Haggleware

from the companies-that-love-hassles dept

Tue, May 23rd 2000 10:12am — Ryan

Firedup.com has decided to allow customers to haggle for their goods, a tradition taken from middle eastern markets. If you've ever tried haggling, you'll realise how annoying it can become after a while. Novelty value is one thing but wasting your time haggling with an electronic merchant is a totally different story.

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Dr. Lurkenstein, 24 May 2000 @ 6:40am

Not really a middle eastern tradition
Haggling is not really a foreign concept. I wasn't until the turn of the century that American's started setting non-negotiable prices. I believe it was a Woolworth five&dime store in Pa. that started it. Before then, Haggling was the way to determine the price of something.
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Mike (profile), 24 May 2000 @ 10:32am

Haggling
Of course, HaggleZone has been around for a couple of years now from NetMarket and never really took off, so I'm not sure why suddenly this other company thinks they've hit on something big. Plus, I think NetMarket has a bunch of patents (yeah, I know, don't laugh) on haggling over the internet... so, expect some lawsuits...
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- inventor, 29 Oct 2005 @ 9:16pm
  
  Re: Haggling
  there was IP litigation. yes our patent was amusing. yet if you understand what we actually created (WE, NOT being not netmarket/cendant but the inventors/developers of a genuine negotiation engine tecnology) the patent did not accurately represent what we actually created. good for me as i still imagine genuine (not silly consumer commerce) applications of the real technology.
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  - Stephen Bushell, 16 Nov 2006 @ 7:11am
    
    Re: Re: Haggling
    I would very much appreciate it if the inventor of this would contact me as I have first hand experience as an innovator and live version of Chester from 1995 having opened a haggling concept on Oxford Street England called Make us an Offer!
    I look forward to your earliest contact please.
    Rgds
    Steve.
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    - inventor team lead for hagglezone, 19 Jul 2008 @ 11:58pm
      
      Re: Re: Re: Haggling
      Stephen, just found your post. Interesting to compare note perhaps.
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      - stephen Bushell, 23 Sep 2008 @ 3:58am
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: Haggling
        Please can someone link us via e-mail my contact detail is steve dot bushell at probrand dot co dot uk
        Thank you
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      - stephen Bushell, 23 Sep 2008 @ 4:04am
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: Haggling
        Mr Inventor of Haggleware please can we exchange som notes I am extremely keen to move forward with a new concept.
        Thnaks
        Steve
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        evariste galois, 19 Oct 2008 @ 10:41pm
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Haggling
        not an inventor of "haggleware" - was the algorithm person and lead development of "hagglezone" software and data models - might be an interesting conversation if we chat.
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        steve, 13 Oct 2011 @ 6:01am
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Haggling
        Can you contact me then please or give me your details?
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        me, 16 Apr 2018 @ 9:49pm
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Haggling
        wow. old thread
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        Tim Mickol, 16 Apr 2018 @ 9:52pm
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Haggling
        i'm inventor alias evariste galois
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      - steve bushell, 30 Jun 2020 @ 9:23am
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: Haggling
        please can we communicate ,I have just seen your reply .
        Thanks
        Steve
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