RE:RE:OT - Question for the Science/techy People Hereyup.
I made my post before reading your post.
AI is changing everything Even more monkey business to come when CBDC come along.
nukester wrote: Many reasons:
1. Could just be amazon algorithms maximizing profit:
Amazon algorithms know who you are before you search or click. They know it is a low price item, they know your income level,they know how long you stare at page before you push "Buy". They know you click around for different prices. They know more about you than you think. They pretty much know every keystroke you make and then some.
2. You may have clicked on an item being sold by third party sellers, who were purchasing advertisement from Amazon. Third party sellers routinely offer high prices when they suspect Amazon supply chain is low on a spefic item. It is an actual business model as a third party seller on Amazon. Basically as a 3rd party seller you buy one of everything, ship it into Amazon "FBA" warehouse, price it a bit higher than Amazon, and wait for the magic moment when Amazon runs out between shipments, and you have the only box of "Clif bars" in Amazons eastern Canadian supply chain.
I am sure I missed a great many dtails, but you get the idea.
Aint technology grand :-)
Cheers,
Nukester
Cheers ,
Nukester