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Why is this HN-worthy? It's been around since the late 90s and not only for tech stuff but down to a box of cereal bars.

by marban 5y ago

Tenoke 5y ago
I use them for tech parts but hadn't even occured to me to check for things like that there. Ironically your comment asking how this is HN-worthy is what's making this submission useful for me.
MandieD 5y ago
Despite living in Germany these past 15+ years, I was barely aware of them…
- lamnk 5y ago
  Could be. As far as i can tell they do not market themselves, word of mouth only work so far within their (German?) tech savvy audience. I was a student in Germany since 2003 and use Geizhals extensively for purchasing stuff, especially computer related stuff. Other price comparison engines like Idealo, Kelkoo etc. suck in compare to Geizhals.
- lazyjones 5y ago
  Geizhals had a rough stance in Germany. Despite being very early on the market, it used the .at TLD (and later geizhals.cc and geizhals.net) because it was impossible to acquire the .de domain. It was later bought by a competitor who turned his deals website into a price comparison (geizkragen.de), which caused much confusion among german users. Eventually, Geizhals bought the domain (along with the .com, which it had gone to WIPO over and lost - https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2005/d2005-0121.html https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2005/d200... ), for a (AFAIK) record-setting 7-figure price for a .de domain. Said competitor went on to build bitcoin.de and was very successful with it.
getlawgdon 5y ago
How is it not HN worthy? A review of the comments indicates some love and appreciation for a company apparently doing many things right. The implication brings contrast to Amazon and others. It's a case study. I think it's exactly what belongs here.
Borrible 5y ago
I guess, because of 50 Karmapoints and 25 comments in about two hours. It seems to please the interest of the HN crowd, which is conform to HN guidelines. The interesting question for me is, why does it please it...
C19is20 5y ago
New to me, and interesting from a ui, dnt angle. I wish id known about it years ago....

Why is this HN-worthy? It's been around since the late 90s and not only for tech stuff but down to a box of cereal bars.

by marban 5y ago

Why is this HN-worthy? It's been around since the late 90s and not only for tech stuff but down to a box of cereal bars.

Tenoke 5y ago

I use them for tech parts but hadn't even occured to me to check for things like that there. Ironically your comment asking how this is HN-worthy is what's making this submission useful for me.

MandieD 5y ago

Despite living in Germany these past 15+ years, I was barely aware of them…

lamnk 5y ago
Could be. As far as i can tell they do not market themselves, word of mouth only work so far within their (German?) tech savvy audience. I was a student in Germany since 2003 and use Geizhals extensively for purchasing stuff, especially computer related stuff. Other price comparison engines like Idealo, Kelkoo etc. suck in compare to Geizhals.
lazyjones 5y ago
Geizhals had a rough stance in Germany. Despite being very early on the market, it used the .at TLD (and later geizhals.cc and geizhals.net) because it was impossible to acquire the .de domain. It was later bought by a competitor who turned his deals website into a price comparison (geizkragen.de), which caused much confusion among german users. Eventually, Geizhals bought the domain (along with the .com, which it had gone to WIPO over and lost - https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2005/d2005-0121.html https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2005/d200... ), for a (AFAIK) record-setting 7-figure price for a .de domain. Said competitor went on to build bitcoin.de and was very successful with it.

getlawgdon 5y ago

How is it not HN worthy? A review of the comments indicates some love and appreciation for a company apparently doing many things right. The implication brings contrast to Amazon and others. It's a case study. I think it's exactly what belongs here.

Borrible 5y ago

I guess, because of 50 Karmapoints and 25 comments in about two hours. It seems to please the interest of the HN crowd, which is conform to HN guidelines. The interesting question for me is, why does it please it...

C19is20 5y ago

New to me, and interesting from a ui, dnt angle. I wish id known about it years ago....