amazon overcharging! amazon sure knows what their doin overcharging for an older product. just because this is popular for girls, they know they can charge a rediculous price and people will still buy it. wth!?
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I bought a reconditioned one from Apple for $99, added additonal 2 yr warranty for $39, best deal I could find.
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hi becca - i know my price has been the same on the amazon -i am an individual seller on amazon - i don't know why amazon changes their prices so frequently unless it's one of their lightning deals - as for the difference in price, it's up to the manufacturer --my assumption would be that some may consider this toy as a "girl" toy and sell more quickly than the blue one - i assume amazon has alot more stock on the blue one in their inventory - i hope this helped - thank you for asking and have a nice holiday season
102088
I don't know why they do that, but i am pretty sure that this happens with most products. Products are always cheaper on amazon!
1927065
I saw it, too. But this morning, the price was back to >300. And Amazon price trackers (like Ookong.com) don't register the lower price. But i swear that I saw it.
1498227
Because sellers on Amazon are price-gouging you whenever it's not in stock directly from Amazon ;-)
1494428
Agree. This is one of things that annoys me about Amazon. I know I can get the product label somewhere else, but why should I have to do that? Very annoying. Initially, I put up with it because I thought Amazon has the best prices, always, but I've discovered it's not true. For example, l bought this product locally for $8.39 regular price, same size.
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It seems like Amazon.com is out of stock on it, and the higher prices you're seeing are from 3rd party sellers. A bit of supply and demand, with a very low supply they are charging more for it. I checked another site (wayfair.com), which said they were going to get more stock around May 1st, perhaps Amazon will too.
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I see what you mean ... the default price was higher because Amazon stock is out. It says: "Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your credit card will not be charged until we ship the item." So I suppose you can try that and cancel the order if you aren't happy with the response (or lack of response). It sounds like a pretty awesome toy I must say.
907530
Your guess is as good as mine. People probably just don't want to take the time. I think Amazon sends requests to all buyers.
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Yeah, I'm also interested in doing this - but I too am really worried about the $250 charge. Amazon hasn't come out and flat out said that they would charge $250, but they seem to intimate that they will. But, if Monsieur Romer has done it.... (when did you buy it?)
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Because prices on Amazon constantly fluctuate. The main provider can and do change their prices based upon numerous things/ What you do is put the item of interest in your cart. Then check your cart once a day. It often goes down. But you find if you are patient it goes down even further. It's the Amazon price game. They are not in control of all these things. Maybe some. It really is a game for your patience and guessing. Like gambling with you $20. I've left things sit in my cart for months!
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not sure where you saw the ad, but I assume it was on a black friday website. When I called them, Amazon said they have not advertised that price and are not guaranteeing any pricing. They said just keep checking and they'll do their best to be competitive.
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It's an Amazon glitch. I've had it happen before with other products. Amazon won't offer the lower price, only what shows on the actual product page. However, if the price drops after you've paid for it and amazon has shipped it, you can ask them to give you back the price difference.
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It's up to $199.00 now.. I can't believe this of Amazon, I've always trusted them - this place is getting as bad as Ebay!!
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Probably because they purchased it for under $100. If you notice amazon prices fluctuate daily. For example today (01/06/2014) the price is 97.82+ shipping.
962126
Wow. It seems they've already run out. However, it ships and sells from Target. I love Target, but I don't want to have to pay sales tax and shipping & handling, so I'm going to wait until Amazon sells it themselves.
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Because sellers think they can get that price. Amazon is a huge marketplace of sellers marketing their wares. The thing they don't understand is that I will not become a regular customer of theirs if they are going to change prices drastically for no reason. If I buy something for say, $28.00 and then the next time I come back it's $48.00, then I will not buy it from that seller. I will look elsewhere, usually Ebay. I think it's ridiculous and it just goes to show you that the sellers are in it for the fast buck and not to build a business or relationships with their customers. For that reason, they will never have my loyalty as a customer.