topic Re: As Is pricing in Suggestion Box

As Is pricing

Gabidog — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 15:11:13 GMT

This category should be priced much less than clearance! A387034 clearance price is $74.98 and same item as is price $91.75.

Re: As Is pricing

Effie54 — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 15:15:24 GMT

@Gabidog wrote:
This category should be priced much less than clearance! A387034 clearance price is $74.98 and same item as is price $91.75.

Oh yes, definitely. I saw that yesterday, while I was looking for either Last Clicks, As Is, or just clearance. There are no real price deals. HSN has much better sales.

Re: As Is pricing

Foxxee — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 15:31:27 GMT

Yes, I've seen this on occasion. I wonder if it's an oversight by those who do the pricing. Maybe not. It could be a "gotcha."

Re: As Is pricing

Venezia — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 15:32:26 GMT

I've always made a practice, when looking at As-Is items, of checking on the price of the new, in stock item. It's amazing how often the regular, new price is less.

I think the issue is that, once something is priced for "As Is", it never changes, whereas the prices of in stock items do. Always a good idea to check!

Thankfully, QVC normally puts the item number of the "new" item in the description of the As-Is, so you only have to click on it to check.

Re: As Is pricing

Magny — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:56:09 GMT

@Venezia wrote:
I've always made a practice, when looking at As-Is items, of checking on the price of the new, in stock item. It's amazing how often the regular, new price is less.

I think the issue is that, once something is priced for "As Is", it never changes, whereas the prices of in stock items do. Always a good idea to check!

Thankfully, QVC normally puts the item number of the "new" item in the description of the As-Is, so you only have to click on it to check.

Similarly, one color of an item is sometimes offered as a savings in price over the rest. When item goes to a sale or clearance, the savings price is not changed, so now it’s more than the the other colors!

Re: As Is pricing

KaySD — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 18:21:43 GMT

Another example of computer algorithms doing what they do without regard to whether it makes sense.