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Yeah, I even remember a rumor going around that they were dropshipping for some items. If something was out of stock they would get it from newegg or amazon and

by chris11 10y ago

Yeah, I even remember a rumor going around that they were dropshipping for some items. If something was out of stock they would get it from newegg or amazon and send it to you.

was_boring 10y ago
That's no rumor, it's actually what they do. https://hbr.org/2015/07/the-problems-with-jet-coms-pricing-model https://hbr.org/2015/07/the-problems-with-jet-coms-pricing-m...
imcqueen 10y ago
I have a theory about this, it happened to us when we bought some childrens books on Jet. They came in the mail from Barnes and Noble with a packing slip that had a price higher than we paid included with it. It doesn't explain the Amazon example you mentioned, but I was under the impression they have special affiliate arrangements with 3rd party retailers and that they were somehow being allowed to invest their affiliate commissions into the consumer (which is typically not allowed). So if they're making 15% affiliate commissions from B&N they're able to drop the consumer price 10%. They've been focused on scale more than margin since day 1, so it would make sense that they would just operate on something razor thin and continue to drive home that they have unbeatable prices. For the 3rd party retailers it's a way to compete with AMZN on price without actually having to drop their prices and I can see how that would be attractive to a retailer that's losing market share. No basis for this, just one man's theory.
- oogali 10y ago
  Here's some basis for you: https://jet.com/anywhere https://jet.com/anywhere
- brianbreslin 10y ago
  I received a box from amazon after making a purchase on Jet.
  - brianwawok 10y ago
    The seller messed up and violated the Jet TOS to do that.
- brianwawok 10y ago
  This is exactly what they do. You aren't supposed to include prices but some people forget. The more items you buy, the bigger cut of the commission Jet gives you off. The buyer almost never pays the same cost as what the seller got paid.
brianwawok 10y ago
No - Many sellers that sell on Jet are just re-selling their Amazon inventory in a new market. Amazon will happily ship it for you to Jet company through the MCF program. http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId=200240460 http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId=... Jet had a rule though - No boxes with competitor logo. So you had to pay Amazon $1 per box to ship it without a logo. An Amazon email just went out they are discontinuing the unmarked boxes for $1 program. Likely directly to fight Jet. Let me know if you had any more questions about how any of this work. Source - Worked at a startup that let people sell on places like Jet with Amazon inventory.
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by chris11 10y ago

Yeah, I even remember a rumor going around that they were dropshipping for some items. If something was out of stock they would get it from newegg or amazon and send it to you.

was_boring 10y ago

That's no rumor, it's actually what they do. https://hbr.org/2015/07/the-problems-with-jet-coms-pricing-model https://hbr.org/2015/07/the-problems-with-jet-coms-pricing-m...

imcqueen 10y ago

I have a theory about this, it happened to us when we bought some childrens books on Jet. They came in the mail from Barnes and Noble with a packing slip that had a price higher than we paid included with it. It doesn't explain the Amazon example you mentioned, but I was under the impression they have special affiliate arrangements with 3rd party retailers and that they were somehow being allowed to invest their affiliate commissions into the consumer (which is typically not allowed). So if they're making 15% affiliate commissions from B&N they're able to drop the consumer price 10%. They've been focused on scale more than margin since day 1, so it would make sense that they would just operate on something razor thin and continue to drive home that they have unbeatable prices. For the 3rd party retailers it's a way to compete with AMZN on price without actually having to drop their prices and I can see how that would be attractive to a retailer that's losing market share. No basis for this, just one man's theory.

oogali 10y ago
Here's some basis for you: https://jet.com/anywhere https://jet.com/anywhere
brianbreslin 10y ago
I received a box from amazon after making a purchase on Jet.
- brianwawok 10y ago
  The seller messed up and violated the Jet TOS to do that.
brianwawok 10y ago
This is exactly what they do. You aren't supposed to include prices but some people forget. The more items you buy, the bigger cut of the commission Jet gives you off. The buyer almost never pays the same cost as what the seller got paid.

brianwawok 10y ago

No - Many sellers that sell on Jet are just re-selling their Amazon inventory in a new market. Amazon will happily ship it for you to Jet company through the MCF program. http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId=200240460 http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId=... Jet had a rule though - No boxes with competitor logo. So you had to pay Amazon $1 per box to ship it without a logo. An Amazon email just went out they are discontinuing the unmarked boxes for $1 program. Likely directly to fight Jet. Let me know if you had any more questions about how any of this work. Source - Worked at a startup that let people sell on places like Jet with Amazon inventory.

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