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Re:Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch com... by Guest42 on Thursday April 23, 2020 @06:26PM (#22962282)
Does amazon allow seller sites to have lower prices?
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Re:Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch com... by coryrc on Thursday April 23, 2020 @08:04PM (#22963117)
Just sell a "variant"
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Re:Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch com... by pbhjpbhj on Friday April 24, 2020 @04:17PM (#22972465)
In my limited experience Amazon UK's prices are lower than the seller's/manufacturer's own website. I always check, it's always been significant when I've checked.
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Re:Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch com... by Oblouk on Thursday April 23, 2020 @11:40PM (#22964406)
You could sell a variant or have a constant recycled set of promos
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Re:Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch com... by _0ffh on Thursday April 23, 2020 @06:41PM (#22962403)
Not afaik.
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Re:Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch com... by cashsterling on Thursday April 23, 2020 @07:03PM (#22962608)
They do... Dr. Squatch soap is one such example
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Re:Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch com... by hippich on Thursday April 23, 2020 @07:52PM (#22963031)
Per Amazon's policy - no, the seller can not have lower prices on their own website than on Amazon. In practice, for now, it is not enforced (at least in my experience).

https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/t/same-price-on-webs...

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Re:Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch com... by serf on Friday April 24, 2020 @08:50AM (#22967394)
most obvious alibaba or aliexpress goods on Amazon can be bought cheaper from one of the other places, and if it's a weird item (like a bicycle hub motor) it'll generally be from the same merchant group.

usually the copy/paste pictures and description are a good giveaway.

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