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I think it would be useful to give examples on how or where you your site finds an item at a price that I, presumably, was not able to find? It sounds sketchy.

by jmickey 10y ago

I think it would be useful to give examples on how or where you your site finds an item at a price that I, presumably, was not able to find? It sounds sketchy. :) Also not sure if the whole workflow of your clients providing prices for items and then hoping your site delivers will work. How do I know the price I provided is realistic at all? If you already have the capability to find items cheaply, just list those items on your website and let people purchase them :)

ikeboy 10y ago
Thanks for the feedback. >I think it would be useful to give examples on how or where you your site finds an item at a price that I, presumably, was not able to find? Right now I'd be checking other retailers, other price comparison sites, some tools, plus using a handful of tricks to save off the posted price. It's deal-finding-as-a-service. I want the flexibility to be able to source differently later; e.g. if there's a lot of demand for one brand I might get direct from the manufacturer, or wholesale, etc. You as the customer should be agnostic as to where I get the product from, as long as it's the right price. >Also not sure if the whole workflow of your clients providing prices for items and then hoping your site delivers will work. How do I know the price I provided is realistic at all? I don't know either. I believe I'll be able to fulfill a significant portion of orders, but I won't know that until a bunch of orders come in. If you a put in a price within a few percent of retail, there's a good chance we'll be able to meet it. Also, I'm not charging tax out of NY, and most states have a dropship sales tax loophole. That means you could save 3-4% off the Amazon+tax price on most items even if I don't find a deal. >If you already have the capability to find items cheaply, just list those items on your website and let people purchase them :) Well, I've sold through Amazon and other channels and have had over 100k in sales, all from being able to find items cheap enough to resell. But to launch a website to sell you either need a narrow niche (which prevents mass appeal), or a huge investment to list many products (or big partnerships with sellers with lots of products). Allowing the customer to name the product lets me not worry about product pages, and I do think the Name Your Own Price mechanism is beneficial to all parties (priceline is valued at $73 billion because they brought a ton of value to users). Eventually I'm going to want to open up to sellers/retailers, but even without that I think I can add value.

by jmickey 10y ago

ikeboy 10y ago

Thanks for the feedback. >I think it would be useful to give examples on how or where you your site finds an item at a price that I, presumably, was not able to find? Right now I'd be checking other retailers, other price comparison sites, some tools, plus using a handful of tricks to save off the posted price. It's deal-finding-as-a-service. I want the flexibility to be able to source differently later; e.g. if there's a lot of demand for one brand I might get direct from the manufacturer, or wholesale, etc. You as the customer should be agnostic as to where I get the product from, as long as it's the right price. >Also not sure if the whole workflow of your clients providing prices for items and then hoping your site delivers will work. How do I know the price I provided is realistic at all? I don't know either. I believe I'll be able to fulfill a significant portion of orders, but I won't know that until a bunch of orders come in. If you a put in a price within a few percent of retail, there's a good chance we'll be able to meet it. Also, I'm not charging tax out of NY, and most states have a dropship sales tax loophole. That means you could save 3-4% off the Amazon+tax price on most items even if I don't find a deal. >If you already have the capability to find items cheaply, just list those items on your website and let people purchase them :) Well, I've sold through Amazon and other channels and have had over 100k in sales, all from being able to find items cheap enough to resell. But to launch a website to sell you either need a narrow niche (which prevents mass appeal), or a huge investment to list many products (or big partnerships with sellers with lots of products). Allowing the customer to name the product lets me not worry about product pages, and I do think the Name Your Own Price mechanism is beneficial to all parties (priceline is valued at $73 billion because they brought a ton of value to users). Eventually I'm going to want to open up to sellers/retailers, but even without that I think I can add value.