| HappySqurriel said: I wonder how they coud (possibly) collect that data in an accurate way |
My original reply to this thread was eaten by a server so it never posted. Too lazy to repost aside from the fact that itrackr is really hit and miss and only a good resource to go off of but don't depend on it. (ie. call before running over)
Anyway, itrackr really isn't all that sophisticated. Basically, it tracks every store that has a stock inventory checker online. However, when items are really popular, these are deactivated on the product page for that particular item. It's still in the system, there's just not an easy way to check. Instead, there are a number of backdoor methods to obtain that information which have been spread around the web for some time. The websites simplifies that for you by doing it for you for all of the stores this is possible with, except TRU & Best Buy. I'm surprised TRU isn't on this as they also have an online system and I thought itrackr used to include them. I actually find their system to be one of the more reliable ones. I think Best Buy is the only store with this ability where no easy backdoor was found.
Walmart on the otherhand, has absolutely no online stock checker available through their public site.
To cash in my CC rewards points for $300 in Circuit City gift cards to purchase a 360 or not: That is the question.
