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How about a SaaS company where I can drop my Amazon/Target and BestBuy account and have it scan (and lock in) the best possible price for me? It would be quite
by digitalengineer 14y ago
How about a SaaS company where I can drop my Amazon/Target and BestBuy account and have it scan (and lock in) the best possible price for me? It would be quite the answer to all those dynamic algorithm driven prices. A alogo to fight their algo and capture the lowest possible offer.
- iheartmemcache 14y agoI like this concept (in fact, it's one I've been playing around with in my head for a while) but there are 2 major blocking-points you'll have with user-adoption: 1) People won't want to give their amazon credentials out to what may simply be a fly-by-night startup. Until you get some semblance of reputability, you'll have a hard time with UA. 2) Amazon could very easily write in a feature like "buy when < N dollars" and completely invalidate your startup. Anyone have any ideas as to how to combat these issues? Would the general HN populace be interested in a service like this for say, either 10$ a month or X% of what you saved as a result of using the service?
- digitalengineer 14y agoI would definitely like a percentage of a sale (with a min/max amount) instead of the $X a/month.
- SageRaven 14y agoI think think there's an inherent conflict in expecting those who price-shop for pennies between internet retail juggernauts like Amazon and Wal Mart and expecting these same people to pay. As a consumer, price aggregation sites like Google Shopping and Pricewatch seem to be adequate for most things.