Are prices displayed on Amazon/Flipkart the same for everyone (at the same time)?

PoBoy

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As the title says.

If two customers view the same item on sale at the same time, do they always see the same price?

Or are prices sort of 'tailored' for each buyer - depending on their previous history, browsing habits etc. ?

Always wondered about this. If anyone has experience working in a online store ...
 
PoBoy said:
As the title says.

If two customers view the same item on sale at the same time, do they always see the same price?

Or are prices sort of 'tailored' for each buyer - depending on their previous history, browsing habits etc. ?

Always wondered about this. If anyone has experience working in a online store ...
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It was already happening in 2000. The algo is definitely much more sophisticated now.

www.computerworld.com

Amazon charging different prices on some DVDs

Different consumers shopping for DVDs on Amazon.com's Web site are being charged varying amounts for the same items -- a practice that the company says is part of testing that it does periodically on selected merchandise.
www.computerworld.com www.computerworld.com

www.nytimes.com

Does Anyone Know What Paper Towels Should Cost? (Published 2022)

Online shopping was supposed to give consumers more power and freedom. Instead, costs are so fluid that household goods fluctuate almost like Bitcoin.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com

"While Amazon said it did not practice discriminatory pricing — charging different people different prices based on demographics — it is all in on dynamic pricing. Profitero, an e-commerce analytics firm, estimated in 2013 that Amazon tweaked prices 2.5 million times a day. (It is safe to assume that the number has grown."
 
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