New discounts at Amazon.com

 
 
 

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Posted by Alemas in Germany, 17 Sep 2011 12:09

Huw, has your money in your Brickset bank account increased a lot since you introduced this feature? :)

Posted by JonnyRonny in United Kingdom, 17 Sep 2011 12:24

I really dont get this feature as it keeps repeating the same products...

Posted by DrDaveWatford in United Kingdom, 17 Sep 2011 12:54

^ Prices on Amazon fluctuate dramatically based on a number of factors; what the system does is compare current price with the price at the previous update (6 hours previously). If a set is discounted by 30% or more currently, and was discounted by less than 30% at the previous update, then the set is flagged by Huwbot (!).

So if you want to know why the system keeps flagging the same products, I suggest you ask Amazon who are responsible for the yo-yo prices on these sets !

Posted by JonnyRonny in United Kingdom, 17 Sep 2011 13:54

^ Ok thanks didn't mean to be rude if I sounded it.

Posted by DrDaveWatford in United Kingdom, 17 Sep 2011 14:04

^ No problem !

Posted by LEGOSLUG in New Zealand, 17 Sep 2011 14:44

Thanks DrDave!
I was just going to ask the same thing JohnnyRonny asked, but it had been asked and answered already.

Q: Do you guys at Brickset get money for having links from amazon?
A:
Q: If, you do, does it go to funding Brickset, or is it for you? :{)
A:

LEGOSLUG

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 17 Sep 2011 15:09

@LEGOSLUG: I can answer the first one. If you buy anything from Amazon (even expensive watches. :P) through Brickset, Brickset gets a percentage of the money. Brickset doesn't get any money from just displaying links, in short. :P

Posted by ceroknight in Canada, 17 Sep 2011 17:09

Huwbot? Is this Huw 2.0? or someone else?

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 17 Sep 2011 18:39

@ceroknight: It's a robot Huw. :) These messages are automated; Huwbot is the author of them. :)

Posted by itsaturkey in United States, 17 Sep 2011 22:06

Alemas- Yeah, his messages are very original :P
LEGOSLUG- I think I can answer the second one. Yes, the money goes to brickset. I think...

Posted by BrickBob09 in United Kingdom, 18 Sep 2011 04:14

@Huw; I was scrolling through the main Amazon page and was wondering whether it would be possible to have an extra sorting feature of themes i.e. only show a specific theme. Or would this be too difficult as I think the sets are linked from Amazon and not Brickset. Just an idea :)

Posted by suedeapple in United Kingdom, 18 Sep 2011 05:17

Amazon and Lego commissions work out at around 4/5% of the basket value.

Considering the amount of members/traffic this site gets, I'm guessing huw et al are making a sizeable income each month and especially around Christmas.

Alternately you could use a cashback site eg quidco, to get this commission % yourself.

I prefer to click through brickset as I think huw does a great job.

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