Re:Show HN: TerabyteDeals – Compare storage prices by $/TB
by vektor888 on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @06:48PM
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You are onto something, I am using a mix of scraping and APIs, and the scraped products don't seem to be accurate due to a faulty CSS selector.
I am running the process once again to get some - hopefully - better data!
Re:Show HN: TerabyteDeals – Compare storage prices by $/TB
by K0balt on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @06:53PM
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Was about to say, but it looks like you’re working on it!
Cool idea, it’s already been helpful to me even with the often inaccurate scraping.
Re:Show HN: TerabyteDeals – Compare storage prices by $/TB
by neurodyne on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @07:02PM
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Great! Looking forward to giving it another go once the data has refreshed.
Congrats on the launch!
Re:Show HN: TerabyteDeals – Compare storage prices by $/TB
by vektor888 on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @07:46PM
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US data should now be refreshed.
Prices look much better, but I am still working on product availability.
In some cases the API is returning a price and the only way around that is scraping
These other items and prices only appear if you choose the "See All Buying Options" button or the "Other sellers on Amazon" menu. Then wait for the "Didn't find what you were looking for? Consider these alternative items" section to load.
That this pattern holds true for three items, seems like maybe the wrong prices are being scraped somehow?