Ran into some hard times, and I need to sell my TFP
Bought it from GameStop and they don't return cash. The dock and tablet
are in great condition. Here's the eBay link. No lightbleed, wifi works great, bluetooth is fine also, and is on Android ICS 4.0. Like I said, having a baby so need the money lol.,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/130672580434?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
Android 3.2 Honeycomb? Have you not updated it to 4.0.3 ICS?
I'd change your posting to include ICS - may be a little more tempting to those not fully aware of the TFP...
Also mention the keyboard dock extends the battery life by upto 4hrs and can be used to read SD cards and USB memory sticks and HDD's etc
Good luck with the sale and your new baby
$675 why so high?
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$675 why so high?
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What would you recommend?
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What would you recommend?
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Dont really have a recommendation. Just wondering if you had some extras that would allow you to charge $25 over new retail.
A price I would recommend? Lets look at some facts that you may or may not find relevant.
When a car is driven off the lot, you can't sell it for the $60,000 you bought it for. At most you could get for it by selling it is $48,000 to $54,000.
You've 'driven' your 'car' off the lot when you removed the vacuum wrap seal on both boxes. The most I would spend on the tablet is about $425-$450 and $90-$100 for the dock. So the total price I would pay would be $515 to $550.
There still might not be a lot of stock available, but it is definitely improving fast. If they hadn't of ramped up production I would have said you might have gotten your $650 you paid for back out of it, but not now.
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A price I would recommend? Lets look at some facts that you may or may not find relevant.
When a car is driven off the lot, you can't sell it for the $60,000 you bought it for. At most you could get for it by selling it is $48,000 to $54,000.
You've 'driven' your 'car' off the lot when you removed the vacuum wrap seal on both boxes. The most I would spend on the tablet is about $425-$450 and $90-$100 for the dock. So the total price I would pay would be $515 to $550.
There still might not be a lot of stock available, but it is definitely improving fast. If they hadn't of ramped up production I would have said you might have gotten your $650 you paid for back out of it, but not now.
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Thanks, changed listing price to $600
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Thanks, changed listing price to $600
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Thats a good price. Hope you get a quick sale.
You're in the Houston area?
Craigslist dude.
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You're in the Houston area?
Craigslist dude.
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Lol thanks for the advice. Currently have a Craigslist post up and running as well. Seeing which wil get a bite first. Thanks
Cool. I often find that people in highly populated cities take Craigslist for granted. Tax evasion is the best evasion.
BTW I would highly advise you highlight the savings. Something like "$700 value for brand new high-end device!"
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A price I would recommend? Lets look at some facts that you may or may not find relevant.
When a car is driven off the lot, you can't sell it for the $60,000 you bought it for. At most you could get for it by selling it is $48,000 to $54,000.
You've 'driven' your 'car' off the lot when you removed the vacuum wrap seal on both boxes. The most I would spend on the tablet is about $425-$450 and $90-$100 for the dock. So the total price I would pay would be $515 to $550.
There still might not be a lot of stock available, but it is definitely improving fast. If they hadn't of ramped up production I would have said you might have gotten your $650 you paid for back out of it, but not now.
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I wouldn't exactly call that a fact... I sell cars and while what you said in theory makes sense. It isn't entirely true..
None the less, an item is worth what someone will buy it for. Look at finished listings on Ebay and aim for the highest one. The Prime with dock shouldn't be hard to find in most areas but I had to search a little to find mine. Ebay touches everyone... Someone will spend the money. Worst case scenario you can always meet in the middle but you always, always start high, pending your motivation to sell anyway.
I wouldn't lower the price unless you need the money fast. People are stupid, I've sold many things on Craigslist above retail price. They think they are getting a deal on CL.
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I wouldn't lower the price unless you need the money fast. People are stupid, I've sold many things on Craigslist above retail price. They think they are getting a deal on CL.
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And people who sell stuff on CL above retail are dbs...sorry. Concept of depreciation, economics 101. I wouldn't want to try rip anyone off...cause stuff like that come bite you back in the ass, hard lol.
