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One thing I find very disingenuous from Amazon is how they promote older products. I was looking to buy a dash cam for my car and settled on a Rexing V1. It was

One thing I find very disingenuous from Amazon is how they promote older products. I was looking to buy a dash cam for my car and settled on a Rexing V1. It was recommended as Amazon's Choice and on sale for $99.99 (from $149.99!). I was just about to complete the purchase when I read the fine print and saw this model was a few years old. Turns out there is another, newer model (Rexing V1 3rd gen) being sold for $139.99. Somehow the older product has a higher price which makes the sale price look like a better deal, and the older product is promoted in the search results. I felt like Amazon tried to trick me into buying their older inventory.

dmoy 8y ago
Counterpoint, there are some times where the older model is actually preferred, either due to being just as good and cheaper, or rarely better than the new model. I don't know how their choice algorithm comes up with those labels, but a cheaper older model isn't always a bad deal. Unless the $150 base price is what it normally sells at, and the $50 discount was truly a one time deal... In which case idk what is going on there lol.
- trevor-e 8y ago
  In fairness to Amazon I'll let you judge for yourself since they still list the prices as 149.99 and 139.99: - Rexing V1: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X528FNE/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X528FNE/ - Rexing V1 3rd gen: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077B25H9K/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077B25H9K/ Half-way down the page there is a comparison with some other Rexing products, but it's not obvious IMO with the price confusion they create. I've seen it "on sale" for at least the last few months.
  - dmoy 8y ago
    Yea I definitely dislike the habit of retailers from showing MSRP as the list price despite the fact that no retailer has sold that product at MSRP for like 3 years. It's no longer a useful comparison for the consumer, and just behaves like a shady anchor point to make it seem like a good deal.

dmoy 8y ago

Counterpoint, there are some times where the older model is actually preferred, either due to being just as good and cheaper, or rarely better than the new model. I don't know how their choice algorithm comes up with those labels, but a cheaper older model isn't always a bad deal. Unless the $150 base price is what it normally sells at, and the $50 discount was truly a one time deal... In which case idk what is going on there lol.

trevor-e 8y ago
In fairness to Amazon I'll let you judge for yourself since they still list the prices as 149.99 and 139.99: - Rexing V1: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X528FNE/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X528FNE/ - Rexing V1 3rd gen: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077B25H9K/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077B25H9K/ Half-way down the page there is a comparison with some other Rexing products, but it's not obvious IMO with the price confusion they create. I've seen it "on sale" for at least the last few months.
- dmoy 8y ago
  Yea I definitely dislike the habit of retailers from showing MSRP as the list price despite the fact that no retailer has sold that product at MSRP for like 3 years. It's no longer a useful comparison for the consumer, and just behaves like a shady anchor point to make it seem like a good deal.