rec.autos.simulators

by **nu..** » Tue, 08 Jun 1999 04:00:00

> A quick recap for the lazy:

> buy.com advertised a shitload of laserdiscs at $1.11 (I think) each
and
> as such got a massive signup for them. Unsurprisingly it was a ploy to
> drive up their potential value to investors prior to floatation.
Thus, no
> laserdiscs for the people who signed up.

> M

> >Buy.com are a bunch of idiots & downright dishonest. For an
alternative
> >view on Buy.com, check Dejanews for alt.laserdisc and the recent
> >buy.com fiasco.

> >Z.

The best way to take advantage of buy.com is via pricegrabber.com
Pricegrabber will tell you which items buy.com is losing the most money
on and ifthey have it in stock. Most problems accur at buy.com when an
item is out of stock and they do not let you know that the item has to
be back ordered. Check their site and let me know what you think.

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by **Kai Fulle** » Tue, 08 Jun 1999 04:00:00

so bassically as l;ong as I don't believe in 1,000 points of light I should
be fine... because I havn't heard any complaints about shipping and if I
won't cry for those who loost out to the signup that is fine. :) There is no
charge for signing up, no harm no foul to the prople that siugned up,
although it could be considered illegal manipulation of the market maybe.

>A quick recap for the lazy:

>buy.com advertised a shitload of laserdiscs at $1.11 (I think) each and
>as such got a massive signup for them. Unsurprisingly it was a ploy to
>drive up their potential value to investors prior to floatation. Thus, no
>laserdiscs for the people who signed up.

>M

>>Buy.com are a bunch of idiots & downright dishonest. For an alternative
>>view on Buy.com, check Dejanews for alt.laserdisc and the recent
>>buy.com fiasco.

>>Z.

by **XRaceTr** » Thu, 10 Jun 1999 04:00:00

>what kind of experience have any of you had with Buy.com?

No problem at all if the item is in stock... in fact, I have
spent several thousand dollars at buy.com (bought an
HP plotter for about $700 less than anyone else could
offer....)

The only thing I don't like is that they charge your credit
card immediately even if the item is out of stock and won't
ship for weeks... but that's not that big of a deal... I have
yet to find a place that has better prices...

- m.

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by **Extract** » Fri, 11 Jun 1999 04:00:00

I believe that buy.com will be changing the practice soon, as was
mentioned in a CNET article.

I have purchased a NEC printer, keyboard, mouse, CDs, and a video
card. All arrived by ground and without a problem. One super deal I
did get was on an ATI Rage Fury 128. I purchased it for $53 (thought
it was OEM and cheaper than anyone). It arrived retail and with a $30
rebate! I was able to order it on the weekend they had free shipping.
$23 a great deal. The next day the card was $83, so I may have take
advantage of a pricing error.

Ex

by **Thom j** » Fri, 11 Jun 1999 04:00:00

Fyi Ex;
I don't think it was a pricing error because I've had the same luck
& I asked several reps from buycom.. They all told me the prices
will change daily & if it much lower one day then the other it's the
change in the next lotted stock purchase! So it pays to look each
day for items you need... I do! ;0)
Cheers Thom_j.

by **Larr** » Sat, 12 Jun 1999 04:00:00

Buy.Com isn't a typicall reseller, per se.

They take your order, and your order is placed with their distributer
(Ingram Micro), and it is drop shipped from there.

Returns _can_ be problematic in a setup like this.

If you are a try & return type of purchaser, then this is not the place
for you to buy.

-Larry

> anyhow, what kind of experience have any of you had with Buy.com? I hope to
> hear from several people good or bad as I know RAS is most likely the most
> honest yet still friendly place on the net. (Heck you hardly see anything I
> would call a flame somewhere else at this civilized post)

by **Larr** » Sat, 12 Jun 1999 04:00:00

That would be the one in Harrisburg PA. That warehouse (as they all
are) is actually an Ingram Micro Warehouse, which is where all their
product ships from. Ingram has something like 9 warehouses around the
country, and they drop ship out of the one closest to your location, or
the one that has the product in stock. Hopefully, it will be both :)

-Larry

> You decide. Also I order many items from buy.com & I receive all my
> items the next day via ground. I am lucky though; I have the Eastcoast
> Warehouse about a 120 miles from my home!

by **Larr** » Sat, 12 Jun 1999 04:00:00

I thought that was illegal now?

-Larry

> The only thing I don't like is that they charge your credit
> card immediately even if the item is out of stock and won't
> ship for weeks...

by **Larr** » Sat, 12 Jun 1999 04:00:00

They don't stock anything, from what I'm told. It's all drop-ship from
thier distributer directly.

-Larry

> I don't think it was a pricing error because I've had the same luck
> & I asked several reps from buycom.. They all told me the prices
> will change daily & if it much lower one day then the other it's the
> change in the next lotted stock purchase! So it pays to look each
> day for items you need... I do! ;0)
> Cheers Thom_j.

by **Thom j** » Sat, 12 Jun 1999 04:00:00

Now Im confused Larry? If they drop ship from the distributor
why do they use those 9 warehouses you spoke of in the other
replied post??
Thom_j.

> They don't stock anything, from what I'm told. It's all drop-ship from
> thier distributer directly.

> -Larry

> > I don't think it was a pricing error because I've had the same luck
> > & I asked several reps from buycom.. They all told me the prices
> > will change daily & if it much lower one day then the other it's the
> > change in the next lotted stock purchase! So it pays to look each
> > day for items you need... I do! ;0)
> > Cheers Thom_j.

by **Thom j** » Sat, 12 Jun 1999 04:00:00

Yup, Larry that is the one. I just got another delivery in one day!
I always ask if it's in stock at Harrisburg & then Chicago is next.
Either warehouse it takes only 2 days max but I never order if it
isn't in stock!! Then I look elsewhere if I must but I'd rather use
buycom though..
Thom_j.

> That would be the one in Harrisburg PA. That warehouse (as they all
> are) is actually an Ingram Micro Warehouse, which is where all their
> product ships from. Ingram has something like 9 warehouses around the
> country, and they drop ship out of the one closest to your location, or
> the one that has the product in stock. Hopefully, it will be both :)

> -Larry

> > You decide. Also I order many items from buy.com & I receive all my
> > items the next day via ground. I am lucky though; I have the Eastcoast
> > Warehouse about a 120 miles from my home!