Some scrape activity happens because I can't obtain the data any other way. I would be thrilled if certain retailers had price and availability data as an API so I could not bother with the bulk of scrape and process.
As much as I would like pricing APIs as well, the economics don’t add up for retail, and it would effectively lead to a scalper’s market.
A regular Joe consumer shouldn’t have to learn python to get thier foot in the door because some arbitrage purchaser has automated a ‘best deal’ purchasing bot based on real time pricing APIs.
A regular Joe consumer shouldn’t have to learn python to get thier foot in the door because some arbitrage purchaser has automated a ‘best deal’ purchasing bot based on real time pricing APIs.