What Holds You Back When Buying Online

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by montiuk, May 21, 2008.

  1. #1
    Jst a straight forward question that I was wondering due to conversion when promoting some affiliate products.

    Wonder what actually keeps you back from not buying a product. Is it the price, what is a suitable price would you be more likely to purchase the same product if it was $7 or $17?
     
    montiuk, May 21, 2008 IP
  2. jvcus17

    jvcus17 Peon

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    well, here's my own POV, some people are scared that they will not receive the product that they bought...or in other words they are afraid of scam..
     
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    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    What am I missing? Why would anyone prefer to pay more for 'the same product'? :confused:

    I buy nearly everything online, purely because it's cheaper, and I don't have to associate with the human race to make the transaction.
     
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    The potential of being scammed by a seller and product delivered is not what's advertised.
     
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    Nothing holds me back. If I need a product, I’m buying it.
     
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    It depends. If it's a lot of money i'm looking to spend then i'm not really concerned about price (i'm prepaired to pay up to a certain amount depending on the product) and so it's security that gets me big time (even if it's paypal, that only gives up to £500 protection).
    If it's a cheaper product ($0-50) then I will obviously try find the cheapest option and will be more likely to buy if it's between $0 and $10 even if it's something I dont' really need, but if paying less means less quality then I will usually go for somewhere in the middle.
     
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    The only one thing that holds me back is when I don't have the money !!
     
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    ahkip Prominent Member

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    Shipping - It usually take at least 5 day to get the stuff that i order, unless i pay like 20 buck for shipping. I just hate to wait

    Price - not sure about the other part of the world, but in US, product's (especially electronic product) price from different online vendor can drop like 30% in one day (discount, coupon and rebate).
    Like last week i help my uncle to buy a Dell laptop. He need it rush for a road trip so i didn't wait for special offer and order it right away. And just one day later dell has a $300 off $999 coupon. he could have get the same laptop for less if we wait for some special offer. Many time i just keep waiting for like a month delaying to buy something just to wait for price drop
     
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    Yeah... The money. I don't seem to have it.
     
    Simboy, May 21, 2008 IP