Amazon Price Monitor
Web and SaaS
price tracking
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
0 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score -0.44.
Execution: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Simpler and more straightforward than Camelcamelcamel
From 1 comment
I believe it's more straightforward and feel like it wasn't always reliable. Perhaps delays in their notification system, not sure.
BigBalli on HN
Objections
Only supports Amazon.com US; users outside the US are blocked
From 1 comment
Please kill this popup: > Howdy!I notice you're probable living outside the US.Unfortunately at the moment the service only checks Amazon US... Sorry! Yes, I know I'm not in the…
will_hughes on HN
Submitted URLs break or return errors
From 3 comments
yep ppl outside of U.S. can use parcel forwarding services...
devdoomari on HNStill breaking!
praneshp on HNI am getting an HTTP ERROR 500.
raffleslodge on HN
Affiliate links sent by email may violate Amazon Associates policy
From 2 comments
if you are thinking of monetizing this, you may run into trouble emailing links with affiliate tags (see the Associates Program Policies [0]) you might be able to circumvent the…
elsewhen on HNUnless the user takes a concrete action to confirm the redirect, that is not allowed. Under Disqualified Purchases: > (e) any Product purchased by a customer who is referred to…
shimo5037 on HN
Scraping may violate Amazon's policies, though maker says official API is used
From 2 comments
AFAIK, Amazon's privacy policy does NOT allow you to do web scraping from their website. Read the policy carefully.
kd22 on HNgood insight, but the service uses the official API. No scraping involved.
BigBalli on HN
Requests
Show clearly that only Amazon.com is supported
From 2 comments
Please kill this popup: > Howdy!I notice you're probable living outside the US.Unfortunately at the moment the service only checks Amazon US... Sorry! Yes, I know I'm not in the…
will_hughes on HNPerhaps a banner at the top of the page saying something along the lines of "We only support Amazon.com (US) at this time."
will_hughes on HN
Add price history data
From 1 comment
I haven't had any issues using Camel Camel Camel for the last few years. Additionally, I usually go there for price history when trying to figure out if now is a good time to buy…
netinstructions on HN
Use Bootstrap or a better page design
From 1 comment
Hey man, if you can't/won't design the page, just use Bootstrap. It works great and takes you 2 seconds to add. I was sad when ebay bought decide.com so they could kill it. Check…
ArtDev on HN
Questions
Does it use the official API or scrape HTML?
From 1 comment
Are you web scraping the html or are you using Amazon's API[1] with an AWS developer access key? [1]…
jasode on HN
How does it get around API rate limits and affiliate access requirements?
From 1 comment
Don't you need to be an affiliate bringing them a decent amount of sales before you get access to that. Usually there is a rate limit that makes it impossible to keep up with all…
jazoom on HN
Why email is required
From 1 comment
I assume he/she wants our emails?
sarreph on HN
Alternatives named
Camelcamelcamel
From 2 comments
How is it any different than Camelcamelcamel?
Justin_K on HNI haven't had any issues using Camel Camel Camel for the last few years. Additionally, I usually go there for price history when trying to figure out if now is a good time to buy…
netinstructions on HN
Decide.com
From 1 comment
Hey man, if you can't/won't design the page, just use Bootstrap. It works great and takes you 2 seconds to add. I was sad when ebay bought decide.com so they could kill it. Check…
ArtDev on HN