Unfortunately, once an item is used...you can't expect to get back what you paid. Just my .02
To the OP, i actually got my TFP off craigslist for $500 with the dock. Everything in boxes and with complete receipts and warranty info too. And $500 for used items is a fair price. Taking your selling your Tablet for $425 and the dock for $75.
But glws nonetheless...sucks when you have to sell their own stuff just to make it by. Damn you ECONOMY!
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And people who sell stuff on CL above retail are dbs...sorry. Concept of depreciation, economics 101. I wouldn't want to try rip anyone off...cause stuff like that come bite you back in the ass, hard lol.
Unfortunately, once an item is used...you can't expect to get back what you paid. Just my .02
To the OP, i actually got my TFP off craigslist for $500 with the dock. Everything in boxes and with complete receipts and warranty info too. And $500 for used items is a fair price. Taking your selling your Tablet for $425 and the dock for $75.
But glws nonetheless...sucks when you have to sell their own stuff just to make it by. Damn you ECONOMY!
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houses typically go up in price but ya you are right. i saw a tfp 32gb + dock + case for $550 on craigslist here in DC.
I'm in Houston (Sugar Land) and I think I've seen your ad.
here's my take on the price.
1: it's a tablet and 85% of people out there wouldn't think of our tablet as "the tablet" to get especially the iPad3 just came out. everyone will be looking for an iPad so if I were you on CL, add some meta words to it to get people's attention.
2: because we don't own a pedestrian tablet, most people wouldn't plunk all that cash for something they don't know. Doing a search for our tablet doesn't come back too favorably either; not that it's a bad tablet but with the issues that the tablet has, even my parents knows about it and they're super AARP members. I wouldn't put "Firm" in your CL ad. As an active CL user (both back in NYC and now Houston), anytime anyone put in the word "FIRM", I click the back button. The whole "charm" with CL is the ability to, for a lack of a better word: haggle.
3: If you think cars depreciate fast, have you looked at technology? Yeah, the price fluctuates up and down (like a Prius when it first came out) but overall, they only head in one direction once leaving store shelves: down. To exasperate the bad situation are the "next model" people. These are the "next model" waiters and will look at the $600 now and get X or $600 next month and get Y which is greater than X. Speaking from experience, I waited almost 6 months for the Prime. I was going to pull the trigger and get a TF101 and REALLY needed something since my laptop screen died (thank god for the stupid $120 extended warranty from Dell) but I still waited after hearing about the Prime coming out Q3/Q4 of 2011.
Basic marketing P's:
People
Price
Promotion
Placement
People: you're selling an item that majority of people know nothing about. Not like Verizon or AT&T Wireless are pushing it like the Galaxy Tab. Your audience is limited.
Price: well, $600 is big coin for economic times like this for most people. Not suggesting you give it away but do set a price that people can't say no to or add OBO to get more bites; I don't know how much interest has been stirred on your CL listing so I can't say if your price is good but for me, it's on the high side.
Promotion: well, you got it on ebay and CL and now here but the price you're selling it at doesn't help the promotion.
Placement: You're in Sugar Land? I'm in Sugar Land as well and it's not a bad place to sell high end electronics but you have to take in consideration the people who are well off in Sugar Land are also educated or are willing to educate themselves on items they are buying.
Good luck on the sale and as someone once said: I'd rather be lucky than good.
Thanks
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I'm in Houston (Sugar Land) and I think I've seen your ad.
here's my take on the price.
1: it's a tablet and 85% of people out there wouldn't think of our tablet as "the tablet" to get especially the iPad3 just came out. everyone will be looking for an iPad so if I were you on CL, add some meta words to it to get people's attention.
2: because we don't own a pedestrian tablet, most people wouldn't plunk all that cash for something they don't know. Doing a search for our tablet doesn't come back too favorably either; not that it's a bad tablet but with the issues that the tablet has, even my parents knows about it and they're super AARP members. I wouldn't put "Firm" in your CL ad. As an active CL user (both back in NYC and now Houston), anytime anyone put in the word "FIRM", I click the back button. The whole "charm" with CL is the ability to, for a lack of a better word: haggle.
