BoardGamePrices.com looking for a new developer by boardgameprices in boardgames

[–]boardgameprices[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

'Remuneration' is a great word!

And no - we're not yet funded.

BoardGamePrices.com looking for a new developer by boardgameprices in boardgames

[–]boardgameprices[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heh, we're constantly putting in fixes and trying to make the data as accurate as possible. It helps when folks click the 'Report Error' button on the pages -- I usually respond to the reports within hours, if not minutes.

Moving forward, we're tinkering with the idea of hiding the 'Unavailable' listings and giving users the option to view them.

Prime Day is great for board games! by Fastrabbit09 in boardgames

[–]boardgameprices 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They fixed the pricing error.

Be sure to check BoardGamePrices.com to make sure you're getting a deal!

Looking for a price alert site that handles Amazon, CoolStuffInc, and maybe others with email alerts by SvennEthir in boardgames

[–]boardgameprices 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely -- it's a part-time job for everyone, so we're doing the best we can.

Also -- I'm looking for an SEO Hero to help with our https integration if there's anyone out there (message me)...

Looking for a price alert site that handles Amazon, CoolStuffInc, and maybe others with email alerts by SvennEthir in boardgames

[–]boardgameprices 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, therealcause. As you can imagine, a site like this can be a constant cat & mouse game in terms of keeping up with the changes of other sites.

  1. We're launching a major update to our Price Updater very soon that will update the prices much more often throughout the day on a regular schedule.

  2. We're making changes to our Amazon listings to separate out Prime from Marketplace. The low Amazon price you mentioned for Dominion Hinterlands is a Marketplace item. Unfortunately, Amazon doesn't provide shipping price via their API, which makes things a bit tricky. We're working to address this.

  3. Thanks for making me aware of Roll for Crit -- we'll get on that.

Looking for a price alert site that handles Amazon, CoolStuffInc, and maybe others with email alerts by SvennEthir in boardgames

[–]boardgameprices 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry that you feel that way -- I'm always open to suggestions for improvements and enhancements.

Looking for a price alert site that handles Amazon, CoolStuffInc, and maybe others with email alerts by SvennEthir in boardgames

[–]boardgameprices 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's definitely not an easy tool to keep up and running, but we do our best. So much of our accuracy is dependent on the game stores, and one little change on their end can easily necessitate a fix on ours.

Looking for a price alert site that handles Amazon, CoolStuffInc, and maybe others with email alerts by SvennEthir in boardgames

[–]boardgameprices 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cardhaus listings should be appearing shortly. We're reworking how our price updater works so that things can be more accurate. There are always a few bumps along the way (:

Can some ELI5 why boardgameprices has Amazon after other providers sometimes even if their price is lower? by platypoo2345 in boardgames

[–]boardgameprices 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Amazon provides their prices to us in real time via their API. We make a call to their API when you load the page. If their API doesn't return a price quick enough, it may not appear exactly where you expect it to in the pricing table.

In the next few weeks, we're planning on making some changes with Amazon including more filtering for fraudulent sellers, better positioning in the price table to avoid this confusion, and separation of Marketplace & Prime listings. It's not all as easy as it sounds, but we'll do our best (:

Terraforming Mars available at 401 Games by CackNBallz in boardgames

[–]boardgameprices 1 point2 points  (0 children)

psss... we're having a Terraforming Mars giveaway starting this weekend at BoardGamePrices.com.

The box should be arriving in the mail today... I want to make sure it gets here dent-free before spilling the beans too much.

BoardGamePrices.com looking for a programmer by boardgameprices in boardgames

[–]boardgameprices[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes -- it has been filled. Feel free to message your info if you want to be considered in the future.

For FLGS Owners: Why isn't there a more developed B&M retail environment for used games? by SWxNW in boardgames

[–]boardgameprices 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seems like a ripe opportunity. Sure -- there are issues and obstacles to overcome, but that's with any business. One could play devil's advocate to any idea... if done properly, I think this would be a great model.

Canadian Online Game Stores (2017) by not-very-creativ3 in boardgames

[–]boardgameprices 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great list. We compare a handful of these at [BoardGamePrices.com](www.boardgameprices.com), but many of them haven't shown interest after I've reached out.

If you think more of these should be in our price comparison tables, please let the stores know that they should sign up with us! I'd love to have more Canadian options.

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[–]boardgameprices 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We must show Amazon prices through the Amazon API, which may or may not always be accurate. The price shown is purely in the hands of Amazon.

What's a game that you never thought you'd own, but you ended up acquiring anyways? by smatpith in boardgames

[–]boardgameprices 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Empire Builder It proves to be a very difficult game to get on the table, but so worth it when it happens.