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03-12-2021, 07:28 AM | #7561 |
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The company I work for has had reason to deal with this weirdness lately, and it appears to be a pricing algorithm thing. Walmart.com and Amazon use some sort of program that monitors competitor pricing and adjusts their own price accordingly. It's meant to be a price-matching tool (at least at Amazon). You really notice it with Amazon when a third-party seller on Amazon's own site or a competitor like Target or Walmart decreases a price and Amazon's price follows suit. With Walmart though, it seems to also adjust prices UP to match the pricing of the 3rd-party scalpers on its own site. Whether Walmart's program is fucked up or this is by design is a matter of debate. I personally think Walmart is perfectly fine with selling above MSRP and it's by design.
Another consideration could be class action lawsuit from a group of collectors against Walmart.com, if it turns out that our Wave 3 preorders, at the original $13 price, were cancelled, but the higher price preorders were fulfilled. I am not certain if this would be possible for breach of contract or some other charge, but it was a thought. Walmart.com is at best inept, but a point could be made under these circumstances that they are practicing a shady business model.
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03-12-2021, 02:15 PM | #7562 |
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I wonder if this could be manipulated to the buyers benefit if several individuals posted a particular item for sale, as a third party seller, but severely lowered the price. The items could be a preorder, which then gets canceled due to lack of product from the producer (ifWalmart.com Candice this then why not a third party seller?). Then the algorithm would theoretically try to match the price -beat them at their own sneaky game.
The automated algorithms that they use (and especially the ones used on Amazon) can be rather stupid at times. |
03-12-2021, 03:25 PM | #7563 |
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I now have all of my wave 3.
Reluctantly I caved and paid more than retail. I simply can’t find them at retail and the stores around me show “supply out”. Lucky for me I only wanted 1 each of these wave to display carded with the rest of the Retro Line. Duke & CC - $20 each LJ - $25 If I get lucky enough to find these in store I might pick up another LJ to open. Not a bad color for her. Duke is as garbage in hand as advertised.
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03-12-2021, 05:14 PM | #7564 |
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Yes, I'm sure even he knew that. Why else would he be screaming.
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03-12-2021, 06:27 PM | #7565 |
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Lol, that made me laugh out loud.
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03-12-2021, 06:48 PM | #7566 |
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Is this line done? Anyone finding stores still stocking the figures? I have been in several lately and I am not finding squat. Found one restock of HISS's and that is it.
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03-12-2021, 07:02 PM | #7567 |
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03-12-2021, 08:18 PM | #7568 |
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I saw a couple new HISS tanks at a Walmart yesterday. Saw a bunch of wave 1 restock a week or so ago. Nothing else new.
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03-12-2021, 09:09 PM | #7569 |
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Unfortunately the Walmart marketplace has fulfillment metrics that third party sellers have to meet or their accounts get suspended/canceled. What you are speaking of might be able to be done once in the short run, but it probably isn't sustainable in the long-run.
The automated algorithms that they use (and especially the ones used on Amazon) can be rather stupid at times. Thanks again.
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03-12-2021, 09:15 PM | #7570 |
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I remember there were some initial wave 2 sightings in October before they started hitting more frequently in Nov and Dec.
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