On 1/7/2017 9:57 AM, Jack wrote:
On 1/6/2017 4:52 PM, Leon wrote:
On 1/6/2017 3:00 PM, Jack wrote:
On 1/6/2017 10:57 AM, John McCoy wrote:
I think Sears will go out of business shortly.
I agree with you. I don't think they have a clue how to
solve their problems - they're still trying to figure out
"how do we compete with Walmart", when the world has moved
on and the real competition is the likes of Dollar General
(and, of course, Amazon).
I recently mentioned I was looking to replace my Sony earphones. Amazon
doubled the price from $14 to $27, plus shipping. I finally found them
online at Walmart for $14 and free shipping. Walmart knows whats up,
and if Amazon isn't careful, it will be in the bag with Sears/Kmart.
Not everything purchased through Amazon is supplied or sold by Amazon.
Amazon sells it for someone else. Some is stocked by Amazon, some is
not. It is all sold via Amazon.
Yes, but sold by and via are different. You mentioned that Amazon
doubled the price. Perhaps I should have understood that to say the the
price "on" Amazon doubled vs. Amazon doubled the price.
There are thousands of retailers selling their goods on Amazon and they
ship direct from their stores, and they have all different prices and
many are not even in the ball park of being competitively priced.
Yes, same as Walmart. I bought my earphones via Walmart but they were
sold by someone else. In other words, Walmart has figured it out, Sears
has not, and Amazon best watch their butt, or will be toast, just like
Sears. If Amazon lets their retailers sell stuff at twice the price
Walmart retailers charge, what do you think will happen?
Well actually Sears does the same, they show products sold by other
retailers. I was going to buy a Bosch laser measure and the retailer
selling through Sears web site was the least expensive. I still bought
from Amazon at a slightly higher price. I have heard of Amazon's
retailer, I have not heard of the retailer going through Sears.
there are 5 different retailers on this Sears site for Bosch laser measures.
http://www.sears.com/search=bosch%20laser%20measure
But Amazon has many prices on many of the same items, choose the
retailer that has the best price and a satisfaction rating for that
retailer you are most comfortable with.
IMHO the best of both worlds.
I once bought a lathe chuck from Amazon, when it came, it was in a
Harbor Freight box and had the Harbor Freight number on it. I stuck the
number in at HF site and up popped the exact same item for 30% less.
Made me chuckle as it was still cheap, but smart dude figured out to
list the item on Amazon and buy them at HF. He probably just ordered
from HF and had it sent to me, don't recall, but shows it pays not to
trust Amazon, not something a retailer should promote.
I can assure you that the HF chuck can be bought elsewhere and a price
less than HF. The part number may be slightly different but none the
less rolled off of the same factory line.
Back in the 70's through the early 80's I ran the parts departments for
a large Oldsmobile and Isuzu dealership. I bought genuine GM parts
directly from GM and through out side sources. I always paid less for
the same parts by buying from the outside sources that directly from GM.
And on top of that the out side sources bought directly from GM too.
I later went went to work as the GM of one of those outside sources.