Amazon price fluctuations, up to $7-8 on small items in the same day from same IP.
 

Are amazon stores letting sellers or companies test their prices? I know they were experimenting with charging more in neighborhoods with more affluent people and this has been going on, nothing new.

I just got an iPhone 5 and am looking at cases.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...2787216&sr=8-3

The punked version was $21.95 when I looked at it 1 hour ago, now it's $28.95. I really wish I had a screenshot to back it up. Weird...

http://i.imgur.com/Rpvnqsq.png


$33.11 for me ! Inflations a bitch, aint it?

I read an article a year or two ago about bots changing pricing to compete with other sellers, and sometimes getting it horribly wrong. I think it was more about the Amazon marketplace, but I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon themselves were into autonomously adjusting pricing to maximise profit.

BTW showing as $33.11 for me too.

overview of all products by "otterbox"

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_wi...ode=2335752011


product number 1 =
OtterBox Defender Series Hybrid Case & Holster for iPhone 4 & 4S - Retail Packaging - Black


List Price: $49.99
Price: $22.00



http://www.amazon.com/OtterBox-Defen...2792293&sr=1-1

will check back in couple of hours to see if it has gone up:thumbsup

$33.11 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping.

usually go up and down about four times a day swinging between the same upper and lower price. it's why if you display prices on your sites taken from the API you have to put a timestamp too.