{"id":50717,"date":"2021-11-01T19:06:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T23:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=50717"},"modified":"2021-11-01T19:06:16","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T23:06:16","slug":"keepa-extension-eton-bundle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/keepa-extension-eton-bundle\/","title":{"rendered":"Keepa extension & Eton Bundle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guest Post by Troy Riedel<\/p>\n

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I decided to compose a post that ‘kills two birds with one stone’.<\/p>\n

Almost every time a post appears here that states something like “Amazon its selling WXYZ Shortwave Portable for the lowest price I’ve ever seen”, I typically post a comment “doesn’t everyone use Keepa”?<\/p>\n

Okay, lets kill the two birds:<\/p>\n

Bird #1<\/strong>: Amazon (3rd party seller fulfilled by Amazon) started bundling the Eton Elite Field BT Radio, a carry satchel & the Eton Elite Mini 30-days ago (how do I know, I’ll explain that below with bird #2). \u00a0The bundle was introduced at a price of $179.95. \u00a0Frankly, given the street prices of the Elite Field with satchel & the under $25 street price of the Elite Mini, $179.95 wasn’t a great price. \u00a0But at the time I start writing this post, 3-hours ago the price dropped to $139.00. \u00a0That’s a pretty good price IF you’re looking to buy all 3 in this bundle (or even if you want the Field with satchel but choose to gift the Mini as a Christmas gift).<\/p>\n

But this opportunity brings me to:<\/p>\n

Bird #2:<\/strong> Keepa.<\/p>\n

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Click to enlarge the photo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Keepa is a great extension (pictured above loaded on my Safari browser). \u00a0I have Keepa loaded into multiple browser applications. \u00a0With Keepa loaded, I have a\u00a0complete<\/em><\/strong> history<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>of Amazon pricing. \u00a0All-time<\/strong><\/em> Amazon pricing! \u00a0Take a close look at the graphic (click to enlarge).<\/p>\n

Keepa tells me this item has been listed on Amazon for 30-days. \u00a0It tells me the starting price was $179.95. \u00a0It gives me a day-by-day graph of the Amazon price. \u00a0It shows me that the price dropped to $149.00 on October 26th at 16:56 EDT. \u00a0And it tells me that, 3-hours ago, the price dropped to $139.00.<\/p>\n

Want the average Amazon price over the last 90-days? \u00a0Easy. \u00a0What about the average Amazon price for the past 180-days? \u00a0Easy – I get that, too (note: this item has only been listed for 30-days, so the 90-day & 180-day average pricing is the same).<\/p>\n

Some of what I am telling you – re: the exact time of the price drop – is only visible when you’re [live] on the product page and you move your cursor over the graph (that info pops into view).<\/p>\n

And here’s the best part: you can\u00a0Manage Price Watches<\/em>. \u00a0What does that mean? \u00a0I can set a target price and Keepa notifies me if\/when the product’s price meets or goes below my target price (what I want to pay for it). \u00a0I cannot tell you how many times I have had items with price watches set … and a few days … or a few weeks go by and <Ding>, I get an email notification that tells me my desired item has dropped below my target price. \u00a0I set price watches for radios, tools, tents – even my contact lens solution! \u00a0I Manage Price Watches<\/em> for anything that can wait days, or weeks or even months to buy (I let the price dictate when I buy the item). \u00a0Keepa even gives you 24-hours advance notice of an Amazon Lightning Deal.<\/p>\n

In summary, this bundle is a pretty good deal as it includes two SW portables & a carrying satchel for the Field. \u00a0But this also gave me an opportunity to show everyone how I use Keepa. \u00a0I use Keepa for every item I view on Amazon. \u00a0And if you look closely, there is an eBay link in Keepa … with a click of my mouse\/track pad, I can compare eBay pricing to Amazon. \u00a0If this item had ever been listed as “Used”, I could graphically track used pricing. \u00a0Keepa also tracks Warehouse Deals & even the date, time & price of past Lightning Deals. \u00a0Why would anyone not use this handy little extension? \u00a0It’s like tracking a stock’s price history except I’m tracking a specific product’s price on Amazon.<\/p>\n

But then again, if everyone did use Keepa … there’d be no point in readers sending Amazon deals to Thomas!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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