Movie Collection - Sort By Best Deal

[Trean]

What does this actually do? I thought it sorted by save %, but upon further inspection tonight it clearly doesn't do that.

I was going to use it to pick up some great deals from what I have on my wish list, but I cannot ascertain the actual reason behind its sort order.

As can be clearly seen from the example below, show the top portion of my wishlist; the order does not seem to directly relate to save % and it certainly isn't cheapest to most expensive because a $7.49 blu (probably cheapest on my wish list) is about 25 titles down the list. So what metric does this use for sorting?


For example when I click sort by Best Deal this is the wishlist ordering I get:

Gattaca (62% off)
Say Anything (60% off)
Clerks (63% off)
Yes Man (58% off)
Horton Hears a Who (68% off)
Gone in 60 Seconds (61% off)
S.W.A.T. (50% off)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (Squeakquel) (43% off)
2012 (49% off)
Analyze This / Analyze That (40% off)
Crank (50% off)
Open Season (45% off)
Step Brothers (55% off)
The Blind Side (31% off)
Inside Man (50% off)
Law Abiding Citizen (58% off)
Pirates Trilogy (49% off)

[Marwin]

Best Deal is our own estimate of the attractiveness of the current price for a title based on various factors. A title which has had the same price for a long time is less attractive than one that has recently been dropped. That is the reason the ordering might seem a bit strange at first.

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by Trean

What does this actually do? I thought it sorted by save %, but upon further inspection tonight it clearly doesn't do that.

I was going to use it to pick up some great deals from what I have on my wish list, but I cannot ascertain the actual reason behind its sort order.

As can be clearly seen from the example below, show the top portion of my wishlist; the order does not seem to directly relate to save % and it certainly isn't cheapest to most expensive because a $7.49 blu (probably cheapest on my wish list) is about 25 titles down the list. So what metric does this use for sorting?


For example when I click sort by Best Deal this is the wishlist ordering I get:

Gattaca (62% off)
Say Anything (60% off)
Clerks (63% off)
Yes Man (58% off)
Horton Hears a Who (68% off)
Gone in 60 Seconds (61% off)
S.W.A.T. (50% off)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (Squeakquel) (43% off)
2012 (49% off)
Analyze This / Analyze That (40% off)
Crank (50% off)
Open Season (45% off)
Step Brothers (55% off)
The Blind Side (31% off)
Inside Man (50% off)
Law Abiding Citizen (58% off)
Pirates Trilogy (49% off)

On the drop down box select "Sort By: Save %". It works like a charm .

[Trean]

Originally Posted by Marwin

Best Deal is our own estimate of the attractiveness of the current price for a title based on various factors. A title which has had the same price for a long time is less attractive than one that has recently been dropped. That is the reason the ordering might seem a bit strange at first.

Any chance an additional options could be added for sorting wishlists then? I would like to be able to sort by save % or price (low to high); and I am sure others will certainly use these options. These sort options already exist on the best deals page, but it would be nice to be able to use them to specifically sort a wishlist.

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

On the drop down box select "Sort By: Save %". It works like a charm .

I was talking about referring to sorting the wishlist, I do use the Save % option and cheapest price option when looking at the best deals page.

[Marwin]

Both added

[Trean]

Originally Posted by Marwin

Both added

Immense! Thanks, Marwin.