Archive for August, 2009

Announcing the new VALU VALU: monitor the true market price of ANY standard manufactured product

Monday, August 17th, 2009

Please welcome the new version of VALUVALU.com. A long, long time ago (like, 10 years!), people thought the Internet would bring perfect Price transparency. All prices would become available on the Web; therefore both Consumers and Businesses would know, instantly, the true market prices. But eventually, Prices became even more confusing.

On one side, businesses now tend to price more dynamically. The idea of a ‘fixed Price’ that remained constant over time is passé. Retailers increasingly rely on specials, promotions and various discounts to maintain the most efficient price levels. And the rate of price changes has increased dramatically in the last 20 years.

On the other side, Price comparison engines do not give a complete, accurate view of all prices. Their business model being getting a sales commission when sending a customer to an affiliate reseller, they can not, want not and could not list all retailers or give ‘neutral’ advices to potential customers. As a matter of fact, economically speaking, retailers willing to give away affiliation fees can not be the cheapest ones!

We started VALU VALU with the motto of ‘Bringing Scientific Pricing to Everybody’. After testing and fine-tuning our Pricing Engine on video games classifieds, we’re very excited to announce today the next Major release of VALU VALU: a tool to monitor prices for ANY standard manufactured product!

What’s the true market price? Where can I find the really cheapest sellers? How much would it cost 30 days from now? When was the last significant discount? How do I position myself vis-à-vis my competitors? All those questions now have an answer: valuvalu.com