General mismatch between Camel and Amazon prices

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Generally, the Amazon prices on Camel do not match the Amazon prices on Amazon UK. Camel tells me one item is out of stock when Amazon tells me it's in stock. So I'm not sure how useful the Camel site can be.

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Dan (Head Bumbler) October 30, 2010 17:57

Care to post a few example products that have this problem?

While there is a definite lag between our site and Amazon's, often the problem in cases like this is simply that Amazon doesn't have it in stock but a third party does, or vice versa. But I'd need to see the products in question to be sure.

Thanks for posting, I hope we can get this figured out!

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- vadek October 31, 2010 11:58
  
  Logitech Marble Mouse £17.99 + £4 shipping. Camel says £24.07. B001DQY9AW
  
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- vadek October 31, 2010 11:59
  
  Streetwise Steering Lock B001JOWKCC Camel says out of stock, Amazon says IN stock.
  
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- vadek October 31, 2010 12:02
  
  Belkin Surgemaster 6-way 2m B00009RIPE Camel says £12.69, Amazon says £12.12 (minor, I'll concede that)
  
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- vadek October 31, 2010 12:03
  
  Another 2 items I checked are correct, so maybe I'm being picky. :-)
  
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Care to post a few example products that have this problem? While there is a definite lag between our site and Amazon's, often the problem in cases like this is simply that Amazon doesn't have it in stock but a third party does, or vice versa. But I'd need to see the products in question to be sure. Thanks for posting, I hope we can get this figured out!

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Dan (Head Bumbler) October 31, 2010 17:11

This is a great example of how Amazon's site is kind of confusing. Take that Logitech mouse, which, when sold by Amazon, goes for 24.07. When sold by a third party, it is 17.99.

The problem is that Amazon is highlighting the third party price on their product page, which can easily be misunderstood as Amazon's price. Please look at the screenshot below to see what I mean (sorry about the poorly drawn arrows, I'm on a laptop with no mouse.)

The Steering Lock has the same problem, except Amazon isn't selling the product at all: all product offers are from third parties.

Please let me know if this helps / is understandable. I just woke up =)

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- vadek October 31, 2010 22:51
  
  Hope you're awake now. :)
  My problem is that I want to know the lowest price, inc shipping, from whatever Amazon is quoting, whether it's their own price or their provider's price. I don't care about the additional sellers, just the headline price as shown on the product's home page. I want to buy from Amazon, and if they're supplying via a third party that's still Amazon as far as I'm concerned.
  
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  By the way, i don't see any screenshots - sorry.
  
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This is a great example of how Amazon's site is kind of confusing. Take that Logitech mouse, which, when sold by Amazon, goes for 24.07. When sold by a third party, it is 17.99. The problem is that Amazon is highlighting the third party price on their product page, which can easily be misunderstood as Amazon's price. Please look at the screenshot below to see what I mean (sorry about the poorly drawn arrows, I'm on a laptop with no mouse.) <a href="http://stashbox.org/1023280/mouse.png"><img src="http://stashbox.org/1023280/mouse.png" alt="" /></a> The Steering Lock has the same problem, except Amazon isn't selling the product at all: all product offers are from third parties. Please let me know if this helps / is understandable. I just woke up =)

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Dan (Head Bumbler) October 31, 2010 23:14

Unfortunately the trend is that most people care to know who is selling what, so we break out the prices accordingly. To get the absolute lowest price or a product, just setup price watches for the "Amazon" and "3rd Party New" price types, and you'll get alerts for both. It's a bit more manual labor than you were looking for, but that's how our system works at the moment.

Here's the screenshot again, hope it works!

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Unfortunately the trend is that most people care to know who is selling what, so we break out the prices accordingly. To get the absolute lowest price or a product, just setup price watches for the "Amazon" and "3rd Party New" price types, and you'll get alerts for both. It's a bit more manual labor than you were looking for, but that's how our system works at the moment. Here's the screenshot again, hope it works! <a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/satisfaction-production/s3_images/323662/mouse.png"><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/satisfaction-production/s3_images/323662/mouse_inline.png" alt="" /></a>

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vadek November 01, 2010 12:25

Okay, Dan. Many thanks for the clarification. I've always understood the distinction, but I tend to regard the headline price as the "Amazon" price, even if they're sourcing it via a third party.
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Okay, Dan. Many thanks for the clarification. I've always understood the distinction, but I tend to regard the headline price as the "Amazon" price, even if they're sourcing it via a third party. Regards, Dave

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Dan (Head Bumbler) November 01, 2010 14:47

No problem. Sorry I didn't have better news for you :)

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