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Amazon's pricing.. hahahaha we screw you!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:51 am
by pfarber
I bought a GPS (my first, actually). Here's the price and details of my order placed 1/28/2012:

Items Ordered Price
1 of: Garmin nüvi 40LM 4.3-inch Portable GPS Navigator (US) [Electronics]
Condition: New
Sold by: Amazon.com LLC
$119.99

When I click on the link to view the items details on 1/29/2012:

Garmin nüvi 40LM 4.3-inch Portable GPS Navigator (US) by Garmin
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (100 customer reviews) |
Like (24)
List Price: $149.99
Price: $130.54 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details
You Save: $19.45 (13%)

The SAME ITEM magically costs $10+ more the next day!

Amazon.com... gotta love the INSTANT price increases of a virtual showroom. There is a cheaper version that does not include quarterly map updates, and a more expensive one that includes Canada.

Re: Amazon's pricing.. hahahaha we screw you!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 4:43 pm
by retro-roco
Well, they gotta pay for that "Free" shipping somehow! :lol:

Re: Amazon's pricing.. hahahaha we screw you!

PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:37 pm
by pfarber
ITs STILL GOING UP IN PRICE HAHAHAHAHAHA

List Price: $149.99
Price: $136.04 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details
You Save: $13.95 (9%)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0057O ... 00_details

Even ebay isn't this bad!

Re: Amazon's pricing.. hahahaha we screw you!

PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:06 am
by pfarber
It seems like the Garmin GPS bubble has popped:

List Price: $149.99
Price: $119.00 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details
You Save: $30.99 (21%)

Back down to original price.

So basically you really cannot 'impulse buy' on Amazon.... there was an almost $20 (~13%) swing in price over a week or so.