Comments on: Winning the Amazon Buy Box

By: Joseph

Joseph — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 14:20:08 +0000

Thanks! You’re right that you don’t have to have the lowest price. I generally keep my prices a few cents above the lowest price and I seem to get a good percentage of the buy boxes. There are a couple of advantages to having a slightly higher price: 1. Better margins, 2. Sellers who compete only on price will run out of inventory more often, allowing other sellers to sell at a higher price. The second point is especially valuable at Christmas, I’ve seen the aggressive pricers run out of inventory fairly early in the Christmas season, allowing the rest of us to sell at very healthy margins for the rest of the season.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:01:52 +0000

In reply to Jill. Jill, thanks for the input!

By: admin

admin — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:00:58 +0000

In reply to Jonathan.

Hi Jonathan,

We do not have a release date for the pricing modifier yet; we’ll likely release it in beta first. I’m glad we can help out, please let us know if you have any questions.

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:57:28 +0000

I’ve been a seller on Amazon for a few years now. Winning the buy box can be difficult with competitive items; other items it can be much easier. You make a good point about the different type of buyers and strategies you should take based on your status.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:52:18 +0000

Thanks for writing this. I’m a newbie on Amazon and your site has been a big help. Your site has mention of an automatic pricing modifier, any idea when that will be released?