How about some Amazon absurdity?
08-16-15 | 09:47 PM
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How about some Amazon absurdity?
I thought this level of ridiculous was reserved for eBay and Craigslist. It would seem Campagnolo and Amazon have teamed up to compete for the crown of insanity. These things must be crafted from unborn panda pelts...
https://www.amazon.com/Campagnolo-Pat.../dp/B002NND8BK
https://www.amazon.com/Campagnolo-Pat.../dp/B002NND8BK
08-16-15 | 10:37 PM
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Not Amazon at all. It's a 3rd-party or Marketplace seller, who sets their own prices independently of Amazon. They simply use Amazon as a storefront.
Oh, and the super high priced fixed-price auctions on eBay are most often when sellers are out of stock, but don't want to take down the listing then have to pay to relist when the item comes back in stock. It's lazy but effective inventory management.
Source: I'm an Amazon, eBay, and independent website seller.
Oh, and the super high priced fixed-price auctions on eBay are most often when sellers are out of stock, but don't want to take down the listing then have to pay to relist when the item comes back in stock. It's lazy but effective inventory management.
Source: I'm an Amazon, eBay, and independent website seller.
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08-17-15 | 06:13 AM
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Not Amazon at all. It's a 3rd-party or Marketplace seller, who sets their own prices independently of Amazon. They simply use Amazon as a storefront.
Oh, and the super high priced fixed-price auctions on eBay are most often when sellers are out of stock, but don't want to take down the listing then have to pay to relist when the item comes back in stock. It's lazy but effective inventory management.
Source: I'm an Amazon, eBay, and independent website seller.
Oh, and the super high priced fixed-price auctions on eBay are most often when sellers are out of stock, but don't want to take down the listing then have to pay to relist when the item comes back in stock. It's lazy but effective inventory management.
Source: I'm an Amazon, eBay, and independent website seller.
08-17-15 | 08:03 AM
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Sure, but nobody points a finger at eBay or Craigslist when someone lists an item with an absurd price. Amazon is unique among those in that they themselves are the biggest provider-- the others are just storefronts, and individual users take care of all of the product.
Amazon fulfilled products most often still stay firmly in the loss-leader area-- you (an individual) cannot sell a box of rocks for $5 when Amazon is selling it for $5, while they're also eating the cost of logistics, shipping, manpower, etc, etc. Amazon probably loses $1 selling that box of rocks. They pick up profits elsewhere, just like every other massive retailer.
Amazon fulfilled products most often still stay firmly in the loss-leader area-- you (an individual) cannot sell a box of rocks for $5 when Amazon is selling it for $5, while they're also eating the cost of logistics, shipping, manpower, etc, etc. Amazon probably loses $1 selling that box of rocks. They pick up profits elsewhere, just like every other massive retailer.
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