It gives sold for and they are ended listings. The impression it is giving is list in this price range and look what things are being sold for. It is not a link to get you to go buy, but instead to influence you to relist for less.

I believe Ebay are pushing price dropping on relist, and it is possible it affects"search alogerithisms" ie follow our "recommendations" or you drop.. There are a lot of recommendations lately, and a lot of dropping in rankings for established sellers who are probably reluctant to be told what to do by Ebay. Just a thought.