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The free shipping is weird....I recently noticed that my father was looking up something he wanted me to order for him....his price was less, same item and amaz

by avgDev 7y ago

The free shipping is weird....I recently noticed that my father was looking up something he wanted me to order for him....his price was less, same item and amazon seller. I logged in and boom my price was $3 higher on a 20 dollar item. So, I'm not sure how "free" the shipping is anymore. I do agree that fast shipping is a big part of amazon but I think another big player could match the processing speed.

LordDragonfang 7y ago
Amazon has multiple sellers with different shipping options and prices for most items, and always tries to show you the best "deal". This sometimes includes the likelihood that you prefer the two-day shipping. The listing being offered to you father probably wasn't eligible for prime (not shipped by Amazon) so the price+shipping was lower than Amazon's price+non-free-shipping (and the third party was likely intentionally undercutting Amazon to be shown first). Once you signed it, it offered you the one with prime shipping because the total was cheaper.
- avgDev 7y ago
  Same seller Amazon.
  - aloknnikhil 7y ago
    Was the shipping time the same? Perhaps the seller is closer to your father than you. Was it prime 2-day? Or was it FBA i.e. Shipped by Amazon? I think you'll need to provide more details before we can conclude Amazon is price gouging.
    - avgDev 7y ago
      We are 15 mins away from each other. It said sign up for prime to receive 2 day shipping on his end I believe. I may be wrong. I will try to take some screenshots another time, as it seems like nobody else noticed, therefore, i may be in the wrong here.
m463 7y ago
I've been told that amazon might do "personalized pricing". Friends have told me their friends come up with lower prices in other locations. Target was caught doing this. People with location services turned on using the target app would find pricing for an item jump up as they approached their local store. search for "The Target app price switch: What you need to know"
- avgDev 7y ago
  I am pretty positive amazon is doing "personalized pricing". It was the exactly same item, sold by amazon. I'm already at the point where I want to cancel it, so as soon as someone remotely competitive comes along I will jump ship.

by avgDev 7y ago

LordDragonfang 7y ago

Amazon has multiple sellers with different shipping options and prices for most items, and always tries to show you the best "deal". This sometimes includes the likelihood that you prefer the two-day shipping. The listing being offered to you father probably wasn't eligible for prime (not shipped by Amazon) so the price+shipping was lower than Amazon's price+non-free-shipping (and the third party was likely intentionally undercutting Amazon to be shown first). Once you signed it, it offered you the one with prime shipping because the total was cheaper.

avgDev 7y ago
Same seller Amazon.
- aloknnikhil 7y ago
  Was the shipping time the same? Perhaps the seller is closer to your father than you. Was it prime 2-day? Or was it FBA i.e. Shipped by Amazon? I think you'll need to provide more details before we can conclude Amazon is price gouging.
  - avgDev 7y ago
    We are 15 mins away from each other. It said sign up for prime to receive 2 day shipping on his end I believe. I may be wrong. I will try to take some screenshots another time, as it seems like nobody else noticed, therefore, i may be in the wrong here.

m463 7y ago

I've been told that amazon might do "personalized pricing". Friends have told me their friends come up with lower prices in other locations. Target was caught doing this. People with location services turned on using the target app would find pricing for an item jump up as they approached their local store. search for "The Target app price switch: What you need to know"

avgDev 7y ago
I am pretty positive amazon is doing "personalized pricing". It was the exactly same item, sold by amazon. I'm already at the point where I want to cancel it, so as soon as someone remotely competitive comes along I will jump ship.