3: If you think cars depreciate fast, have you looked at technology? Yeah, the price fluctuates up and down (like a Prius when it first came out) but overall, they only head in one direction once leaving store shelves: down. To exasperate the bad situation are the "next model" people. These are the "next model" waiters and will look at the $600 now and get X or $600 next month and get Y which is greater than X. Speaking from experience, I waited almost 6 months for the Prime. I was going to pull the trigger and get a TF101 and REALLY needed something since my laptop screen died (thank god for the stupid $120 extended warranty from Dell) but I still waited after hearing about the Prime coming out Q3/Q4 of 2011.
Basic marketing P's:
People
Price
Promotion
Placement
People: you're selling an item that majority of people know nothing about. Not like Verizon or AT&T Wireless are pushing it like the Galaxy Tab. Your audience is limited.
Price: well, $600 is big coin for economic times like this for most people. Not suggesting you give it away but do set a price that people can't say no to or add OBO to get more bites; I don't know how much interest has been stirred on your CL listing so I can't say if your price is good but for me, it's on the high side.
Promotion: well, you got it on ebay and CL and now here but the price you're selling it at doesn't help the promotion.
Placement: You're in Sugar Land? I'm in Sugar Land as well and it's not a bad place to sell high end electronics but you have to take in consideration the people who are well off in Sugar Land are also educated or are willing to educate themselves on items they are buying.
Good luck on the sale and as someone once said: I'd rather be lucky than good.
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Thank You all for your supprt. Ended up selling it for $575. MODs please close this thread.
Glad you sold it, good luck with your hard times
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I am selling my gtab because I ran into some money issue. I love this thing but i have to let go. If you interested please pm me.
Condition: perfect. No scratches
I don't have the original box but I have everything else that came with it.
I am also including the 4gb sd card class 6.
I rooted the tab and its running cm7. it runs perfectly.
Please let me know.
I would only accept PayPal payment.
US only.
Thanks
Not sure if this the right place for such thread.
But any way to but things in prespective, the gtab is currently regularly priced @ $329 (shipped, no taxes, brand new, 12 months waranty) @ buy.com.
And if I am to sell my gtab now, I would wait untill all the debate about NVIDIA dropping support for Harmony Tegra2 (i.e. gtab) past Foryo get resolved, unless you are willing to seriously mark it down.
Best of luck,
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Not sure if this the right place for such thread.
But any way to but things in prespective, the gtab is currently regularly priced @ $329 (shipped, no taxes, brand new, 12 months waranty) @ buy.com.
And if I am to sell my gtab now, I would wait untill all the debate about NVIDIA dropping support for Harmony Tegra2 (i.e. gtab) past Foryo get resolved, unless you are willing to seriously mark it down.
Best of luck,
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I didn't know buy.com was selling it for 329. I should bring the price down to $300. Free shipping.
Well I need the money. So that's why I am selling the tab.
Thanks for the info.
Most places are selling the G-Tab for $299. The max price for a used (or even open-box) should be $250.
I know there's no way I'd buy a used one for the same price I can get a brand spankin, untouched new one.
Yea. True that. I should have posted the thread after looking up the average price for the tab. Thanks for the suggestion. I am hoping to find a buyer.
Amazon has them for $279 new . ( Woot is the Amazon seller) Seems that the woot auction caused a real domino effect for this tablet price wise. They are $299 at Circut City .they been going for $250 ish on Ebay now. 2 weeks ago they were $350.
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Yea. True that. I should have posted the thread after looking up the average price for the tab. Thanks for the suggestion. I am hoping to find a buyer.
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I don't know what your situation is but seeing how new gTabs are being sold now for an average of $279 you may just need to suck it up and drop your price to be competitive. With the current market conditions you may find it a lot easier to unload yours for around $225.
Just something to think about.
