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> Importantly, this gives also buyers somewhat more transparency on pricing How? I'd try raising prices and allow offers, hoping that most customers don't even
by DominikR 12y ago
> Importantly, this gives also buyers somewhat more transparency on pricing
How? I'd try raising prices and allow offers, hoping that most customers don't even try to bargain for a lower price.
- GotAnyMegadeth 12y agoBut then you competitor will show up higher in the list on sort by price.
- DominikR 12y agoSure, that's something you would have to experiment with. But I still don't get the "transparency" argument. How is it more transparent to have products in your store where one customer pays the full price, another one pays 5% less and someone else pays 10% less.
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- lambda 12y agoIt appears that at lest so far, this only applies to collectible items; the kind of thing you might be more likely to sell on eBay than on Amazon, or perhaps offer for sale on Amazon so that it will show up on searches, but then do the haggling offline once you've found an item you're interested in. Adding the "Make and Offer" button for these kinds of items could increase transparency, as it keeps Amazon in the loop and all of their standard policies apply like free shipping, so you won't get into situations where you go offline, negotiate a price, then get hit by hidden shipping fees or something of the sort.