RE: [Mtamazon] Disappearing Prices Amazon bug

I have the same problem. Amazon Sale Prices are gone. All items show as
unavailable. Here's some of the XML returned, and a sample of code that =
I
use. Any iedas?

      <Availability>This item is currently not available.</Availability>
      <ListPrice>$14.00</ListPrice>
      <UsedPrice>$3.39</UsedPrice>

<MTAmazon method=3D"Asin" search=3D"B00008YGOG"><a title=3D"Amazon.com =
&raquo;
<MTAmazonCatalog> &raquo; <MTAmazonTitle>" href=3D"<MTAmazonLink
encode_html=3D"1">/ref=3Dnosim/"><img src=3D"<MTAmazonMediumImage>" =
align=3D"left"
border=3D"0" alt=3D"<MTAmazonTitle> <MTAmazonCatalog> cover" =
/><MTAmazonTitle>
(DVD)</a><br /><br />DVD Released: <MTAmazonReleaseDate><br />List =
price:
<strike><MTAmazonListPrice></strike><br />Amazon price:
<MTAmazonSalePrice><br /><br clear=3D"all" />

Thanks,
Monty
[email protected]

-----Original Message-----
From: mtamazon-users-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
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Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 10:32 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Mtamazon] Disappearing Prices Amazon bug


In the past few days, prices have disappeared from all MTAmazon listings
from our web site. Rebuilding and/or deleting cache files does not =
correct
the problem. Other information (such as item name, artist/author,
thumbnails, etc.) are still displayed.

Looking at the AWS XML cache reveals the problem. For some reason, =
Amazon is
returning an "Item not in stock" message for ALL items requested by
MTAmazon. (Comparing items at Amazon.com shows them to be in stock, =
hence
the feed result is wrong.)

This means that Amazon isn't returning an Our Price ("Sale Price") =
result
for all items, because the items are listed as not available, hence the
disappearing prices. List Price and Used Price are still displayed, =
since
they appear even if an item is out of stock.

I've posted several messages about this at the Amazon Discussion boards, =
but
haven't heard anything back about the problem -- this glitch has been =
going
on for a few days now.

Someone suggested it may be the plug-in/script isn't handling the new
"<Availability>" XML result properly, which is causing the problem. Does
anyone know of MTAmazon handles the <Availablily> variable correctly or =
have
any ideas if this is a problem with the MTAmazon plug-in or Amazon's =
end?





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