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Anyone know why a web store would have multiple storefronts with different addresses?

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bozack

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Just wondering why a company would do this? the store seems more than legit, and all of the whois info is correct, but they have a yahoo store, their own personally hosted site, and then another sister site (I assume) selling similar products but generally higher end under a very different name...

is it just for exposure? wouldn't the overhead of all those sites be a bit much?

thanks

To be more specific...

Here is the store's standard address...I was looking for a swiss army watch and came upon the site...

http://www.hotpens.com/

Here is their yahoo address....

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/hotpens/

And here is their other site:

http://www.penforyou.com

and here is yet another site which references their first site....

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://
http://www.cityinsights.com/newyork/americas.htm">http://www.cityinsights.com/newyork/americas.htm</a>


I mean I can see where exposure is good, but it seems like I have come across this a good amount of times this is the only example I can remember....I would love to hear from anyone who knows a good deal about etailing or web marketing as I would love to open a nice web business someday in the future.

Thanks
 
We've thought about having a couple different "business fronts". One for businesses and one for non-profits, artists, etc.

I imagine it's possible.
 
Originally posted by: bozack
Just wondering why a company would do this? the store seems more than legit, and all of the whois info is correct, but they have a yahoo store, their own personally hosted site, and then another sister site (I assume) selling similar products but generally higher end under a very different name...

is it just for exposure? wouldn't the overhead of all those sites be a bit much?

thanks
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I have seen a few vendors like Globe2000.com who have a domain (.com) re-direct to a Yahoo! eCommerce store.
 
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: bozack
Just wondering why a company would do this? the store seems more than legit, and all of the whois info is correct, but they have a yahoo store, their own personally hosted site, and then another sister site (I assume) selling similar products but generally higher end under a very different name...

is it just for exposure? wouldn't the overhead of all those sites be a bit much?

thanks
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I have seen a few vendors like Globe2000.com who have a domain (.com) re-direct to a Yahoo! eCommerce store.
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I'm not sure of the legality of Globe2000 but I will say they rock for software. They seem shady but my sh!t got here and it was cheap. Seems to be pulls from OEM stock.

Edit: looking at their site now it doesn't seem to have the selection or insane prices it had a while back.
 
Originally posted by: RossMAN

I have seen a few vendors like Globe2000.com who have a domain (.com) re-direct to a Yahoo! eCommerce store.
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Hey Ross, that is sort of what I am talking about however the example I edited in above doesn't link to but instead has what appear to be entirely different pages...with your example I can understand as some retailers find the convience of a yahoo storefront easy to deal with, but this example is just beyond me.
 
Originally posted by: fredtam
I'm not sure of the legality of Globe2000 but I will say they rock for software. They seem shady but my sh!t got here and it was cheap. Seems to be pulls from OEM stock.
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I just checked out the site and it seems perfectly legit...either way as long as you pay with an AMEX blue or something you should be covered no matter what these days.
 
Originally posted by: bozack
Originally posted by: fredtam
I'm not sure of the legality of Globe2000 but I will say they rock for software. They seem shady but my sh!t got here and it was cheap. Seems to be pulls from OEM stock.
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I just checked out the site and it seems perfectly legit...either way as long as you pay with an AMEX blue or something you should be covered no matter what these days.
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AFAIK it is legit. I ordered NAV 2003 (because NAV 2004 sucks) for $11 - $2 coupon = $9 shipped.

It was a genuine OEM CD in a sleeve. No product manual but it did provide virus updates for 1 year.
 
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