Start-up idea seasonally relevant

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Start-up idea seasonally relevant

Posted by: Olde Farte, II ()

Date: December 24, 2012 06:16AM

Create a website that spoofs your IP address in a targeted manner when visiting online retailers - similar to the ancient practice of "remailers" that would resend your postal mail from their address.

The idea would be to have a central site - say reducethoseprices.com - that would have links to a gajillion retail websites (probably a searchable database of same) so when you surf from there via their link the destination retail site (like Home Depot) thinks your IP address is in their "cheapest price zone".

Why?

http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/24/3800472/retailers-adjusting-online-prices-depending-on-income-and-location

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Re: Start-up idea seasonally relevant

Posted by: Priapus ()

Date: December 24, 2012 07:01AM

Great idea. I have a mac. I read some retailers structure their prices upward when they get a mac on their site. The price aren't different, just the more expensive items are listed first.

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