I did. Couldn't put up with "backorder for 30 days" email from best buy on my 11/30 preorder. Paid $759 plus $14 plus overnight shipping. Got UPS confirmation that it will be delivered before 3 tomorrow. No regrets, yet.
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I did. Couldn't put up with "backorder for 30 days" email from best buy on my 11/30 preorder. Paid $759 plus $14 plus overnight shipping. Got UPS confirmation that it will be delivered before 3 tomorrow. No regrets, yet.
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You could have had a quality hooker with that $250 you threw down the toilet just think about that one for a little bit I hope you are happy!
not gonna lie I offered someone 600 for one. He said no cause he would lose money I said ok then and went on my marry way
Exactly! Dude, if you give ME 250$ I'll entertain you till the transformer gets delivered.
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There was one up on Craigslist here and the seller said he sold it already for $800
I would sell mine for $800 still sealed 32gb champagne, if anyone wants it.
if i had the money i would've....
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You could have had a quality hooker with that $250 you threw down the toilet just think about that one for a little bit I hope you are happy!
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"Quality", where are you from, Arkansas?
I'll sell mine for $700 wifi works just not ipad2 strong like I need it to be for work. near Kansas /Oklahoma border
Someone in my city is selling one on craigslist
Ordered a 64Gb from B&H and they don't know ****, and after the rumors of delay to Q2 and that Amazon will ship Jan 25 - Feb and that the launch in Sweden is also late Jan/Feb. I decided to buy from Ebay. but the thing that really triggered was what B&H wrote on facebook
" B&H Photo Video Pro Audio*‎Jeffrey Galles*- I think we got champagne today. In all honesty I didn't know there were two colors until a little while ago."
They don't even know what they are selling and have available for preorder on there site, First and last time I will have anything with B&H to do.
The one from Ebay is over priced but what is there to do when I don't want to wait like 1 to 2 months and by that time the Prime is "old" and there will be other products to look at.
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I don't know... if you have the money, then sure, you one-percenters can do whatever the hell you want.
But, in the grand scheme of things, you'll only be using this a week or so (I seriously doubt it'll take another month) early so was it worth it? I mean, you can basically do everything on a computer. Tablets are not needed -- they're awesome to use but they don't do much in terms of productivity (especially when compared to laptops/pcs).
Also, by buying off the guys on eBay, you are perpetuating the reselling process. Do you know a big reason you didn't get your pre-order? Because some **** bought 10 of these first and resold them on eBay. Guys like these really serve no economic value. (retailers provide distribution channels and outlets, what do resellers do?)
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I don't know... if you have the money, then sure, you one-percenters can do whatever the hell you want.
But, in the grand scheme of things, you'll only be using this a week or so (I seriously doubt it'll take another month) early so was it worth it? I mean, you can basically do everything on a computer. Tablets are not needed -- they're awesome to use but they don't do much in terms of productivity (especially when compared to laptops/pcs).
Also, by buying off the guys on eBay, you are perpetuating the reselling process. Do you know a big reason you didn't get your pre-order? Because some **** bought 10 of these first and resold them on eBay. Guys like these really serve no economic value. (retailers provide distribution channels and outlets, what do resellers do?)
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1%? I think there are quite a few people in the 99% that can afford to pay a couple extra hundred dollars more for a tablet.
ebay is too risky.
Easy to get scammed by someone trying to capitalized on the shortage supply and high demand.
It's not worth it, I can wait a little longer till local retails began getting supplies in after x-mas.
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I'll sell mine for $700 wifi works just not ipad2 strong like I need it to be for work. near Kansas /Oklahoma border
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I'll trade you for my iPad
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eBay is why pre-ordering sucks. Douchbags waste inventory which ruins it for the rest of us. Really pre-orders should come with a 6 month no-resale clause with head-crushing as punishment.
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I don't know... if you have the money, then sure, you one-percenters can do whatever the hell you want.
