the specified discount price flipkart on the other hand makes adjustments in commissions in some promotional campaigns we either reduce or waive our commissions to allow sellers to offer better prices to customers said ankit nagori vp marketplace at flipkart however we do not reimburse sellers as this is not in the spirit of a true marketplace experts said these kinds of discounts are legal it is a marketing expense aimed at gaining customers said arvind singhal chairman of retail advisory technopak however if it falls under predatory pricing then there could be a problem traditional traders and even smaller online sites argue that rampant discounting followed by online marketplaces is indeed leading to predatory pricing the minimum operative price has to be maintained this is important said anwar shirpurwala executive director at mait the trade association for manufacturing and hardware companies in india predatory pricing does affect traditional traders sumant chopra a manager at electronics merchant delhi mall said that if flipkart regularly charges a commission of 1015 it charges only 12 for a few weeks when it has a scheme and gives that benefit to the customer by radhika p nair aditi shrivastava et bureau published on may 20 2014 at 0820 am ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etretail app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app amazon online marketplaces steep discounts sayak sahu homenewsetailers adopting models to ensure discounted prices