Amazon?

[Scarpia]

That was scary to read, but my shopping cart (95 items) is intact.  Maybe yours will be restored?

Still gone.  I e-mailed them but no response yet.

[petrarch]

That was scary to read, but my shopping cart (95 items) is intact.  Maybe yours will be restored?

Why do you keep the items in the shopping cart and not in the wishlist?

[Scarpia]

Why do you keep the items in the shopping cart and not in the wishlist?

Wishlist is visible to others (it is there so people can pick presents out for you, I believe).  Shopping cart is not visible to others, and there is a "to be purchased later" section where things under consideration can be cached.

[Opus106]

Wishlist is visible to others (it is there so people can pick presents out for you, I believe).  Shopping cart is not visible to others, and there is a "to be purchased later" section where things under consideration can be cached.

You can change the privacy settings of the Wish List so that only the owner of the list can access it. However, when there are items in the cart, you will be alerted to changes in the prices and availability, among other things.

[Scarpia]

You can change the privacy settings of the Wish List so that only the owner of the list can access it. However, when there are items in the cart, you will be alerted to changes in the prices and availability, among other things.

Yes, that's a big advantage.  If I'm waiting for a better deal I put in in my cart and watch for notices that the price has dropped.   Many vendors seem to cycle prices, keep them high but drop them periodically to stimulate sales.  That way the overcharge the spendthrifts and still sell to the cheapskates.

I have my own strategy when selling on Amazon marketplace.  Sometimes another seller is intent on undercutting my price.  I lower the price, they lower it one penny more, etc.  What I do is set my price outrageously low, they set it a penny lower, then I raise immediately my price back to a sensible value.  Amazon notifies them if my price is low, but not if my price is higher.  My competitor's copy sells for cheap, then I can sell for a sane price.