But, in the grand scheme of things, you'll only be using this a week or so (I seriously doubt it'll take another month) early so was it worth it? I mean, you can basically do everything on a computer. Tablets are not needed -- they're awesome to use but they don't do much in terms of productivity (especially when compared to laptops/pcs).
Also, by buying off the guys on eBay, you are perpetuating the reselling process. Do you know a big reason you didn't get your pre-order? Because some **** bought 10 of these first and resold them on eBay. Guys like these really serve no economic value. (retailers provide distribution channels and outlets, what do resellers do?)
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You can tell your "Occupy XDA" story walking pal. A week? I'm on backorder with BB for 30 days and nobody knows what the real story is. Hell, I had a Gamestop manager tell me he overheard a conference call he wasn't supposed to be privy to and that he heard that there were only 1000 tablets shipped to the U.S. and that Gamestop got 600 of those. If tablets are not needed then why are you trolling this forum and dropping your mighty wisdom? The reason I didn't get my preorder has nothing to do with someone buying in bulk, it's because BB and the other companies got duped by ASUS just like last year. People pay for goods based on the value they perceive that said goods provide to them personally. If an individual made $250 or so off me then good, eliminating the frustration and time I put into this debacle is worth it to me.
Ebay is showing three (or so) 64GB primes. If they are truly 64GB primes, that is encouraging that they have made at least one run. Don't know why they are not available yet for sale though.
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Ebay is showing three (or so) 64GB primes. If they are truly 64GB primes, that is encouraging that they have made at least one run. Don't know why they are not available yet for sale though.
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The one's I found are sold from Taiwan.
Doesn't we have any xda member trombone Taiwan that can verify that the 64Gb is available to buy in store in Taiwan..
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Too risky. There is a good chance the ones on eBay are from the bad wifi batch. And I saw one seller with a description that said he got several from Bestbuy.com yet he also copy and pasted the list of free games from Gamestop, including the part that says "Purchase a New Android(TM) Tablet Customized by GameStop and get free digital games!" So I wouldn't believe anything he says
As stated in title, I wanna buy a prime tablet from amazon but their prices are ridiculous at the moment. The only one close to the average 499$ price tag are the used ones.
With all the problems I've been reading about this tablet, I still feel drawn to testing my luck.
The main reason I want to use Amazon is for the "billmelater" option. March is a very heavy birthday filled month in my family so I wont have the actual cash till around may.... I don't want to wait until may.
Also, if i have to start with the sending back n forth process because of light bleeds, reboots, etc etc how is the process with Amazon.com? Is it a headache?
Thanks in advance for everyone's opinion on the matter. I want to make a purchase soon so it can come tomorrow hahaha I want to play with this tablet asap.
Why not just get it new at Officedepot.com? If you order now you will receive it by "Estimated Delivery Date: 02/10/2012." Just checked for you That's where I ordered my Prime. I have no issues whatsoever No wifi/BT fallouts. GPS works great!
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As stated in title, I wanna buy a prime tablet from amazon but their prices are ridiculous at the moment. The only one close to the average 499$ price tag are the used ones.
With all the problems I've been reading about this tablet, I still feel drawn to testing my luck.
The main reason I want to use Amazon is for the "billmelater" option. March is a very heavy birthday filled month in my family so I wont have the actual cash till around may.... I don't want to wait until may.
Also, if i have to start with the sending back n forth process because of light bleeds, reboots, etc etc how is the process with Amazon.com? Is it a headache?
Thanks in advance for everyone's opinion on the matter. I want to make a purchase soon so it can come tomorrow hahaha I want to play with this tablet asap.
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If you buy a used prime at $499, your not looking hard enough. But if you really want a prime here is one at jr.com:
Asus Prime Jr.com
Or go to your local BestBuy and tell the sale's clerk you want place an "OMS order SKU: 4038674" theyll ask for a mode of payment and ask you if you want if you are picking up at the store or home delivery in about a week. Even if they are out of stock at BestBuy the "OMS" will check the one of the warehouse of Bestbuy and get you one.
