Newegg raises prices on their items? o.O

[Tony4025]

When I ordered this thing last saturday, it was $59.99 with $7 shipping..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371007

Now it's $89.99 with $11 shipping LOL, wth??? 50% increase in price!?!

Is this how Newegg make up for their loss of profit on the lower priced items? by raising the prices on the popular items? wow

[dylskee]

I've always been a Newegg fan and do 90% of my shopping there. But I have to admit lately that I'm starting to look elsewhere due to the very slow processing time and the pricing. I understand the price going up because of the economy and I don't mind paying a little more if I get great service but I'm just not seeing that anymore with Newegg. I'm not one to complain from one bad experience, this is starting to be a trend.

My last four orders were slow, I paid for UPS 3 day shipping and they shipped it 5-7 day USPS! I have never seen the option for USPS nor would I have chosen that in the first place. I spoke to customer service about it and they just blew me off. My last three purchases took 3 days to process and another 3 days for shipping from NJ. For the first time in 6 years I'm starting to tire of Newegg and looking for a new vendor to waste all my hard earned money. :)

[AngryArtichoke]

The lowest prices competitor always gets my dollar. It makes me laugh when people buy solely from newegg thinking they are the cheapest. Sometimes they are, but sadly it's often cheaper to buy from somewhere else.

[benbaked]

I've always been rather pleased with newegg, but they don't always carry what I want or need. I just had two recent purchasing experiences with two other online vendors for heatsinks/fans and both went smoothly, processing and shipping from both of them was very fast and the prices were competitive too. I probably would've bought my stuff from newegg, but they neither stock the TRUE nor the brand of fans I wanted to buy. At work I purchase a lot of my computer supplies through newegg, but lately I have been looking elsewhere just because they don't always stock the items that I need - namely HP toners and other printer perishables.

[Tony4025]

I also don't think Newegg has the cheapest prices. I think Ewiz.com beats Newegg.com in prices. I searched up some items on Ewiz and compared their prices to the prices on Newegg.com for the same exact items.

The prices for Ewiz.com were mostly $0.50-1.00 cheaper, but some items were actually $10-20 cheaper than the ones on Newegg.com

Too bad I didn't realize this sooner.. I would have ordered from Ewiz instead.

Also, you guys notice how a lot of ppl are getting DOA delivered items when ordering from Newegg? Also, I heard that Newegg sometimes deliver "open box" items, even though the customer paid for the brand new item.

Newegg is truely overrated..

[Ashura]

Newegg is truely overrated..

Well, I don't know about that. I've had literally hundreds of purchases from newegg over the past 5 years and have so far had only 2 instances of getting DOA items. Aside from that, their normally better prices, huge selection, and smooth transaction and RMA system make me think they're not overrated at all.

And I definitely agree with AngryArtichoke, newegg, although great, isn't the be all end all of online computer-related shopping. My last two orders were from Directron and ZipZoomFly because of better prices... but I still bet newegg will be getting most of my business.

[thideras]

Also, I heard that Newegg sometimes deliver "open box" items, even though the customer paid for the brand new item.If they sell the item as new, it HAS to be new otherwise that is false advertising. I *very* much doubt that they would even think about it.

[Tony4025]

If they sell the item as new, it HAS to be new otherwise that is false advertising. I *very* much doubt that they would even think about it.

Nah, it's very possible. The ppl who run the Newegg company MIGHT be considered trustworthy. But think about it, the ppl who actually wrap up these items and package them for delivery, are merely workers who have barely any influence in running the business.

[thideras]

Nah, it's very possible. The ppl who run the Newegg company MIGHT be considered trustworthy. But think about it, the ppl who actually wrap up these items and package them for delivery, are merely workers who have barely any influence in running the business.You are now not making any sense. You think that the people who package the items are conspiring against us? :eh?:

Honestly, unless I see irrefutable proof that they indeed sent used items *on purpose* to a customer, I will continue to order from them and recommend them. I shop around, but most of the time they have the best deal.

