Amazon's retarded or silly pricing? Who prices these converters?
1891
I have been following this item and pricing too. I was wondering what caused the price to just double. It must be an error.
29876
Usually when this happens on Amazon, it's because the usual sellers have sold out. Sellers then raise prices, sometime incidentally because prices are managed by computers algorithms. I don't believe this is an expected price for this.
580613
I've found a few converters online. I could purchase one and charge you for it or I could send you a link and you could purchase one yourself. Thy don't seem to be very expensive. Where would I be shipping to?
589372
This item seems to be out of stock everywhere. The $1,299 price is not from Amazon itself though, but a 3rd party merchant. If you look on GenTechPC, the price there is $869.
1039410
I never got the chance to find out: ......The converter was non-functional right out of the box. (....And BTW: Amazon was very good about accepting the return and promptly credited my card account.)
598885
You're looking at offerings from "third party" sellers, so Amazon is not setting the price, they're just handling the shipping of the item.I don't see any listings where Amazon is the actual seller, only the shipper, so don't blame them for the pricing, that's determined by the third party seller.
2230692
Exactly! I could sell these a LOT cheaper than this vendor by buying retail, paying sales tax, offering free shipping, and reselling on Amazon. This price is more than twice what it should be.
119185
I can't believe the current price! I bought this unit about three years ago for $100 and now the price has more than tripled? What gives, Amazon?
274355
How's this unit so cheap? The MSRP is more than $1000.00 and the reseller price is about $800!
2154659
I believe amazon is not. However they are just a go between company. Make certain that the seller of the unit is.
2113869
None. I just can't understand how the price goes up by $440 for two versus the $60 local store cost for one when NOT ON SALE! Something is fishy here. That can't be a $380 quality charger they added.
1483218
Third party sellers. Amazon probably doesn't have any in stock. If they get any more in, the price will go back to msrp.
2170661
I noticed the same thing. The true answer is...because they can. Amazon probably noticed a trend in purchase and decided to raise the price, although, I can't say that for sure.
1552373
Seriously... Amazon needs to drop the price! I'll buy a second one if they give a 50% discount (cuz that's the price I got my first unit - $215 last year).
1782165
Besides the Prime issue, I've had these speakers on my Wish List for six months (since Dec 08). When I first added them, they were $89. When I looked a short time later, they were $95. And then out of the blue, they jumped to over $130.It then seemed they hung-out at $119 for quite a while (maybe a few weeks). Last week they were in the low $90s again, and today, $107.37 (and yes, plus about $25 for shipping). **Hey Amazon:** would you care to fool us all and set the price at $49 for a few days - I promise I won't gripe about the shipping then.
314613
There shouldnt be. Amazon prices go up and down. I bought an orbweaver a while back that would fluctuate in price by as much as 30 dollars over a week.
1734124
The prices of various sellers on Amazon defy common sense. A camera strap that the manufacturer lists at $29 is sold by Amazon for over $60; another Amazon seller has the $29 price, "marked down" from $169!! Other camera items (including cameras and lenses) that sell new on Amazon at one price are listed used on Amazon for hundreds of dollars more! This is true in all product areas. For example, I have a surf book on Amazon, new, selling for $19.95. The same book is listed (right now, today) used at $58.88! There is no rhyme or reason to the pricing.