The shop wizard doesn't show all the shops at one time; instead, it shows them in sections.
Accounts whose names start with F and with S are shown on the same page of the shop wiz; so do G and T.
When you look up an item, you see the lowest 20 or 30 prices offered by people in one section. If you look it up again, you'll see the lowest prices offered by people in another section. This is why people recommend refreshing the shop wiz several times as you shop.
This is also why Premium's Super Shop Wiz is so wonderful - it shows you the prices for ALL usernames at the same time.
Example:
First Try Got H/U wrote:
Searching for ... Carrot
Shop Owner Item Amount in Stock Price
hareharington Carrot 2 200 NP
hk_01vdak Carrot 1 200 NP
univick1968 Carrot 1 222 NP
hapybaby Carrot 6 240 NP
hwee3880 Carrot 1 240 NP
heatherlee49 Carrot 1 250 NP
hello_hi__91 Carrot 1 300 NP
Second Try Got D/? wrote:
Searching for ... Carrot
Shop Owner Item Amount in Stock Price
dee5150 Carrot 1 250 NP
daisymay156 Carrot 19 277 NP
danzig15 Carrot 1 329 NP
dillonniamh11 Carrot 1 340 NP
dragon_queen19 Carrot 1 350 NP
Third Try Got L/Y wrote:
Searching for ... Carrot
Shop Owner Item Amount in Stock Price
luthien_eledhwen Carrot 1 200 NP
lottiedawe2002 Carrot 3 245 NP
lady_metal1986 Carrot 1 250 NP
ylime65 Carrot 3 250 NP
lunarmonger Carrot 1 257 NP
ladyrock77 Carrot 1 260 NP
Fourth Try Finally Got Below 200 NP wrote:
Searching for ... Carrot
Shop Owner Item Amount in Stock Price
kewlgurl190 Carrot 1 185 NP
xxbobsangelxx Carrot 9 185 NP
kimeclubb Carrot 2 189 NP
kittysocks0922 Carrot 6 190 NP
xo_hugs_kisses_xo114 Carrot 2 195 NP
kittybear_ Carrot 2 199 NP
SSW searches all wrote:
Searching for ... Carrot
Shop Owner Item Amount in Stock Price
matilkur Carrot 1 110 NP
kewlgurl190 Carrot 1 185 NP
xxbobsangelxx Carrot 9 185 NP
kimeclubb Carrot 2 189 NP
kittysocks0922 Carrot 6 190 NP
whippetlv Carrot 1 190 NP
iamamom375 Carrot 1 190 NP
taygon Carrot 1 190 NP
maggie1972 Carrot 4 195 NP
You can see how
none of the people on the first try (H/U) had items cheap enough to be in the top 10 of the SSW... but they were the cheapest within their own section. THAT is why you should always refresh when checking prices!!!