Amazon’s algorithm is hiding the best deal from many customers

Re:Amazon’s algorithm is hiding the best deal from many cust... by i4i on Sunday September 25, 2016 @03:26PM (#12576924)

I think the article helped me realize that Ebay is a better match for me philosophically. Ebay is incentivized to provide a fair and transparent marketplace that empowers anyone. Their product is really the marketplace.

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Re:Amazon’s algorithm is hiding the best deal from many cust... by agumonkey on Sunday September 25, 2016 @03:30PM (#12576942)

It's too wild for my tastes. I'm always worried about the seller, genuine brand, shipping .. Amazon built a reputation of good enough customer service I believe.

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Re:Amazon’s algorithm is hiding the best deal from many cust... by i4i on Sunday September 25, 2016 @04:15PM (#12577185)

The reputation engine built into Ebay seems to be taken very seriously. OTOH as someone who has avoided joining Prime, typically waiting until I have enough purchases to qualify for free shipping, I've experienced constant nudge (the increase in free shipping sale amount moving from 35-50, the obvious skew towards Prime in search results) shopping at Amazon in the last two years. I'm just suggesting that for me, having a philosophical reason to support Ebay over Amazon (democratic, bottom up, vs. top down) will help assuage the nuisance factor.

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Re:Amazon’s algorithm is hiding the best deal from many cust... by agumonkey on Sunday September 25, 2016 @06:32PM (#12577809)

I understand and agree with all your points. Just saying that amazon tames the psychological risk factor better than ebay, at least to my eyes.

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