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Why not just get it new at Officedepot? If you order now you will receive it by "Estimated Delivery Date: 02/10/2012." Just checked for you That's where I ordered my Prime. I have no issues whatsoever No wifi/BT fallouts. GPS works great!
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Because I want to pay with "Bill Me Later" so I can pay in installments or all at once within 6 months without interests rates. I don't have the option of dishing out ~550$ TODAY. So BillMeLater is my only option at the moment. I check before, I don't think Office Depot gives that option to bill later.
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If you buy a used prime at $499, your not looking hard enough. But if you really want a prime here is one at jr.com:
[had to erase link cuz im a new member]!
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Same reason - Bill Me Later
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Or go to your local BestBuy and tell the sale's clerk you want place an "OMS order SKU: 4038674" theyll ask for a mode of payment and ask you if you want if you are picking up at the store or home delivery in about a week. Even if they are out of stock at BestBuy the "OMS" will check the one of the warehouse of Bestbuy and get you one.
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Would they accept bill me later that way? =/ Im almost certain the bestbuys around my area have a few in stores. I was playing with the display one all weekend and that's what fueled the fires of temptation for this device.
If someone is selling it this close to release, it probably has defects
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If selling is selling it this close to release, it probably has defects
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Not sure what you're trying to say but it seemed like "if they are selling it this close to release...." which I agree that's why im extremely hesistant. But I don't understand why the Amazon prices are so incredibly high when they are supposed to be the cheaper online stores.
I'd wait or try to find another means of paying for one new somewhere else.
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But I don't understand why the Amazon prices are so incredibly high when they are supposed to be the cheaper online stores.
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The reason is that those aren't being sold by Amazon, they're being sold by other companies THROUGH Amazon's storefront. They're basically what you would find if you went to eBay--third parties selling them at a premium because demand continues to outstrip supply.
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The reason is that those aren't being sold by Amazon, they're being sold by other companies THROUGH Amazon's storefront. They're basically what you would find if you went to eBay--third parties selling them at a premium because demand continues to outstrip supply.
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I see, so when supply starts to meet demand, Amazon will drop in prices a bit to match the norm. Guess ill be playing with the display a little longer LOL I wonder if I can get BB to sell the display to me for a reduced price >_>
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I see, so when supply starts to meet demand, Amazon will drop in prices a bit to match the norm. Guess ill be playing with the display a little longer LOL I wonder if I can get BB to sell the display to me for a reduced price >_>
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Amazon doesn't control the prices for their third party vendors. Amazon just controls the prices where Amazon is the seller. As previous poster pointed out, other vendors use the Amazon storefront, which is the case here. When Amazon sells the Prime, Amazon prices it at $499.
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Because I want to pay with "Bill Me Later" so I can pay in installments or all at once within 6 months without interests rates. I don't have the option of dishing out ~550$ TODAY. So BillMeLater is my only option at the moment. I check before, I don't think Office Depot gives that option to bill later.
Same reason - Bill Me Later
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I believe PayPal also has billmelater....don't quote me but I THINK jr.com accepts paypal ergo billmelater
as for buying it used....I agree with the others (it's most likely returned models from the early batches) b/c it's a lot more trouble than it's worth
hope that helps
I'm not sure how many TFP's have been returned, but its possible factory refurbed TFP's might be available soon at a discount. If you can wait a month, you might get a good deal.
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I see, so when supply starts to meet demand, Amazon will drop in prices a bit to match the norm. Guess ill be playing with the display a little longer LOL I wonder if I can get BB to sell the display to me for a reduced price >_>
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Just to be perfectly clear, these higher-priced units are NOT being sold by Amazon, and Amazon is NOT setting the prices on them. They're being sold by 3rd parties at whatever price those 3rd parties want to sell for. Again, it's like eBay, only through Amazon's equivalent (pretty much anyone can sell things through Amazon).
When Amazon ITSELF has the Prime in stock, they sell it at the standard retail price ($499 for 32GB, $599 for 64GB).