[WarriorII]

I know it isn't on purpose "directed at me" but I'm sure they try to get away with stuff.

My last mobo. Not NIB as purchased.
It was an open bag. Leading me to think it was an open box refurb.

Until it didn't work & I complained & got a NIB item.

Raise the price 50%, it just may have been discounted when you purchased it in the first place is all.

[Tony4025]

You are now not making any sense. You think that the people who package the items are conspiring against us? :eh?:

Honestly, unless I see irrefutable proof that they indeed sent used items *on purpose* to a customer, I will continue to order from them and recommend them. I shop around, but most of the time they have the best deal.

I never said anyone was conspiring against us. Do u even know how businesses and companies are ran?

The ppl in the higher ranks of the company are the trustworthy ones, where as the ppl who pickout and package the items, are just low-level inexperienced workers who don't care if they package the wrong items.

Do they do this on purpose? NO. I never said they do it on purpose.

Raise the price 50%, it just may have been discounted when you purchased it in the first place is all.
No, there was no discount on the item. I'm sure of it. It was only a couple days after, that they suddenly raised it up. I did a search and found this thread about this matter:
http://www.aoaforums.com/forum/bettys-rants-and-rages/43696-neweggs-cute-trick.html#post463654

Those guys on that thread also witnessed the same thing when browsing around at Newegg.

[deathman20]

Newegg for me tends to have the nice price. Besides the fact I've never had an issue with them not shipping the same day I purchase a good from them.

As long as its before 2pm CST the item will be processed and shipped out that day which is what I like about the egg. If I have to pay a few extra bucks to have everything come from 1 location im willing to suffer for that service.

Only thing I don't like about them is there shipping prices that seem to be all over the board in terms of prices. But oh well win some and loose some thats why I do look at other stores that I trust and used in the past before I submit an order but newegg is usually the only ones that have a huge selection in there stocks.


Deals and Sales might not always be announced. I've noticed that with them over the years, while it might be on sale doesn't mean it is listed. Heck it could of been a glitch in the system for all anyone knows with the price.

[thideras]

I never said anyone was conspiring against us. Do u even know how businesses and companies are ran?I'm going to assume that was rhetorical.

Do they do this on purpose? NO. I never said they do it on purpose.Sorry, I worded that poorly, it isn't exactly what I meant.


My last mobo. Not NIB as purchased.
It was an open bag. Leading me to think it was an open box refurb.

Until it didn't work & I complained & got a NIB item.That is the first time I have heard of this. At least they replaced it for you :shrug:

[Tony4025]

Deals and Sales might not always be announced. I've noticed that with them over the years, while it might be on sale doesn't mean it is listed. Heck it could of been a glitch in the system for all anyone knows with the price.

I highly doubt it would be a glitch.. Read the reviews on that PSU. some ppl said that they bought that thing when it was $50. Some said they bought it when it was $40.. Clearly the price of that thing has been going up. With that kind of evidence, how can you deny it and say it's just a glitch or a discount?

In one customer review, the guy said he bought it last month when it was only $50. They obviously raised the price on that thing based on all of the positive reviews that it got.

[benbaked]

In one customer review, the guy said he bought it last month when it was only $50. They obviously raised the price on that thing based on all of the positive reviews that it got.

Their review auditing must be slipping a little bit, usually they "XX" out prices people put in their reviews.

[deathman20]

I highly doubt it would be a glitch.. Read the reviews on that PSU. some ppl said that they bought that thing when it was $50. Some said they bought it when it was $40.. Clearly the price of that thing has been going up. With that kind of evidence, how can you deny it and say it's just a glitch or a discount?

In one customer review, the guy said he bought it last month when it was only $50. They obviously raised the price on that thing based on all of the positive reviews that it got.

Well whats the PSU priced at other places? Is the PSU Still being manufactured? Is there a shortage of the PSU's?

Alot can contribute to rise in cost. As well reviews on the egg isn't always the best spot to get info about items. All reviews are taken with a grain of salt or less.

