What does Aktionspreis mean?

An Aktionspreis is an announced price reduction, and only shops can set one — never private sellers.

What you see as a buyer

On a listing running an Aktionspreis you'll see the reduced price, next to it the struck-through reference price (“lowest recent price”), and the reduction as a percentage. The listing page also states that the reference price is the lowest price of the last 30 days, and — while the sale is still running — how many days are left. There's no fixed end date shown, and no live ticking countdown.

Where the reference price comes from

The shop doesn't choose the reference price. It's calculated automatically: the lowest price the listing had on Pedalia in the 30 days before the sale started. The percentage is always rounded down, never up.

How long a sale runs

A sale can only start once the price has stood unchanged for at least five days. It lasts at most 14 days — after that, the sale price automatically becomes the regular price. The shop can end it early at any time.

Aktionspreis isn't the same as a plain price drop

If a seller simply lowers the price without using the Aktionspreis function, all you see is the neutral note “Price reduced” — no old price, no percentage. See “What price am I allowed to state?” for more.

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