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Please consider adding other retailers. Often times, the better deal isn't on Amazon, and there tons of online retailers out there. Price checking historically

Please consider adding other retailers. Often times, the better deal isn't on Amazon, and there tons of online retailers out there. Price checking historically on N platforms is a much more appealing value proposition.

colechristensen 6y ago
On the other hand, they’re doing something well and hopefully doing well themselves because of it. Growth has an insidious way of taking useful things and ruining them sometimes.
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jjeaff 6y ago
It is against the amazon shopping api terms of service to offer price comparison. So they haven't probably for that reason.
- crispyporkbites 6y ago
  But I do price comparisons in my head, so am I breaking their terms just by being human?
- mcbits 6y ago
  Not sure what you mean by shopping API, but here is all that their affiliate program policies[0] say about price comparisons with other sites: > if you choose to display prices for any Product on your Site in any “comparison” format (including through the use of any price-comparison tool or engine) together with prices for the same or similar products offered through any web site or other means other than an Amazon Site, you must display both the lowest “new” price and, if we provide it to you, the lowest “used” price at which the Product is available on the Amazon Site. [0] https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/help/operating/policies https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/help/operating/policies
  - jjeaff 6y ago
    I meant advertising API. Perhaps they have updated their terms for the advertising API, as it appears their affiliate program does allow price comparison now. I believe that was not the case previously.
    - mcbits 6y ago
      They have poor naming. There is an Advertising API, and then there's a Product Advertising API which is often called the Product API. The Advertising API is for advertisers running ads with Amazon Advertising. Apparently they don't allow certain competitors (shopping sites, comparison sites, ad networks) to use it: https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/ad-policy/api https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/ad-policy/api The Product API is for affiliates to fetch product/price information in a reliable way instead of scraping the main site for it. I don't think they've ever prohibited price comparison sites. The last time I really looked into it was several years ago, and they weren't restricted at that point either.
- Fragoel2 6y ago
  I am aware of at least one competitor that also shows the price of the cheapest listing on ebay
  - avipars 6y ago
    keepa
    - MeinBlutIstBlau 6y ago
      Keepa is the best because of not only that, but also the price tracker that shows up on the webpage of the item.
subhro 6y ago
pricegrabber.com ?

colechristensen 6y ago

On the other hand, they’re doing something well and hopefully doing well themselves because of it. Growth has an insidious way of taking useful things and ruining them sometimes.

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jjeaff 6y ago

It is against the amazon shopping api terms of service to offer price comparison. So they haven't probably for that reason.

crispyporkbites 6y ago
But I do price comparisons in my head, so am I breaking their terms just by being human?
mcbits 6y ago
Not sure what you mean by shopping API, but here is all that their affiliate program policies[0] say about price comparisons with other sites: > if you choose to display prices for any Product on your Site in any “comparison” format (including through the use of any price-comparison tool or engine) together with prices for the same or similar products offered through any web site or other means other than an Amazon Site, you must display both the lowest “new” price and, if we provide it to you, the lowest “used” price at which the Product is available on the Amazon Site. [0] https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/help/operating/policies https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/help/operating/policies
- jjeaff 6y ago
  I meant advertising API. Perhaps they have updated their terms for the advertising API, as it appears their affiliate program does allow price comparison now. I believe that was not the case previously.
  - mcbits 6y ago
    They have poor naming. There is an Advertising API, and then there's a Product Advertising API which is often called the Product API. The Advertising API is for advertisers running ads with Amazon Advertising. Apparently they don't allow certain competitors (shopping sites, comparison sites, ad networks) to use it: https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/ad-policy/api https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/ad-policy/api The Product API is for affiliates to fetch product/price information in a reliable way instead of scraping the main site for it. I don't think they've ever prohibited price comparison sites. The last time I really looked into it was several years ago, and they weren't restricted at that point either.
Fragoel2 6y ago
I am aware of at least one competitor that also shows the price of the cheapest listing on ebay
- avipars 6y ago
  keepa
  - MeinBlutIstBlau 6y ago
    Keepa is the best because of not only that, but also the price tracker that shows up on the webpage of the item.

subhro 6y ago

pricegrabber.com ?