I looked up a flipper made by a certain U.S.-made company and all the online retailers are selling it for $308. Then I see the exact same knife on Amazon for $237 and change. WTH? Assuming the knife isn’t counterfeit, this must be a decision of the seller, right? The maker wouldn’t give “MAP” pricing to all online knife retailers then give special pricing to Amazon, would they?
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Why would you assume the knife is not counterfeit? Third-party sellers on Amazon are notorious for selling counterfeits.
On the other hand, if the seller is not an authorized dealer, they are under no compulsion to comply with the MAP even if the item is genuine.
On the other hand, if the seller is not an authorized dealer, they are under no compulsion to comply with the MAP even if the item is genuine.
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If my math is right. That's a discount of ~25%.
That's not that big of discount. 10% is common. 20% is second. A big discount is 30%.
I've bought crap at a 43% discount off MSRP.
That's not that big of discount. 10% is common. 20% is second. A big discount is 30%.
I've bought crap at a 43% discount off MSRP.
As mentioned, first make sure it's "shipped and sold by Amazon", every once and a while they offer you a prime shipped item from some unknown dealer as a first choice.
Second, check the and see if they only have a few left. I've gotten much deeper discounts when their stock is low, prior to them restocking or discontinuing the product or line.
Lastly, if you've been looking at the knife/item a few times, I think their algorytm picks up on it. I've had flash price sales offered to me on products I was looking at or had in my watch that only last a day or two.
Second, check the and see if they only have a few left. I've gotten much deeper discounts when their stock is low, prior to them restocking or discontinuing the product or line.
Lastly, if you've been looking at the knife/item a few times, I think their algorytm picks up on it. I've had flash price sales offered to me on products I was looking at or had in my watch that only last a day or two.
Thanks for your replies guys, all good points. I think the seller is legit, he has 170+ feedback. We have a great community. Over twenty years of trading, I’ve never been ripped off on BF and only got fleeced once on the now-departed Jerzeedevil.com. I’m not going to start buying stuff on Amazon to save a few bucks when there are safer options all around us.
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It could be legit, make sure you know the difference between real and fake before you buy. As mentioned, 3rd party sellers sometimes will sell lower than retailers that need to make MAAP, and sometimes the algorithm on Amazon will make a mistake and drop the price too much because something got triggered.
On a side note, I see this happen a lot with Cold Steel knives sold by two of their retailers, Amazon being one of them. They'll follow MAAP pricing most of the time, but every now and then they'll drop way below for a short period of time. It's some kind of game that they play and haven't gotten in trouble for (yet). It might be because those two retailers are large enough that they can get away with more as long as they move a lot of product. Maybe this practice extends to some other brands. I think many would be hard-pressed to take Amazon to task on MAAP pricing and risk having their product pulled from their inventory.
On a side note, I see this happen a lot with Cold Steel knives sold by two of their retailers, Amazon being one of them. They'll follow MAAP pricing most of the time, but every now and then they'll drop way below for a short period of time. It's some kind of game that they play and haven't gotten in trouble for (yet). It might be because those two retailers are large enough that they can get away with more as long as they move a lot of product. Maybe this practice extends to some other brands. I think many would be hard-pressed to take Amazon to task on MAAP pricing and risk having their product pulled from their inventory.