Amazon pricing? Why is the Amazon price inflated?
56763
Yes it seems something has changed with Amazon, maybe the management ,someone trying to make a name for him or herself, but i tell you what , Netflix recently raised all their prices and lost customers and their stock went down significantly!Love Amazon and am hoping these high prices are temporary as some sort of an experiment, but i can say this, in the past month Amazon has been the highest price on almost everything when i compare prices.
2009039
I've noticed big price fluctuations with a lot of products on Amazon... It works out for me, though, because the prices dip drastically at other times... gotta love getting an item retailed at $120 for $31.50, don't you think?
1035418
As a consumer I do not control the pricing. That is between the manufacturer and Amazon who control the pricing. You would need to contact them and ask them how they come up with the pricing and why. As a consumer I just buy it-I don't make up the pricing or decide what it should cost.
2236415
That's just the way Amazon works sometimes. Not everything makes sense. They may be very overstocked on the cheaper one.
1397455
As of today, Amazon.com has this as "List Price $89.95; Price: $39.95." I think what you're seeing is an inflated "list price" so that the price you're actually charged looks like a bargain. Everybody likes a bargain.
2055053
I was going to probably place my order tonight for this TV and now I see they jacked up the price 400 bucks. So much for that. Why does Amazon mess with the price so much? Rather annoying.
894457
Happens all the time. Amazon's price seems to follow the prices of the vendors listed under "More Buying Choices." It might also be influenced by the number of people using their gift cards. If you can wait, don't be surprised if the price drops sharply in the next few weeks.Amazon doesn't have a "refund the difference" policy, so it's always a bit of a crap shoot.
647649
Probably because they purchased it for under $100. If you notice amazon prices fluctuate daily. For example today (01/06/2014) the price is 97.82+ shipping.
314613
There shouldnt be. Amazon prices go up and down. I bought an orbweaver a while back that would fluctuate in price by as much as 30 dollars over a week.
732379
That is incorrect. Google and Amazon operate at the speed of lightening...actually faster. The prices can be there for a week and when attempt to order, the price at the store is incorrect. The problem lies with the store.
444838
Because it's sold by a third party and fulfilled by Amazon. People will try to charge to much because it is demand. I suggest waiting because eventually they will get more in stock at the lower price. I would say check other retailers also.
1821443
Wow, glad you mentioned this, I'm thinking of buying this. It's now $85. Amazon's pricing for many items does fluctuate, and sometimes quite a bit. It will likely decrease again, not sure when though. You just have to check for it as often as you can until you catch it.
1743969
The prices from the sellers (remember its like buying things from Ebay without the auctioning, so same risks apply) on Amazon are way over actuals, your much better off going to other sellers (BestBuy, Staples, Microsoft), there you'll know what your getting and at a fair price
1635291
You are so right and Amazon had this for $16.54 in October. The price has gone up even more since your post!
287282
I don't know what Amazon is doing but all the toys I had in my shopping cart priced $15-$20 are now over $100 overnight. What are they doing? Trying to lose customers I think! I'm done with Amazon.
1802971
Hello, we apologise for the price change. We try to maintain the same, if not steady price for our products. However, market prices are always fluctuating therefore we have to adjust our price accordingly on Amazon.
665830
Some Amazon sellers use computer programs to compare other sellers' prices. Most of the time it allows sellers to undercut their competitors' prices by a few cents, but it sometimes leads to bizarre "robot price wars."This item is still a bargain, though, when you consider the CNN story about a textbook that was listed for $23 MILLION after some pricing programs got out of control. http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/04/25/amazon.price.algorithm/