Please explain for the slow
oldstandard
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Just wondering why Apmex sells silver cheaper on eBay then their own site?
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Competition.
Actually it's only a select few items that are cheaper. Most of their items are less expensive on their home page. And as Smudge indicated....competition is certainly a factor along with slow selling or overstocked item.
Competition and sometimes it is a way to quickly turnover a product they may have too much of and they want to clear out (goes slow on their site, they got more than they expected at a better price than expected, etc......)
Sometimes, on their site, they may not want to drop a price too low on their site, and make some other items look out of place with higher prices, but ebay is much easier to play pricing games.
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
acquiring new customers
"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
I think they use it as a loss-leader to get people over to their site.
Would be interesting to know their actual final valuation fee on ebay.
"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
Interesting topic, thanks for sharing !!!
I have always wondered the same thing. It is an odd business model but it seems to work.
Apmex obviously deals in volume... and, as indicted above by @Bochiman , it could be overstock, bait for their site or other reasons. Shop all the sites, there are bargains, but they go fast. Cheers, RickO
I’ve also seen the exact opposite where a dealer sells for about 20% less on their own site than for identical items (same TPG serial number) that the also list on eBay.