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I've learned over the years to completely ignore the 'list price' and simply check camelcamelcamel.com, a website that tracks the prices for most items on the s
by intopieces 10y ago
I've learned over the years to completely ignore the 'list price' and simply check camelcamelcamel.com, a website that tracks the prices for most items on the site. If it's within 10% of the lowest price from the past year, I bite. Else: I shop around.
I think consumers are getting savvier over all, and the list price is losing its effect.
- pervycreeper 10y ago>“I’m well aware that it is bogus but it is a common marketing tactic that works very well at boosting sales,” It seems to work on enough people, though.
- oneloop 10y agoInteresting. Amazon has rules on their affiliate program against storing price information. They have recently kicked out a big player in the space for this reason. Any info on why camelcamelcamel has been allowed to stay?
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- intopieces 10y agoI'm not sure there's anything Amazon can really do. AFAIK, it's a script that just scrapes the information on a timer, like Internet Archive does. It's no different from checking it yourself and making a spreadsheet, right?
- oneloop 10y agoDepends. Amazon's terms and conditions for participation in their affiliate program explicitly states that doing that is breach. What they can do, and like I mentioned do do, is they close down your account and keep your money, and now you're out of business.