[Tony4025]

Well whats the PSU priced at other places?
At ewiz.com, the same PSU is priced at $74.99

Is there a shortage of the PSU's
You're saying that a shortage of that PSU would raise the price up by 50%?? this is not the oil industry.. LOL

As well reviews on the egg isn't always the best spot to get info about items.
I don't see why anyone would lie about how much they bought that item for.. and it's not just one person, it has happened to other ppl who shopped at Newegg

[Captain Newbie]

When I ordered this thing last saturday, it was $59.99 with $7 shipping..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371007

Now it's $89.99 with $11 shipping LOL, wth??? 50% increase in price!?!

Is this how Newegg make up for their loss of profit on the lower priced items? by raising the prices on the popular items? wow

Inflation. Deal with it.

[deathman20]

At ewiz.com, the same PSU is priced at $74.99

Right there explains it all. PSU $74.99..... I can clearly see why that its priced where it is now instead of before.

Case Closed.

[dylskee]

As long as its before 2pm CST the item will be processed and shipped out that day

Not any more, that was one of my biggest gripes with them lately. My last 4 orders it took longer than 2 days to process and everything was ordered in the AM. I'm not seeing my stuff for at least a week now, and most of the product is being shipped from NJ and I live 5 hours away in MA!! I really don't mind if an order takes a while once and a while but this has been a trend for me personally for the last couple of months. Don't get me wrong, I'll probably still order from the egg but it definitely won't be my first choice anymore and I spend a lot of money on computer parts considering I order for the company I work for also!

[Tony4025]

Inflation. Deal with it.
Nah, this don't got **** to do with inflation. First of all, inflation goes up slowly. Even in gas prices, it don't suddenly jump up 50% in 2 days.

2nd, if this was a case of inflation, they would raise up the prices for the other items as well, not just certain items like this PSU.

I love how you say "Deal with it", as if I posted this thread as a whining/complaint thread. (not that there is any problem with complaint threads, since I see many here). I merely just posted this thread cuz I thought it was odd and a lil funny how the price went up so much after a couple days.

[muddocktor]

I've seen Newegg do this time and time again in the past with popular or high-demand items. If something is moving well, they jack the prices up so they can make more profit. You see this kind of activity especially with video cards that are in high demand.

As for buying any heatsinks or fans, I never look to Newegg for those. They are generally not competitive with Jab-Tech, Sidewinder Computers or Petra's after you figure in all the hyper inflated shipping prices they have on fans and such per item. And that's if they have the heatsinks in stock too.

[petteyg359]

I haven't ordered anything from NewEgg in quite a while. In my current system, I got my 4850 from FXvideocards, I got my heatsink from Jab-tech, all my fans from FrozenCPU, motherboard from ZipZoomFly, processor from TankGuys, 20" LCD from Amazon, and my drives are all from Best Buy. Drives, motherboard, CPU, video card and monitor were all cheaper than on Egg, and fans and heatsinks aren't carried by Egg. Only reason I even go to NewEgg anymore is because they have the most detailed "specs" listing of any store, and it's almost always faster to find specs on NewEgg than to load up the slow Chinese/Indian servers of most OEMs.

[Tony4025]

I've seen Newegg do this time and time again in the past with popular or high-demand items. If something is moving well, they jack the prices up so they can make more profit. You see this kind of activity especially with video cards that are in high demand.

As for buying any heatsinks or fans, I never look to Newegg for those. They are generally not competitive with Jab-Tech, Sidewinder Computers or Petra's after you figure in all the hyper inflated shipping prices they have on fans and such per item. And that's if they have the heatsinks in stock too.

Thank you. This man here knows what's up.

It aint about glitches, discounts, or inflation. It's about profit.

[Kalivos]

Thank you. This man here knows what's up.

It aint about glitches, discounts, or inflation. It's about profit.

