Yesterday I was thinking (ouch) and it came to me that what I really
need is a way to find out what people are buying. Are they buying
tech toys, toaster ovens, blankets, pencils, or what?

Are there existing sites that provide this information? Is there any
way to collect the information other than by having members tell you
(eg: fib) what people are buying from them and collating that data?

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hug <contact_info@sig_line.clickit> wrote in
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That information is definitely out there. IIRC, you can get information
like that from Lexis-Nexus, who is already collating the data it gets from
various sources. Subscription is required, but well worth it. I used to use
Lexis-Nexus when I was in sales, to check the prospective client's
financial status before meeting with them.


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Karl Groves <karl@NOSPAMkarlcore.com> wrote:

Thanks Karl. I keep hearing about L-N so maybe someday when I have a
few spare subscription-fees in my pocket I'll join up and see what the
deal is. [Congratulations on your escape from sales.]

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hug wrote

You can get a lot of good info from ebay. This is the top ten searches
on Ebay Pulse from ebay.co.uk:

1. psp
2. laptop
3. xbox 360
4. ipod nano
5. cars
6. psp games
7. nokia
8. ps2 games
9. caravan
10.mobile phones

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On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 05:57:33 -0700, hug
<contact_info@sig_line.clickit> wrote:

In the UK supermarkets pay vasts sums of money for this information
which they collect themselves using loyalty cards - customers present
the card at the point of sale to receive points towards money off
vouchers or the like, the company records the purchases against the
details recorded on the card.

Market research companies also collect and collate such data, and
naturally sell the information for amounts which reflect the effort
and skill that goes into collecting the data.

Matt

hug <contact_info@sig_line.clickit> wrote in
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Here's a helpful hint:
You can probably find what you're looking for from the U.S. Government,
free of charge. There's a large business out there (Lexis-Nexus is one
example) for people who are taking government data and re-distributing it
for purpose. Here's another example: Companies take the data generated
by the Bankruptcy Courts and create mailing lists of people who've
declared bankruptcy (actually, it is the people whose bankruptcy was
discharged). Then, they sell those mailing lists to credit card companies
and car dealerships. The people on the lists are then overloaded with
junk mail with offers for car loans and low-limit credit cards.



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Charles Sweeney wrote:
Cracking advice......
On a similar note, I always advise people who want e-commerce sites to
test-sell their products on ebay in auction format for a month
first.....This not only allows them to see what sells best, it also allows
them to get an idea of what the buying public are prepared to pay for any
given item.....

"Matt Probert"

| In the UK supermarkets pay vasts sums of money for this information
| which they collect themselves using loyalty cards - customers present
| the card at the point of sale to receive points towards money off
| vouchers or the like, the company records the purchases against the
| details recorded on the card.
|
| Market research companies also collect and collate such data, and
| naturally sell the information for amounts which reflect the effort
| and skill that goes into collecting the data.

There's a bunch in the USA that registers with fake data then duplicates the
scan tags in mass and hands them out.

Others who register, again with fake data, each time they make a purchase.

Bunch of kids in this area (would be hackers) copy the cookies from various
computers and up load them to the machines at the library and school.

GIGO

Karl Groves <karl@NOSPAMkarlcore.com> wrote:

How better to find potential suckers who can't declare bankruptcy? <g>

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www@probertencyclopaedia.com (Matt Probert) wrote:

You're naive, I like you. Really, when do you think market price has
ever been determined by value rather than what the market will bear?

I confess, I'm a diehard cynic.

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