Zonie Posted Friday at 11:41 PM Share Posted Friday at 11:41 PM (edited) What's going on here and why? I seem to be able to order it from Amazon UK via my normal Amazon page for $114, $15 less than US Amazon, and Atari charges me $5.50 shopping for a total of $135.49. "¯\_(ツ)_/¯ " Edited Friday at 11:45 PM by Zonie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted Saturday at 12:13 AM Share Posted Saturday at 12:13 AM Different sellers, different price? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted Saturday at 03:34 PM Share Posted Saturday at 03:34 PM (edited) Amazon is a marketplace and you can also buy from different sellers on there. You don't just buy from amazon themselves, they allow certain sellers to use their infrastructure. You can definitely buy stuff that doesn't make sense on Amazon, so you should always check around if you decide that you want to buy something to see if it's available on Ebay for cheaper or on other platforms for cheaper first. Edited Saturday at 03:34 PM by tradyblix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted Sunday at 12:37 AM Author Share Posted Sunday at 12:37 AM 9 hours ago, tradyblix said: Amazon is a marketplace and you can also buy from different sellers on there. You don't just buy from amazon themselves, they allow certain sellers to use their infrastructure. You can definitely buy stuff that doesn't make sense on Amazon, so you should always check around if you decide that you want to buy something to see if it's available on Ebay for cheaper or on other platforms for cheaper first. Yes, I know all of that. Seems silly to ship international for free for $15 less. That means the margin is probably 2x of that to 40% of list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sardonyx Posted Sunday at 03:14 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:14 PM 14 hours ago, Zonie said: Yes, I know all of that. Seems silly to ship international for free for $15 less. That means the margin is probably 2x of that to 40% of list. What you're probably seeing is someone listed an Atari 2600+ on Amazon UK for just a little more than 114.40 and Amazon's beating that price. Amazon will often price match so their stock sells. Amazon's prices change all the time. I paid $114.86 for my Atari 2600+ from Amazon, shipped free (Prime) just a few weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted Sunday at 04:07 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:07 PM What this could also be is that what you’re seeing with the $114 is actually in UK pounds, and when you get charged the final amount will be higher (dollar price) after the currency exchange is calculated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted yesterday at 12:44 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 12:44 AM It's listed in USD... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Posted yesterday at 02:42 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:42 AM On 6/28/2024 at 7:41 PM, Zonie said: What's going on here and why? I seem to be able to order it from Amazon UK via my normal Amazon page for $114, $15 less than US Amazon, and Atari charges me $5.50 shopping for a total of $135.49. "¯\_(ツ)_/¯ " Why would they be charging you $5.50 for shipping when it says free shipping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago 15 hours ago, Zonie said: It's listed in USD... and it might be a typo/poor webpage design issue. If you're looking at the european site, it should show pounds or euros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago 13 hours ago, Gabe said: Why would they be charging you $5.50 for shipping when it says free shipping? Atari's website he was comparing to is charging him shipping, not Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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