Hey just a quick question. Is there any way I could still get my hands on a refurb touch pad @ this point due to fire sales or am I fresh out of luck? Reason I ask is cuz I'm seeing these sell for 250+ and I know they went for cheaper before. Thanks for the help in advance.
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i have a completely mint touchpad that's rarely been used with original box/cables that i'd sell you. got a new tablet over christmas and the TP has been collecting dust. only had it for about 3 months prior to that. it's been in a case since day one and has no scratches
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Hey just a quick question. Is there any way I could still get my hands on a refurb touch pad @ this point due to fire sales or am I fresh out of luck? Reason I ask is cuz I'm seeing these sell for 250+ and I know they went for cheaper before. Thanks for the help in advance.
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Pretty sure what happened was HP was done with touchpad/webOS so they just wanted to get rid of their inventory, so they sold them for ~$100 each, which created a massive demand for them. So much so that they started producing more, and selling them at ~$250 not the original $400 price tag.
I bought mine for ~$200 from woot a few weeks ago, but am looking to sell it since I'm not using it as much as I thought. Might put it in the marketplace here in bit if you're interested.
I would check Craigslist frequently. I found mine for $175 brand new in sealed box (not refurbished).
Be very careful!
There are a lot of robberies happening around the country due to craigslist.
Someone advertises something that is hot (HP TouchPad, iPad, newest smartphone, etc.) for a deal - then when you show up at that address to check it out they mug you and take the money they know you brought with you. Only do the transactions in public places with security or bring some (armed) friends along.
They also do the reverse. They come to check out your item and then haul ass once they get their hands on it.
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There are a lot of robberies happening around the country due to craigslist.
Someone advertises something that is hot (HP TouchPad, iPad, newest smartphone, etc.) for a deal - then when you show up at that address to check it out they mug you and take the money they know you brought with you. Only do the transactions in public places with security or bring some (armed) friends along.
They also do the reverse. They come to check out your item and then haul ass once they get their hands on it.
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wow that's scary. I buy a lot of stuff from craigslist and I never had a problem. Ofcourse I usually meet at a mall. I bought my sealed 32gb touchpad for $220 and my gnexus for $580.
Can you believe people trying to get 40-100% markup on these on eBay?
People outside the U.S. that can't get them locally, I'd gather.
Talk about exploiting a situation..... SMH!
I remember Cabbage Patch Kids. Gouging has been happening for a while now, regardless of the product. If its in demand, someone will price gouge.
tech_head said:
Can you believe people trying to get 40-100% markup on these on eBay?
People outside the U.S. that can't get them locally, I'd gather.
Talk about exploiting a situation..... SMH!
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Is this your first time buying a smartphone? What you talk about, happenes everytime a new smartphone comes out.
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It may also just be that people with money want things and can afford it.
It may not make sense to you... But for the guy who is making 5 times what you do.... Paying double still feels like less, and time is money, why **** around?
I saw those $1000 for a 32gb one... Who woudl buy that? Its almost worse than iPhone people
You call it gouging, I call it supply and demand or capitalism.
They have every right to ask whatever they want for things they sell - more power to them if they can get someone to actually pay it.
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JasonJoel said:
You call it gouging, I call it supply and demand or capitalism.
They have every right to ask whatever they want for things they sell - more power to them if they can get someone to actually pay it.
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Its not sold out so no that wouldn't work here. You can still buy it directly from google right now therefore it's not a supply/demand thing because the supply is there.
Pilz said:
Its not sold out so no that wouldn't work here. You can still buy it directly from google right now therefore it's not a supply/demand thing because the supply is there.
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Except that it's apparently not available in some countries yet. Someone in Argentina I think it was complained about not being able to get one for a while, if ever. And if it DID become available, the price would be greatly increased.
So...it sucks because they're getting price gouged even more, but at least it's available...personally, I wouldn't increase the price by more than, I dunno, $50 or so to cover my minimal time and effort? But that's just me.
