Official Bad Deals Thread.

4GHZ_or_bust · 02-21-11, 05:27 PM

http://www.amazon.ca/120gb-X25m-2-5i...dp/B00486UR2I/

CDN$ 12,023,999.99

Someone at Amazon Canada is smoking something...

GIXXERGUY6 · 02-21-11, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 4GHZ_or_bust

http://www.amazon.ca/120gb-X25m-2-5i...dp/B00486UR2I/

CDN$ 12,023,999.99

Someone at Amazon Canada is smoking something...

I bought 2 of those already!!!!

Adragontattoo · 02-21-11, 07:01 PM

DUDE, They dropped the price! I bought 2 for 15,856,923.00 two weeks ago!

Seebs · 02-21-11, 08:45 PM

You forgot to read the small print...
You get a free house in the Hampton's with purchase.

jivetrky · 02-21-11, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Adragontattoo

DUDE, They dropped the price! I bought 2 for 15,856,923.00 two weeks ago!

ahhh that always sucks. You got burned for 3.8 million each!

Bobnova · 02-21-11, 09:03 PM

At least it ships free

jivetrky · 02-21-11, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobnova

At least it ships free

Hopefully each drive comes shipped in it's own Bugatti Veyron and is driven by the Rolling Stones as they are about to perform a 3 hour show at the unveiling of your new 150 room Mansion.

Janus67 · 02-21-11, 09:38 PM

Finally found something to use my tax return on!

jivetrky · 02-21-11, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Janus67

Finally found something to use my tax return on!

If you tax return covers this purchase then can I ask you a question:

Can you adopt me and my family?

Orion66 · 02-22-11, 03:05 PM

Damm, I was going to buy and see how much California tax was going to cost me. If the cost was too much I was going to change my mind. But found out only ships in Canada.. Not USA.. Damm Canadians.. get all the best deals...

dfonda · 02-22-11, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by xXSebaSXx

You forgot to read the small print...
You get a free house in the Hampton's with purchase.

Its a scam...when I showed up it was Howard Stern's house.

terran2k · 02-24-11, 05:42 PM

It's now $259, typical store trickery, mark up the price high then sell it a few weeks later for it's regular price and claim it's on sale.
Now Amazon can claim a sale of 99.99999999% off on it....bums.

tgorczca · 02-24-11, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by terran2k

It's now $259, typical store trickery, mark up the price high then sell it a few weeks later for it's regular price and claim it's on sale.
Now Amazon can claim a sale of 99.99999999% off on it....bums.

Not to be an a$$, but actually its a 99.99784597% discount, providing the math calculator of my Intel processor is correct...

4GHZ_or_bust · 02-24-11, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by tgorczca

Not to be an a$$, but actually its a 99.99784597% discount, providing the math calculator of my Intel processor is correct...

If it's a first gen Pentium, then your math is likely off. But the odd of anyone still using the original Pentium CPU with buggy division issue is probably 0.0000001%

freakdiablo · 02-25-11, 07:25 AM

Now, I heard of sites making mistakes in the other direction (high end Cpus for $3, graphics cards for $1.50, etc) and then canceling the order if someone tries to take advantage of it. I wonder if Amazon would go through with the transaction if someone bought one at that price.

4GHZ_or_bust · 02-25-11, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by freakdiablo

Now, I heard of sites making mistakes in the other direction (high end Cpus for $3, graphics cards for $1.50, etc) and then canceling the order if someone tries to take advantage of it. I wonder if Amazon would go through with the transaction if someone bought one at that price.

Best Buy was notorious for these mistakes. I remember fiasco back (I think 2001 or 2002) when they listed a new NVidia GF4 for very cheap. All orders were quickly cancelled, and Best Buy claimed it was a mistake and should have been displayed as Red Ryder placeholder instead of the actual product.

Some were able to print the web page (and order confirmation) out and get it matched at brick and mortar store, some were turned away, one got arrested for trespassing. Because some showed proof of actually getting the product, lawsuit ensued. I can't find the old page with all the glorious detail but I did find another site: http://www.resellerratings.com/store...st_Buy/page/85 Page 85 is the oldest complaint against Best Buy and has GF4 fiasco, go over a few page newer for more details.

EDIT: another site about Best Buy GF4 fiasco: http://forums.storagereview.com/inde...ti4600-fiasco/ and also http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/artic...t_BestBuy.com/

LoneWolf121188 · 02-28-11, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 4GHZ_or_bust

If it's a first gen Pentium, then your math is likely off. But the odd of anyone still using the original Pentium CPU with buggy division issue is probably 0.0000001%

You just dated yourself, sir.

Deathhorse · 03-08-11, 02:45 PM

Was trying to fond my kid crash banidcoot and this was one of the recommendations.

two thousand dollar psp game

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...&condition=new

4GHZ_or_bust · 03-09-11, 03:44 PM

How did my post get stickied?

On topic: http://www.amazon.com/Six-Million-Do...9706986&sr=1-2

I wanted to have Six Million Dollars Man show on DVD but dang... There's probably only 50 people in USA that can afford that DVD video. I hope that seller has a very low expectation of actually getting a sale.

sno.lcn · 03-09-11, 04:09 PM

The $2.98 shipping is what kills the deal for me.

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Orion66 Registered Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lompoc, Ca	Damm, I was going to buy and see how much California tax was going to cost me. If the cost was too much I was going to change my mind. But found out only ships in Canada.. Not USA.. Damm Canadians.. get all the best deals...
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terran2k Member Join Date: Nov 2004	It's now $259, typical store trickery, mark up the price high then sell it a few weeks later for it's regular price and claim it's on sale. Now Amazon can claim a sale of 99.99999999% off on it....bums. __________________ Workstation - Windows 7 x64 AMD 1055T Server - ESXi 5.0 INTEL E5-2603
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4GHZ_or_bust Now 6GHz or Bust! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Michigan	How did my post get stickied? On topic: http://www.amazon.com/Six-Million-Do...9706986&sr=1-2 I wanted to have Six Million Dollars Man show on DVD but dang... There's probably only 50 people in USA that can afford that DVD video. I hope that seller has a very low expectation of actually getting a sale. __________________ space for rent
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