Saturday, April 7, 2012

Bravo Estimator - Product Evaluation

Bravo Estimator:  Spell Checker  - How do you spell Hewlett Packard – HP

When you put in an item into Bravo it checks the spelling of the item.  For HP there have been over 40 ways it has been spelt.  Each time it is brought into the system the data from the item is incorrect.  Miss matched.  Reported incorrectly.  Miss evaluated.  Each new item that is entered into Bravo is validated.  Each new entry is critical.  It requires accuracy, full and complete model entry, and a great image.  Once you enter an item, your authorship is forever registered.  If you update – challenge an item, your authorship is registered. 

We have been using this for 12 years.  Its Wiki.  the contribution are from our users.  Its accuracy is dependent on you.  Each time you transact with Bravo it gets smarter.

Many have asked, where do these values come from?  They come from you and over time and subscription to Bravo, the data becomes more relevant.  We need at least 200 stores for the data to become dependable.  In Product Value if you see transactions greater than 200 you should take a good look.  Check Nintendo Wii – game console.

Some of our users want to take the short cut and use a generic entry.  We do not allow these on Maxpawn.com and the data from these generic models is worthless.  Do not depend on any of the data that are Generic. 

What is the difference between Ruger 10/22 and the 30 other 10/22 models like 10/22-DSP.  The values vary from one to another up to $300.00.  check out Ruger website.   The popularity of each model is dramatic as well.  The pricing, lending, buying, and selling of merchandise can double your profits on this one model.

Bravo can be a resource of more than a record keeper for you.  If you invest the time to be more specific about the items you take in specifically, each transaction can earn you up to $10.00 more on average on every transaction.  Average stores does between 200 -500 transactions per month.   Pricing merchandise based on cost is one method.  Pricing merchandise based on what it is worth is another.  Don’t be fooled by what you pay.


What to do about Bravo values that are incorrect.  Challenge them and update.  The Best Price in Bravo is the value found through your research that is the lowest price found – retail.  We use this as a bench mark of value.  When you apply the Meta Data Quality rating it adjusts for the item being used.  Using a bench mark value method subscribes to the theory that our customers are price conscious and that our price should be less than what they can purchase the same item in the same condition from a traditional retailer.  The varying quality of the item should be taken into account as well and this is accomplished with the our quality rating system – meta data.

Bravo cloud technology gives you the powerful resources of a Computer Data Center - IBM.  Join Bravo and enjoy The Estimator.  One of the many new features Bravo has.