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Except that it's apparently not available in some countries yet. Someone in Argentina I think it was complained about not being able to get one for a while, if ever. And if it DID become available, the price would be greatly increased.
So...it sucks because they're getting price gouged even more, but at least it's available...personally, I wouldn't increase the price by more than, I dunno, $50 or so to cover my minimal time and effort? But that's just me.
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Yes but not state side or in one of the launch countries. I find it hard to fathom someone paying that much for a 32gb but then again some people don't care.
I am not from the U.S. and I bought the Nexus 5, Nexus 6 , Nexus 7 2012 and Nexus 9 from Google US Play store.
Now I pre ordered the Nexus 6P ?
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Supply and Demand, I'm not surprised at all.
Also not saying it's right, but it is a free economy, but shame on Google for only releasing it in certain area's.
EBay has always had a few ripoffs Sellers after Nexus launches...
Big Cam said:
Supply and Demand, I'm not surprised at all.
Also not saying it's right, but it is a free economy, but shame on Google for only releasing it in certain area's.
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There is plenty of supply this time, because you can still buy any of the eight configuration from Google store. It is crooks trying to trap uninformed people.
rajendra82 said:
Not supply and demand. There is plenty of supply this time, because you can still by any of the configuration from Google store of from Huawei. It is crooks trying to trap uninformed people.
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No, it's supply and demand. The supply in the US is plentiful, but it is not in other areas.
Also, for the instance of someone buying one in the US, that I'm sure you'll bring up, it is still supply and demand. The person selling is assuming they will have their pre-ordered device before a regular person will be able to pick one up in a store. So they are going to sell it to the person who really really wants it but didn't get a pre-order in early enough. If the person buying is willing to pay that high of an amount to get a phone a little early, then the demand has been created, and the seller is fulfilling that demand with their supply.
For example I pulled this off a $1,000 ebay listing.
"This pre-order item was ordered from Google early on the onsale date, and is expected arrive at my address November 4th - November 6th. I will immediately ship it upon receipt to the purchaser of this auction. In the unforeseen event of Google being unable to deliver the phone to me by November 11th, a full refund of the purchase price will be offered to the purchaser. "
That bolded part right there, would technically get to ME before my pre-order which quoted me Nov. 10-12, so the people who got in early, are banking on others wanting this thing yesterday, and they might be willing to pay.
With that said, are the people selling them for $1000 crooks, no, they have the right to do whatever they want with it, once they own it. However anyone who buys it for that price is a moron.
What ever happen to opportunist capitalism?
The value of the item is worth what someone will pay for it. If they can get it, kudos to them. If not, no one will buy it from them and the eBay auction will be back to MSRP. The buyer is fronting the cost of the good in hopes they can sell it for cost + eBay fees. I see nothing wrong with asking for the moon and settling on a tidy 10 or 15 percent profit.
M.Noury said:
I am not from the U.S. and I bought the Nexus 5, Nexus 6 , Nexus 7 2012 and Nexus 9 from Google US Play store.
Now I pre ordered the Nexus 6P ?
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Somebody give this man a cookie...
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Not sure i see an issue with it . People that have money will pay for what they want for what ever reason, weather its something they cant get in there county/ location or there is a supply issue and someone has it wants to take advantage of the situation to make extra money. no one is forcing anyone to pay those prices.
I wouldn't pay those prices for something i would just wait to find it cheaper lol
aygriffith said:
What ever happen to opportunist capitalism?
The value of the item is worth what someone will pay for it. If they can get it, kudos to them. If not, no one will buy it from them and the eBay auction will be back to MSRP. The buyer is fronting the cost of the good in hopes they can sell it for cost + eBay fees. I see nothing wrong with asking for the moon and settling on a tidy 10 or 15 percent profit.
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You nailed it in way less words than me, :good::good:
The gold one is what I'm looking for.... I expect to pay a premium since it isn't available in the US...
Big Cam said:
With that said, are the people selling them for $1000 crooks, no, they have the right to do whatever they want with it, once they own it. However anyone who buys it for that price is a moron.
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THIS +1