Show HN: an online shop that bargains with you
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Show HN: an online shop that bargains with you
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Re: Show HN: an online shop that bargains with you
#2A clever idea on paper, but in practice I can't help but think users would wonder whether or not they got the lowest possible price, and consequently would abandon their shopping carts if they felt they hadn't. As a result, you'd see a lot fewer conversions. Obviously that's something that would need extensive testing though.
Re: Show HN: an online shop that bargains with you
#3A clever idea on paper, but in practice I can't help but think users would wonder whether or not they got the lowest possible price, and consequently would abandon their shopping carts if they felt they hadn't. As a result, you'd see a lot fewer conversions. Obviously that's something that would need extensive testing though.
Considering the % of abandoned shopping carts these days, I doubt if there's any lower place to go :) however of course you have a point. This things needs testing.
Re: Show HN: an online shop that bargains with you
#4To get the lowest price:
setInterval(function() { $("#price").val(0); $("#bid-button").click(); }, 100);
:)
I like the idea by the way.
Re: Show HN: an online shop that bargains with you
#5Minor bug, if i type in a number and click 'add to cart' it says I won it for that number.
Re: Show HN: an online shop that bargains with you
#6I would never buy anything from an online stored that used this.
Re: Show HN: an online shop that bargains with you
#7I bargained a $1,800 sofa down to $87.
My first offer was -$5,000.
Maybe your algorithm needs to work on negative numbers.
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#8I bargained a $1,800 sofa down to $87. My first offer was -$5,000. Maybe your algorithm needs to work on negative numbers.
Okay I just tried again and it doesn't work :-/
Re: Show HN: an online shop that bargains with you
#9Another commenter posted some JavaScript that runs to find the price floor. Wouldn't a system like this be subject to virtually everyone finding the lowest price almost immediately?
Because I intuitively understand that there is a fixed price floor, it just feels wrong. What's weird is that I don't get this feeling when I'm bargaining with someone in person. Even if we're trying to find an agreeable price, I don't feel like I've lost when we agree, just because he might go a little lower.
My guess is that this has a lot to do with instantly receiving the item in question.
Re: Show HN: an online shop that bargains with you
#10I bargained a $1,800 sofa down to $87. My first offer was -$5,000. Maybe your algorithm needs to work on negative numbers.
Okay I just tried again and it doesn't work :-/
I won all mine for $.01 by skipping the bid and just hitting buy it for a penny. Algorithm definitely needs work, heh.