New Posts For Thread: Amazon selling tacticshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30370033/amazon-selling-tacticsI read years ago that they place cookies on your machine and show different prices to different people, but today I actually saw the price increase over a short period.I looked at an item on the macbook and just closed the laptop, then about an hourincidentallyflapjacks taste better costing just 18.99 with free delivery from the supplement store when purchased outside of money grasping amazonhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30370033/amazon-selling-tactics?post_id=541991109#541991109incidentallyflapjacks taste better costing just 18.99 with free delivery from the supplement store when purchased outside of money grasping amazonFri, 24 Oct 2014 07:34:47 -0500I rather suspect what is going on is the Amazon Prime subscriptions, this is to subsidise next day delivery for ppl who use amazon a lot.What started out as decent value gets less and less so and wasnt made clear to me that this would be the case. (ihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30370033/amazon-selling-tactics?post_id=541991033#541991033I rather suspect what is going on is the Amazon Prime subscriptions, this is to subsidise next day delivery for ppl who use amazon a lot.What started out as decent value gets less and less so and wasnt made clear to me that this would be the case. (iFri, 24 Oct 2014 07:30:43 -0500I think you are over-complicating the online shopping experience. I have no idea about any so-called special subscriptions that you have paid to Amazon or, indeed, what such subscriptions are meant to cover. If Amazon are failing to supply a servicehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30370033/amazon-selling-tactics?post_id=541990033#541990033I think you are over-complicating the online shopping experience. I have no idea about any so-called special subscriptions that you have paid to Amazon or, indeed, what such subscriptions are meant to cover. If Amazon are failing to supply a serviceFri, 24 Oct 2014 05:51:26 -0500So the 'con' here is being charged £7.39 for next day delivery which should have been covered by the 90 quid annual subs, while the other options through their site incurs a retailer to pay too much commission to make them competitive vs out of Amazhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30370033/amazon-selling-tactics?post_id=541989863#541989863So the 'con' here is being charged £7.39 for next day delivery which should have been covered by the 90 quid annual subs, while the other options through their site incurs a retailer to pay too much commission to make them competitive vs out of AmazFri, 24 Oct 2014 05:32:42 -0500£26.38 here come straight up with Amazon prime (which was supposed to have been paid for by a yearly sub of nearly £90, which rather makes that pretty pointless)But I also see that offer you shown and another which works out at 23 quid with deliverhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30370033/amazon-selling-tactics?post_id=541989801#541989801£26.38 here come straight up with Amazon prime (which was supposed to have been paid for by a yearly sub of nearly £90, which rather makes that pretty pointless)But I also see that offer you shown and another which works out at 23 quid with deliverFri, 24 Oct 2014 05:25:55 -050024 Flapjacks...£23-83p including delivery.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30370033/amazon-selling-tactics?post_id=541989551#54198955124 Flapjacks...£23-83p including delivery.Fri, 24 Oct 2014 04:52:32 -0500What's the best price on Amazon for reflex protein flapjacks for somebody who's never looked at them as a matter of interests?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30370033/amazon-selling-tactics?post_id=541987793#541987793What's the best price on Amazon for reflex protein flapjacks for somebody who's never looked at them as a matter of interests?Thu, 23 Oct 2014 22:01:12 -0500As a matter of interest we know Amazon have admitted these practises in the past so they arnt paranoia, but what I think maybe occurring now is that the more you view a product on a given ISP/account the greater the like good of price customisation bhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30370033/amazon-selling-tactics?post_id=541987787#541987787As a matter of interest we know Amazon have admitted these practises in the past so they arnt paranoia, but what I think maybe occurring now is that the more you view a product on a given ISP/account the greater the like good of price customisation bThu, 23 Oct 2014 21:58:45 -0500For a start I don't think clearing cookies will be sufficient anymore. Your account data is held with them that will get algorithms calculated on the data when signed in, and I rather suspect ISP data will be used when not signed in.http://edition.cnhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30370033/amazon-selling-tactics?post_id=541987781#541987781For a start I don't think clearing cookies will be sufficient anymore. Your account data is held with them that will get algorithms calculated on the data when signed in, and I rather suspect ISP data will be used when not signed in.http://edition.cnThu, 23 Oct 2014 21:55:49 -0500Why not clear cookies or use a different browser at same time and see if prices are the same, or phone a friend and get them to check prices at exact same time?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30370033/amazon-selling-tactics?post_id=541981841#541981841Why not clear cookies or use a different browser at same time and see if prices are the same, or phone a friend and get them to check prices at exact same time?Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:27:11 -0500