pricescope
Ideal_Rock
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- Dec 31, 1999
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Imagine a person in the diamond industry who hates everything that associated with Pricescope.
Imagine they twist facts, tell lies, blame Pricescope for all the problems in the industry, and try to spread a fear among consumers and other jewelers who already are fearful about the web.
Imagine they say that Pricescope' local jeweler search is illegal because it uses jewelers' names without asking permission. And imagine this person claims Pricescope is showing slightly higher prices at jewelers than Internet listings for one purpose – to drive business to DirtCheapDiamonds.
Imagine how many of the 5,000 listed local jewelers want to be removed from local diamond search "because they haven't gave Pricescope permission to use it". Only half a dozen.
Imagine them discussing on Polygon whether they can sue Pricescope? Imagine the PR for Pricescope? "XYZ jewelers fear price competition and sues internet company for giving consumers diamonds price and quality information".
What really make me feel blue is that these people do not want to see another side of the coin. And why would they not welcome any potential new clients who find them from Pricescope?
Don't they know that majority of consumers including those who visit Pricescope are still frightened of buying on the web? And that of the 70% who research on the web only about 5% buy on the web? Of course they are not happy that some consumers will ask to match internet prices, but most consumers know internet prices anyway and yet prefer to pay more but dealing with a person from their own town.
No they do not want to analyze anything; they prefer to stay fearful and loathsome. What ever.
I'm bored with all this negativity so I have decided to navigate the results to Local Yahoo and Local Google listings. They do not need special permissions from jewelers to list public information.
"The sleep of reason produces monsters". Francisco de Goya. 1799.
Imagine they twist facts, tell lies, blame Pricescope for all the problems in the industry, and try to spread a fear among consumers and other jewelers who already are fearful about the web.
Imagine they say that Pricescope' local jeweler search is illegal because it uses jewelers' names without asking permission. And imagine this person claims Pricescope is showing slightly higher prices at jewelers than Internet listings for one purpose – to drive business to DirtCheapDiamonds.
Imagine how many of the 5,000 listed local jewelers want to be removed from local diamond search "because they haven't gave Pricescope permission to use it". Only half a dozen.
Imagine them discussing on Polygon whether they can sue Pricescope? Imagine the PR for Pricescope? "XYZ jewelers fear price competition and sues internet company for giving consumers diamonds price and quality information".
What really make me feel blue is that these people do not want to see another side of the coin. And why would they not welcome any potential new clients who find them from Pricescope?
Don't they know that majority of consumers including those who visit Pricescope are still frightened of buying on the web? And that of the 70% who research on the web only about 5% buy on the web? Of course they are not happy that some consumers will ask to match internet prices, but most consumers know internet prices anyway and yet prefer to pay more but dealing with a person from their own town.
No they do not want to analyze anything; they prefer to stay fearful and loathsome. What ever.
I'm bored with all this negativity so I have decided to navigate the results to Local Yahoo and Local Google listings. They do not need special permissions from jewelers to list public information.
"The sleep of reason produces monsters". Francisco de Goya. 1799.