Winstanleys BMX+bikes

blablablacksheep

So quick question here

What is the differance between the two sites? they both have same domian and address so i guess owned by the same person, why have two websites then for selling pretty much the same thing?

Also on this i noticed evans cycles price match now only applies to certain sites(didnt used too) and one of these sites is WinstanleysBMX yet they dont include Winstanleysbikes....very strange given 90% of all their bike parts and clothing is on the bikes site ...

just seems exstreamely doggy given you cannot price match a site which is owned by the same person as the sister site

rather strange(price fixing maybe?)

nicklouse

why?m Evan can price match whoever they feel like and not match to whoever they feel like.

MudPig

blablablacksheep wrote:

why have two websites then for selling pretty much the same thing?

Search engines like domain names that contain search terms, which is why it pays to have a domain name specifically for what you're selling. In essence it's an attempt to rank higher for the term BMX.

.blitz

There's p&p on the bmx bits as well. Have bought quite a bit of stuff off them and even visited a couple of times. The bmx bits and mtb bits come from exactly the same industrial unit so why charge p&p for the bmx parts?

RevellRider

As far as I know, the BMX side has been the biggest part of Winstanleys business for years. They've only branched into everything else in the more recent years.

blablablacksheep

nicklouse wrote:

why?m Evan can price match whoever they feel like and not match to whoever they feel like.

Yes that is understandable but if you going to price match a site which is the same shop and same address as a website with just bikes instead of BMX it clearly a price fixing tactic.

If i go into their shop it is still the same shop, the website is in essense the same, if you buying from BMX you ARE buying from BIKES, so saying you price match BMX you should therefore price match BIKES....you understand>?

I say this as i own a website and when i set it all up i had to consult a ad -firm and was told some good advice which included how to work around the current trading standards pricing system which is in place and the "what you say online must be true" ie the best place to buy xxx, therefore means you have to prove you are the best place ect.

My point is, if you going to price match a shop it counts as price matching their online shop or shops, it doesnt matter how many websites you have or names its the same "place of sell" this is what trading standards rules are when buying from online it all counts under "place of sell"

Also having multiply sites is a typical thing foreign "doggy" compaines do so its harder to track them down and return goods or take action, many chinese websites are a classice example with their .coms and .nets

If you for example like myself have recently changed into a different area of business then you allways merge your websites to avoid confusion and to keep it legal and proper.