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 (DIR) Post #AmZY7HlKFEQMAlZXQO by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
       2024-10-01T18:44:32Z
       
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       Why is it that the only ecommerce websites with sane filters are those selling electronic parts (mouser, TME, etc)
       
 (DIR) Post #AmZY7IULXqR8QOdUbA by ignaloidas@not.acu.lt
       2024-10-01T19:40:46.769Z
       
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       @wolf480pl@mstdn.io electronic parts have concrete and fairly standardized specifications that are filled out by manufacturers, most other stuff doesn't, and that would mean ecomerce managers deciding on their what kinds of specifications to fill out and actually filling that stuff out when adding new products, which all things considered, isn't the best use of their time.I shop at one PC part store almost exclusively because they do fill out stuff for filtering that makes sense, but it's more of an exception than a rule.
       
 (DIR) Post #AmZaUf08D2JSoblsXI by sqrt2@chaos.social
       2024-10-01T19:48:57Z
       
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       @ignaloidas @wolf480pl Austria has a price comparison website with really good filters that started as a PC parts listing but (besides extending to many German and EU sellers) now does this for many product categories, with the same good filters in each category. I'm not sure how exactly they do it -- if their importance in the market means the sellers give them the data they ask for, or if they have staff doing this themselves and doing it properly -- but evidently it is possible.
       
 (DIR) Post #AmZaUfcPugwCjLgSDA by ignaloidas@not.acu.lt
       2024-10-01T20:07:24.522Z
       
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       @sqrt2@chaos.social @wolf480pl@mstdn.io huh, that's interestingI guess because their main profit driver isn't selling stuff but showing ads and refer bonuses, there's extra incentive for them to attract people to their site for things besides just checking prices for a specific item, they are incentivized to add extra stuff like that.
       
 (DIR) Post #AmZhR0lq1orCqwIDeC by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
       2024-10-01T20:12:13Z
       
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       @ignaloidas If you had the offer data allegro.pl already has but with a better filter UI that allows selecting multiple options more easily, and doesn't refresh the website for every single value you select for a filter, that'd already be a huge improvement.
       
 (DIR) Post #AmZhR1Zp1yq7Lxg8Ya by ignaloidas@not.acu.lt
       2024-10-01T21:25:10.990Z
       
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       @wolf480pl@mstdn.io well then I guess they need to get a better search vendor (usually search also provides filtering)
       
 (DIR) Post #AmZiVn3iXF4fjGUxI8 by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
       2024-10-01T21:28:57Z
       
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       @ignaloidas I'm guessing they roll their own - their primary product is the marketplace for others to sell their stuff, so it makes sense they'd focus on their own search & recommendation tech
       
 (DIR) Post #AmZiVnZybIsXLJaiZc by ignaloidas@not.acu.lt
       2024-10-01T21:37:15.659Z
       
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       @wolf480pl@mstdn.io ah, well then their stuff is shit then it looks like 😆