The problem with purchases online anymore is not finding the "right product", but choosing among hundreds of the "right" products. We will be giving you this easy selection guide for a number of products found online as a way to assist you in your search and hopefully minimize some angst.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Competitive Edge Products | Infopia Comparison

A Quick Explanation of Our Main Website and Infopia.


We often get questions about two sites people run into that have our logo and products on. They do not have the same pricing.

Competitive Edge Products, Inc. Purposes:


Our main website is where we do most of our business. For this purpose, the majority of our offerings will have very competitive pricing and certain guaranteed offers such as free shipping. The example I wish to illustrate here is concering our Lifetime Sheds category page and the resultant pricing.

We had a customer order a shed size measuring 11' x 21' over the phone. On our website, we do not have a shed listing measuring 11' x 21'. In fact, Lifetime Products does not even make a shed that large. To achieve this size, we take the base model, 6415, and than add 2.5 ft. extensions until we reach 21' in length. At the bottom of our Lifetime Shed category page are a series of links for specifically sized sheds, which are larger than the base models. To simplify the process for those shoppers who wish go it alone, we link to those sizes on our Infopia site.

Competitive Edge Infopia Site Purposes:



The Infopia site exists for two purposes: 1, it allows us to quickly list products to eBay and 2, it allows us to list multiple SKU's to the same page. So, in the example of the 11' x 21' Lifetime storage shed, we see that there are a series of SKU's that make of that product page, a 6415 and 3 qty. 0125's. This page allows a go it alone customer to quickly add the product to their cart and checkout. However, you will notice both on the Lifetime Shed category page on our main website, as well as at the top of the Infopia site, there are no guaranteed free shipping offers on these sheds or any other product listed on Infopia (though many products are listed specifically as free shipping on Infopia). This goes back to purpose 1 of the Infopia site on eBay. eBay charges fees for the final value of your sale price. To minimize these fees, and by implication lower the price for the customer, we sometimes do not include shipping in the Infopia shed prices because eBay will not charge selling fees to shipping costs. So, in the case of the 11' x 21' Lifetime Shed the price is $2699.99 with shipping at $375.00 for a total of about $3075. However, if a customer were to call in and speak with a salesman, we would put together the same size shed for about $2895.00, as of the date of this posting, by using the pricing on our main website and putting to together the different models to form the 11x21.

This business practice is not meant to trick or decieve, which is hopefully plain from the fact I am publicly writing about, but is meant to offer convenience to those who want convenience, and better pricing for our eBay customers.

Please leave your comments here if you have any other questions concerning our pricing methods.

Related Competitive Edge Products, Infopia, and Lifetime Shed Posts:
Lifetime Sheds | Resin.
Competitive Edge | New Products.
Competitive Edge | eBay.
Lifetime Outdoor Shed.
Lifetime Sheds | Product Reviews.

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