adlep

Joined 16 years ago

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Former IT professional, drone pilot, digital twin maker, tinkerer, and an AI embracer.
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Comment · 2 days ago
Comment · 3 days ago
Quick update on the “why not just ask a chatbot” point: alerts are now live. The first one went out today: A verified B+ deal with the part-by-part breakdown and a link to the retailer. That’s the part a chat can’t do for you while you’re not asking.
Comment · 3 days ago
Comment · 3 days ago
right now we are limited with daily api calls. One way to support additional markets is to add data sources but that requires a monthly fee. This will be our next step.
Comment · 3 days ago
Thank you, this is a start. The service will get much better with feedback and use cases. I appreciate your support.
Comment · 3 days ago
Believe it or not this is one of the goals. An agent finding actual offers, with condition and shipping taken into account, could save a lot of manual searching. Right now PDC starts with a complete computer listing and checks its asking price. Helping someone source the parts for their own build would be a useful next step, especially with used gear. I’d want the buyer to be able to inspect the listings and sellers before purchasing.
Comment · 4 days ago
Site open internationally. Check supported US retailer links from anywhere. Photos and pasted text require a US connection. Estimates use US market prices.
Comment · 4 days ago
Fair point. The difference I’m aiming for is an answer backed by concrete, current market data, especially when your wallet is involved. PDC checks component prices daily, uses AI to read the listing, then applies consistent pricing rules to produce the grade. You can see the component estimates, when they were checked, and verify them yourself. For example, Gemini recently gave me SSD prices well below what Micro Center was actually charging. When I pushed back, it apologized and simply agreed with my number instead. An answer that changes when you push isn’t one I’d trust with my money. AI combined with current market data is a powerful combination, and that’s what we’re building into a quick, repeatable service. The estimates aren’t perfect, but every issue we identify and fix helps us improve it. t’s like asking AI to pick stocks versus giving it live market data: one is guessing and estimating, the other is working from facts.

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