Posted: 4/30/2013 6:39:45 AM EDT
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I have an Amazon Prime account and from time to time I will see an item priced extremely low. If I purchase it with one-click, log out of Amazon and then back in, the item from the same seller will be MUCH higher. I just bought a new PVS-14 that sells for about $150 everywhere. TNVC sells the same for $162.50. I just bought a new one for $52. Now it's $145.
Anybody know why? Is it because I have the Prime acoount? I just checked and my credit card was charged $52 and free shipping. Edit: Sorry about that. It is a PVS-14 weapon mount and when I looked back on TNVC website, I see that it is for a GT-14. The one I bought is for a PVS-14. |
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Amazon prices change ridiculously fast. A friend of mine watches products with an Amazon price tracking website, can't think of the link right now though. http://www.camelcamelcamel.com/ |
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One thing I have noticed is that prices on Amazon often match the sale price another vendor might have. Then as soon as that sale is over the price jumps back up. For example a certain hard drive has been priced over $150 for the last year. However, several times the price has dropped to around $130 for a few days and then back up. I also use SlickDeals and noticed that other vendors like New Egg had a sale on that item during that period.
I have about 100 items "Saved For Later" in my cart at Amazon. When I click the cart button it shows me price changes since I looked last. That is how I keep tabs on items to buy them when they are priced low. |
| Amazon employs technology that will either try to tempt you to buy at a low price OR try to get you to buy at a higher price they think you might pay. They do this by looking at how many times you have looked at the item and by using methods to see if you have been looking for the same item other places on the net. They even profile people by what browser and OS they use. |
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Quoted: Amazon employs technology that will either try to tempt you to buy at a low price OR try to get you to buy at a higher price they think you might pay. They do this by looking at how many times you have looked at the item and by using methods to see if you have been looking for the same item other places on the net. They even profile people by what browser and OS they use. I knew they did something but not all that. Interesting. |
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Amazon has multiple sellers under the item and they will also update their pricing due to inventory and market changes. I have seen the same thing happen and I think a lot of it depends on what they have paid for the item and they just have dynamic pricing. Per an article in the WSJ, they also use software which notes your location and buying history, and will note how much you shop around. So if I go on my ipad and head to Amazon, and search around for a while for widget A, looking at alternate widgets or sellers, then settle on the widget A sold on Amazon and eligible for prime, I then see said widget priced at, say, $10. If I log off and go onto Amazon anonymously, and search for widget A and go directly to it with no shopping, I will see widget A for, say, $15. If I then put it in my cart and log in to buy it, I will pay $15, and my behavior will be noted, and in future when I go directly to a widget, I will see a higher price than if I spent more time browsing around the site looking for a better deal. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Amazon has multiple sellers under the item and they will also update their pricing due to inventory and market changes. I have seen the same thing happen and I think a lot of it depends on what they have paid for the item and they just have dynamic pricing. Per an article in the WSJ, they also use software which notes your location and buying history, and will note how much you shop around. So if I go on my ipad and head to Amazon, and search around for a while for widget A, looking at alternate widgets or sellers, then settle on the widget A sold on Amazon and eligible for prime, I then see said widget priced at, say, $10. If I log off and go onto Amazon anonymously, and search for widget A and go directly to it with no shopping, I will see widget A for, say, $15. If I then put it in my cart and log in to buy it, I will pay $15, and my behavior will be noted, and in future when I go directly to a widget, I will see a higher price than if I spent more time browsing around the site looking for a better deal. Damn I did it. I logged out and looked at Spyderco Delicas, the lowest price one was $54.86 for one color but the rest were more. I then logged in and searched around at about 10 random knives before looking at the delica and the price of all colors dropped to $ 54.86. Good business but I'm a little annoyed at getting screwed for not monkey around before buying stuff
