"Race to the bottom" is every Amazon seller's nightmare: Alle unterbieten sich gegenseitig, bis niemand mehr Gewinn macht. In this article, we show you how to win the Buy Box with intelligent repricing without destroying your margins.
The Problem with Aggressive Repricing
Many sellers set their repricer to "always 1 cent cheaper" hoping for more sales. This works short-term, but long-term the following happens:
- Alle Competitioner machen dasselbe
- Prices fall toward the minimum
- Marginn werden zerstört
- Noner gewinnt wirklich
Intelligent Repricing Strategies
Strategy 1: Minimum Price with Margin
Der wichtigste Schritt: Definiere einen Minimum price, der deine gewünschte Margin garantiert. Your repricer should never go below this price.
Minimum price = Purchase price + FBA-Gebühren + Amazon-Fee (15%) + Gewünschte Margin
// Example:
EK: 10€ + FBA: 3€ + Fee: 3€ + Margin: 4€ = 20€ Minimum price
Strategy 2: Selective Competition
Nicht alle Competitioner sind echte Konkurrenten. A smart repricer lets you ignore certain sellers:
- FBM-Seller: Als FBA-Seller hast du automatisch Vorteile, du musst nicht jeden FBM-Price unterbieten
- Low-Rating Seller: Seller mit schlechten Reviews sind keine echte Competitor für die Buy Box
- Out-of-Stock Seller: Wer kein Inventar hat, ist keine Competitor
Strategy 3: Price Corridors
Instead of "always cheaper", use price corridors:
IF Competitor price > 25€
THEN My price = Competitor - 0,50€
IF Competitor price zwischen 20-25€
THEN My price = Competitor - 0,10€
IF Competitor price < 20€
THEN My price = Minimum price (don't undercut!)
Strategy 4: Time-Based Repricing
Demand fluctuates throughout the day. Take advantage of this:
- Morning (6-10 AM): Normal prices
- Noon (12-2 PM): Slightly higher prices (lunch shopping)
- Evening (6-10 PM): Prime time, higher prices possible
- Night: Standard prices
Practical Rule Templates
Template 1: Konservativ (Marginn-fokussiert)
Minimum price: EK + 30% Margin
Maximum price: Minimum price + 40%
Undercut by: 0,01€
Ignore: FBM-Seller, Rating < 95%, Out-of-Stock
Template 2: Aggressiv (Volume-fokussiert)
Minimum price: EK + 15% Margin
Maximum price: Minimum price + 20%
Undercut by: 0,05€
Ignore: Only out-of-stock sellers
Template 3: Premium (Marken-fokussiert)
Minimum price: UVP - 10%
Maximum price: UVP
Undercut: Nie unter Minimum price
Strategie: Buy Box through better service, not price
When You Should Give Up the Buy Box
Sometimes it's better not to win the Buy Box:
- When the price is below your break-even - No sale is better than a loss
- Bei temporären Dumping-Aktionen - Warte ab, bis der Competitioner ausverkauft ist
- With new aggressive sellers - They will often adjust their strategy quickly
Conclusion
Intelligent repricing doesn't mean "always the cheapest", sondern:
- Minimum pricee definieren, die deine Margin schützen
- Competitioner filtern auf relevante Competitor
- Use price corridors instead of linear undercutting
- Sometimes give up on the Buy Box
Mit dem Sellercore Repricer kannst du all diese Strategien umsetzen und deine Marginn schützen.
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