Late Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 I'm sure members here have experienced this phenomena before: You bookmark a page for a certain CD at Amazon (or simply put it in your cart), and then don't buy it right away. Then, if you check back on this page from time to time, the price begins to fluctuate. Usually, it seems, the price goes down for a while, and then — if you don't finally purchase the title — it jumps back up anywhere between $2 and $5. I was checking some Steeplechase titles (always ridiculously expensive) recently, and listening to sound samples. Each disc had a slightly different price — somewhere between $18 and $20. Now, today, every title I bookmarked is $19.39. Is this because I clicked on a title too many times without purchasing? I've always wondered how Amazon's pricing system works, and if there's a program at play. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 I wonder about this too. I don't have an answer other than to suggest using the camelcamelcamel price tracking site. They have graphs for items sold through Amazon proper, new items through marketplace vendors and used items. Sometimes an item is of too limited interest to generate enough data (I've run into this with some blues titles) but it's a great resource for looking at past price movements and planning your purchases (and of course, setting your price). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted June 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4zyjLyBp64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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