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Amazon has multiple sellers under the item and they will also update their pricing due to inventory and market changes. I have seen the same thing happen and I think a lot of it depends on what they have paid for the item and they just have dynamic pricing. Per an article in the WSJ, they also use software which notes your location and buying history, and will note how much you shop around. So if I go on my ipad and head to Amazon, and search around for a while for widget A, looking at alternate widgets or sellers, then settle on the widget A sold on Amazon and eligible for prime, I then see said widget priced at, say, $10. If I log off and go onto Amazon anonymously, and search for widget A and go directly to it with no shopping, I will see widget A for, say, $15. If I then put it in my cart and log in to buy it, I will pay $15, and my behavior will be noted, and in future when I go directly to a widget, I will see a higher price than if I spent more time browsing around the site looking for a better deal. Damn I did it. I logged out and looked at Spyderco Delicas, the lowest price one was $54.86 for one color but the rest were more. I then logged in and searched around at about 10 random knives before looking at the delica and the price of all colors dropped to $ 54.86. Good business but I'm a little annoyed at getting screwed for not monkey around before buying stuff Yeah, the day I read the article I refused to believe it, but later that night looked up a book I wanted, and saw it for (made up price for illustrative purposes, as I don't remember the actual prices--but the difference is about the same) $17.99. I then logged off, searched for it, and found it to be still $17.99. I then logged back in, searched for it, looked at the options for buying used from other sellers, looked at other books by the same author, looked at other books in general, then went back and found the original book was $17.15, put it in my cart, shopped around, took it out of my cart, then shopped around some more, then went to ablebooks for a bit, then came back to Amazon, and the book was then listed as $15.99. |
| Last week I was on there looking at an item I wanted to buy, it was $29.95, figured I could order it later and went to work. A few hours later I suddenly remembered I wanted to order the item before it was too late to get it shipped out that day and the price had dropped to $19.95. Good thing I waited. |
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i have a feeling he bought something like this
http://www.redwolfairsoft.com/redwolf/airsoft/Combat_Gear_Masks_Glasses_Dytac_Dummy_AN_PVS_14_Monocular_Night_Vision_Replica.htm |
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I get those 2tb wd black drives for $79 sometimes. webcam I use drops from $150 to $50 depending on the weather Right now, I see this camera for $70, which is half off. I can't seem to find it in my past purchases (I bought it with fresh, not prime, and the search for fresh sucks), but I'm sure it was under $50 Quoted:
you ought to see how pissed they get when you post pics of the inside of the buildings. they start looking at exif and more. I took this picture at my office in Amazon, and our whole team was laid off. 
amazon internal branding by Ry Jones, on Flickr |
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Amazon has multiple sellers under the item and they will also update their pricing due to inventory and market changes. I have seen the same thing happen and I think a lot of it depends on what they have paid for the item and they just have dynamic pricing. Per an article in the WSJ, they also use software which notes your location and buying history, and will note how much you shop around. So if I go on my ipad and head to Amazon, and search around for a while for widget A, looking at alternate widgets or sellers, then settle on the widget A sold on Amazon and eligible for prime, I then see said widget priced at, say, $10. If I log off and go onto Amazon anonymously, and search for widget A and go directly to it with no shopping, I will see widget A for, say, $15. If I then put it in my cart and log in to buy it, I will pay $15, and my behavior will be noted, and in future when I go directly to a widget, I will see a higher price than if I spent more time browsing around the site looking for a better deal. Damn I did it. I logged out and looked at Spyderco Delicas, the lowest price one was $54.86 for one color but the rest were more. I then logged in and searched around at about 10 random knives before looking at the delica and the price of all colors dropped to $ 54.86. Good business but I'm a little annoyed at getting screwed for not monkey around before buying stuff Yeah, the day I read the article I refused to believe it, but later that night looked up a book I wanted, and saw it for (made up price for illustrative purposes, as I don't remember the actual prices--but the difference is about the same) $17.99. I then logged off, searched for it, and found it to be still $17.99. I then logged back in, searched for it, looked at the options for buying used from other sellers, looked at other books by the same author, looked at other books in general, then went back and found the original book was $17.15, put it in my cart, shopped around, took it out of my cart, then shopped around some more, then went to ablebooks for a bit, then came back to Amazon, and the book was then listed as $15.99. Good info to know when you're shopping for an expensive item, but a lot of mess and bother for a random purchase. Also, i typically put things in my wish list so I can easily find them and I've notice that the longer I keep things there, the price tends to drop. |