «Verified» mark (a free check) lifts a listing a little. Complaints not yet reviewed do not count.
  • Every factor is bounded: none of them lifts or lowers a listing by more than about two times.

How a page is built

  • A page has 20 listings. Places 4 and 11 go to new listings that few people have seen yet: things under 7 days old, real estate and services under 14. They take turns.
  • No more than 3 listings of one seller per page; the rest move to the next pages.
  • Listings with almost the same score change places once a day. During the day the order is the same for every visitor.

What does not affect the order

  • Who sells: a private person, a shop or a company. The rules are the same; only badges and limits differ.
  • Partnership with the site, plan, number of listings and account age.
  • We do not show a view counter on cards.

Paid placement

  • There is no paid promotion in the results now.
  • If it appears, such places will be marked «Ad», there will be no more than three per page, and this page will be updated.

For sellers

  • The cabinet shows the quality score of each listing with tips on what to improve.

Rules version: 2026-11-13.2