Comments on: Fididel Brings Haggling Online; It’s Weird

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[...] The ability to track the price fluctuation of a product isn’t new—tracking sites like Trackle and Notify.Me also let you track the prices of retail goods. Aroxo is doing this for eBay and Fididel also has a haggling site. [...]

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[...] lets you haggle online, in a virtual environment, arguing back and forth until a final price is reached. Share [...]

By: John Lynn

John Lynn — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:30:31 +0000

How many companies have a whole brand around no haggle (ie. carmax)? Most people I know hate haggling over a price. I know it always leaves me unsatisfied. You never really know if you got a good deal or not and so it almost always leaves you unsatisfied.

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By: Kent Kaufman

Kent Kaufman — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:23:04 +0000

We appreciate everyone’s feedback regarding Fididel and would like to provide a little more insight on the value Fididel offers for buyers and sellers.

Buyers:
- Offers them control of their online shopping experience and the ability to immediately negotiate on any product
- Since buying occurs in real-time, rather than auction time, there is no waiting period to see if you’ve won
- There is no competitive bidding process since each purchase is a one-on-one transaction

Sellers:
- Gives sellers the ability to adjust their pricing in real-time based on buying demand and inventory
- Fididelers, or a global negotiation team, are available around the clock from anywhere in the world to drive sales through agreed pricing levels
- Selling anything is easier and cost-effective (no listing fees) since sellers are not limited to a one price fits all approach

Some people may find negotiating from your computer to be fun and even exhilarating while others may have a different reaction to this new experience. We hope you take the time to explore Fididel and see what it may offer you.

Best regards,

Kent Kaufman
VP of Marketing, Fididel

By: Derek Scruggs

Derek Scruggs — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:36:36 +0000

The best haggling experience I’ve seen so far online is http://www.shangby.com – it’s like Home Shopping Network, except they’re talking directly to you. Trippy!

By: Online Suduku

Online Suduku — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:18:09 +0000

may be M$ should buy yahoo via Fididel…

By: Guillaume

Guillaume — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:18:11 +0000

Sounds to me that “Fididelers” should be software-based agents. This way, no commission and better prices. Plus it becomes scalable.

Now, why get through all the trouble to end up at the bottom price? I don’t get it.

By: Zack B.

Zack B. — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:13:53 +0000

Good call, Alex.

By: Roddy

Roddy — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:18:16 +0000

Markets have been moving away from this sort of open outcry method for awhile now. This is implementation is more interactive than it needs to be and will be difficult to convince people to use.

By: Alex R.

Alex R. — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:49:25 +0000

This might be an interesting way to scale selling big-ticket items, like cars or boats, since you could negotiate multiple deals at the same time.

By: Chris W.

Chris W. — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:01:24 +0000

The whole point of eBay is the convenience of listing a product, then watching the bids fly in with the seller not having to lift a finger until the item is A. picked up or B. shipped out. In resale, this makes no sense, as your “profit margin” is much smaller, unless you’re selling collector’s items. I think this will be a fad at its best, nothing more.

By: Azhar

Azhar — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:38:15 +0000

Sellers will have a hard time with these. Just when things were getting simpler in e-commerce, this comes along and makes it tougher.

By: Pointless!

Pointless! — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:29:58 +0000

Really don’t see the point in this site. Every person that gets on their is just going to input the lowest price, and then system is going to “this is the final price I can offer” and ppl just go “no, I want lower”.

Any person that interacts with this is just going to consistently input the lowest price and there is only so far a margin that it can go.

i.e. just repeat $50 the whole time ….. if the price is >$100 – you see what i mean.

By: Everett

Everett — Mon, 05 May 2008 09:13:42 +0000

Weird!