Becker prices. Who decides this stuff? Why does Amazon ofer BK9 for less than BK7?

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Becker prices. Knife prices in general. Who decides this stuff? Why does Amazon offer BK9 for less than BK7?
Lots of other examples, not just Becker.
 
Amazon prices change multiple times a day sometimes. I've seen prices on stuff increase or decrease by as much as 50% in a day on there.
 
It's called 'demand shaping'.
 
ac700wildcat said:
Amazon prices change multiple times a day sometimes. I've seen prices on stuff increase or decrease by as much as 50% in a day on there.
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Had that happen to me. Was researching a purchase, decided to pull the trigger, went back and the price had jumped. Curious as to why the sudden increase, I contacted the vender directly and was quoted the lower price and the rep was unaware that the Amazon price was higher nor why.
 
Erase your cookies. Sometimes, when cookies are there that show you've been shopping for an item the item's price goes up.
 
ichor said:
Becker prices. Knife prices in general. Who decides this stuff? Why does Amazon offer BK9 for less than BK7?
Lots of other examples, not just Becker.
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yah. I'm well aware of that. When I find something I like, I put it in the wish list ad just leave it. I ended up with a BK5 for 60 bucks and a ....well some other stuff ay below normal
 
I don't think Amazon exploits cookies. They have an algorithm that monitors traffic and purchases on an item. Sometimes it goes haywire and charges thousands for something cheap. The algorithm changes the prices to increase sales depending on stock.
 
JWheel said:
I don't think Amazon exploits cookies. They have an algorithm that monitors traffic and purchases on an item. Sometimes it goes haywire and charges thousands for something cheap. The algorithm changes the prices to increase sales depending on stock.
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Interesting - I have seen the haywire prices before. I just know some industries are notorious for exploiting cookies and always assumed Amazon was doing the same.
 
HazeGray said:
Interesting - I have seen the haywire prices before. I just know some industries are notorious for exploiting cookies and always assumed Amazon was doing the same.
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Let me correct myself. They probably do use cookies for certain things but I don't believe they use them to adjust pricing.

They certainly know what you're shopping for and use google ads to remind you constantly.
 
i decide

your prices are going up

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Usually if you see a really good price on something online, the shipping is ridiculous. That's how they get ya. Look at the different sellers of an item and compare the price+shipping.
 
bigghoss said:
Usually if you see a really good price on something online, the shipping is ridiculous. That's how they get ya. Look at the different sellers of an item and compare the price+shipping.
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^^^+10

I have frequently gotten to "check-out" and bailed on a purchase because of the shipping. Paying $30-$40 total for "shipping/handling" on just about anything that is not oversized or very heavy is just plain nuts. And I "NEVER" pay for expedited shipping. When it gets here, it gets here.
 
ichor said:
Becker prices. Knife prices in general. Who decides this stuff? Why does Amazon offer BK9 for less than BK7?
Lots of other examples, not just Becker.
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Not surprising really. Hell, Ka-Bar is currently selling BK4 with smooth coating for $50, current production BK4 for $93.57 and BK9 for $160.30. Tiny Eskabar in CroVan and BK11 for $67.29 but BK15 for $60.82.
 
Oh, that was cruel bghorn. Here I am, alone and tired with not a drop of caffeinated coffee in the house, and then someone dangles a good price on a BK4. Weakness sets in, and next thing I know I have one on the way. Gonna have to think for a second on how to explain this one to the wife. "It was a really good sale," is not cutting it with her right now. On the bright side, I have wanted a 4 for a long time, and it's about to go disco. I didn't act on the 6 when I had the chance, and now I am gonna have to wait on on you all's heirs to hold your estate sale--I assume that's the only way most folks let their Beckers go.
 
Yeah, there are all sorts of crazy ways that companies will try to price discriminate (sounds bad, but its not) in order to increase profit. I studied this in school, and the most common example of this is usually airlines and hotels.

Everyone on the plane gets the same experience (presuming they got the same kind of ticket), yet each person could have paid wildly different amounts. My favorite example of how they did this was when I learned (in class), that one company was charging more to users that visited their website from a Mac (stereotypically Mac owners have more discretionary income). I laughed for days about that one.

But yeah, pricing for stuff online can, and is changed all the time, based on all sorts of things.

Try checking camelcamelcamel.com for price histories. I use it all the time to figure out if what I see as a price is actually a good deal or not.
 
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