Re:Ask HN: A new way of online buying and selling. Viable?
by sksa on Sunday September 21, 2014 @10:24AM
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Things would be sold cheaper than competition and that's right. However, the unique part of the idea is to keep the price private - it is only revealed to the buyer who has already decided he wants to buy that item. This would be the solution for small to mid size retailers in getting sales diverted to them from those big players. Prices are kept private for a reason - to soften the onset of price competition.
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Re:Ask HN: A new way of online buying and selling. Viable?
by alanctgardner3 on Sunday September 21, 2014 @10:34AM
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Is the goal that the user will enter a binding contract to buy without knowing what they'll pay?
There already is price competition. Anyone who can Google for 5 minutes can find the lowest price, and that's probably fulfilled by Amazon or another large retailer. The idea that you'll carry every product, offer a lower price than Amazon, and convince people to participate in this weird pricing scheme is pretty absurd.