Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for startups?

Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by klausjensen on Monday February 06, 2017 @08:10AM (#13579086)

I use Amazon in Europa a LOT, but funny enough it is not ONE amazon in EU, it is many - and I have to search for products on all of them, because what is available in amazon.de might not be available in amazon.co.uk. And there are obviously language barriers - and having to do math to convert currencies etc. It is anything but smooth right now - unless you are in one of the countries, that have their own amazon.tld, of course.

I want amazon.eu, where I can filter by products, that can actually be shipped to my EU country - one stop shopping. I would probably stop buying online from local shops in my country entirely.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by kbart on Monday February 06, 2017 @09:18AM (#13579568)

"I want amazon.eu, where I can filter by products, that can actually be shipped to my EU country"

100 hundred times this! I avoid using Amazon just for their shipping information stupidity - I have to use checkout to be able to see if selected item can be shipped to my country. I find it funny and bizarre that it's easier to order online from China (which is half the World away) than from neighboring countries that belong to the same free trade zone. Ebay has an "EU only" search option, but it's useless as Ebay itself has become smaller Aliexpress cousin with same items and higher prices.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by pawadu on Monday February 06, 2017 @08:30AM (#13579209)

I think most people buy their stuff from amazon.co.uk or if they happen to be in Germany then maybe also amazon.de

The store segmentation is created by amazon themselves and doesn't really make sense.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by herbst on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @09:13AM (#13589434)

Exactly. Amazon.de does bot ship the majority of stuff to switzerland. Amazon.it however does but i cant speak italian

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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by Lanthanide on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @10:21AM (#13589881)

You can switch Amazon.de to English from the account settings; is that not the case with Amazon.it?

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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by herbst on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @10:25AM (#13589913)

I think its possible, but product titles and descriptions dont care.

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