Well no duh. It's a business. At the end of the day, it's all about profit. The fact that you are crying over a PSU having the price raised up is sad. Especially after pointing out that they raised it to $80~, and on the site you are comparing it to it was $75~, so clearly they had good reason to raise the price if they know people are going to pay for that item.

Also. Inflation + High Demand = extra $$$ from the consumers for products.

[muddocktor]

Kalivos, maybe you see something that says he's crying over this but I don't in his original post. It's more a comment he's making about Newegg's pricing practices. And jacking the price up by 50% does seem pretty excessive, especially for that psu. If I had to pay that much for it, I would look to a better brand than Antec in that price range myself. $60 was a good deal for that psu, but $90 is a pretty sorry deal IMO. For that money, you can get a Corsair 550VX from Newegg, which is a much better psu.

[Hardin]

I was going to buy this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005) power supply when it was $99.99 but it shot up to $129.99 the other day so I had to go with something else. It's at $109.99 now but it's still pretty ridiculous. I had a hard time looking for another psu.

[muddocktor]

I was going to buy this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005) power supply when it was $99.99 but it shot up to $129.99 the other day so I had to go with something else. It's at $109.99 now but it's still pretty ridiculous. I had a hard time looking for another psu.

Yep, I bought that very one myself when it was at $99.99.:thup:

[Tony4025]

The fact that you are crying over a PSU having the price raised up is sad.

I'll say this again, the purpose of this thread wasn't to complain or whine. I was merely just showing the community something interesting/odd that I saw. Their prices rising is in no way upsetting to me.

Especially after pointing out that they raised it to $80~, and on the site you are comparing it to it was $75~

LOL@that, you fail in trying to bend my words to make it in your favor. It was not just $80. It was $89.99, meaning that it went up 50% from $59.99. As for comparing it to $74.99. That's still a $15 difference.

Put it this way, if someone wanted to buy an item that was sold at two different stores; one store sells it at $75 and the other store sells the same item for $90. Obviously that person will go to the store that sells it for $75. I hope I made that clear enough for you :)

sigh.. I should've known some Newegg-fanboys would be offended after reading this thread lol

[MadMan007]

One thing I do dislike a lot about Newegg is the way the prices can fluctuate a lot. It's one thing for something to go 'off sale' but when regular prices are moving around a lot it just gets frustrating especially when you take a little time to plan out purchases. Otherwise I still like Newegg a lot but I'm always sure to pricesearch or get things when there is an extra special promo or discount.

btw Newegg has almost always been high priced on PSUs for some reason :shrug: maybe that's changed but I haven't been PSU shopping for a year either.

[kraven]

Newegg is like the stock market - buy when it's low and laugh when it's high.

[petteyg359]

btw Newegg has almost always been high priced on PSUs for some reason :shrug: maybe that's changed but I haven't been PSU shopping for a year either.

I've found NewEgg to consistently have higher prices for PSUs than other places. Buy.com and Provantage almost always have the same PSUs for less, and still have the same rebates.

[maxfly]

theyve done this for years...

[Drinkyoghurt]

Inflation. Deal with it.

inflation doesn't drive prices up by 50%

[stompah]

That is so funny! I almost bought that PSU. Luckily a friend gave me one that fits my need but dayum! it went from $50 to $100 in less than a week!

Oh btw call Newegg on this. It shows as $49.99. And this pic was from today just google ea500 and its right up top.When I ordered this thing last saturday, it was $59.99 with $7 shipping..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371007

Now it's $89.99 with $11 shipping LOL, wth??? 50% increase in price!?!

Is this how Newegg make up for their loss of profit on the lower priced items? by raising the prices on the popular items? wow

[4GHZ_or_bust]

I do shop at Newegg because they had best price on what I wanted. For example my Tempest case from them was $120 + shipping. I found 2 other sources that had the case for less but one charged a lot more for cheap 3 days shipping and would have been $15 more expensive in the end. other one doesn't offer shipping calculator (tried checkout process too) and I won't buy something if I can't get an estimate before I click buy.