why does amazon keep changing the price? I've been eyeing this tv for weeks and it seems like every day the price on this tv changes. Sometimes it goes up, sometimes it goes down. The price has changed three times since Thursday. I want to buy one but I don't want to get stuck paying too much. why does amazon keep changing the price? I've been eyeing this tv for weeks and it seems like every day the price on this tv changes. Sometimes it goes up, sometimes it goes down. The price... » Read More why does amazon keep changing the price? I've been eyeing this tv for weeks and it seems like every day the price on this tv changes. Sometimes it goes up, sometimes it goes down. The price has changed three times since Thursday. I want to buy one but I don't want to get stuck paying too much. « Show Less
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I highly recommend this site which will notify you as soon as the price drops: aPriceAlert.com
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or you can use http://www.priceprotectr.com/ < Does the same thing Laura said... But yeah im waiting for my credit card to come in so i can jump on the no interest deal!!!! Hopefully prices dont change till then!
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Amazon only price matches (gives you a refund) if you bought it from them , not one of their third-party sellers. Also, the lower price must be from them.I bought it when it was at $2899 and got two refunds to make it $2699. I always use the call me immediately button uder the Help section to do this.Also, the shipper they used got it to me 6 days before when Amazon said I'd have it.
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I bought this TV a couple of weeks ago (and it is fantastic) and already received a $60 credit due to price drop. I checked this morning and the price was down ANOTHER $100, so I sent in a request for the additional refund. Several hours later, I received a note from Amazon that they couldn't price match Marketplace sellers and yada yada and now I check and the current price is UP $200 from earlier today! So yeah, it's changing faster than the price for gas at a gas station. I should have documented (somehow) what the price was at when I sent in my 2nd request. I'll keep paying attention though! I bought this TV a couple of weeks ago (and it is fantastic) and already received a $60 credit due to price drop. I checked this morning and the price was down ANOTHER $100, so I sent in a request for the additional refund. Several hours later, I received a note from Amazon that they couldn't price match Marketplace sellers and yada yada and now I check and the current price is UP $200 from earlier today! So yeah, it's changing faster than the price for gas at a gas station. I should have documented (somehow) what the price was at when I sent in my 2nd request. I'll keep paying attention... » Read More I bought this TV a couple of weeks ago (and it is fantastic) and already received a $60 credit due to price drop. I checked this morning and the price was down ANOTHER $100, so I sent in a request for the additional refund. Several hours later, I received a note from Amazon that they couldn't price match Marketplace sellers and yada yada and now I check and the current price is UP $200 from earlier today! So yeah, it's changing faster than the price for gas at a gas station. I should have documented (somehow) what the price was at when I sent in my 2nd request. I'll keep paying attention though! « Show Less
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I purchased this TV from Amazon on Oct 31, since then the price has dropped significantly 3 times. Each time I have contacted Amazon customer service, and have been credited with the additional savings based on its current sale price. As of Friday, I have been refunded over $400.00 off my original sales price!The 2 pieces of advice I offer are; First purchase the TV, it it truly outstanding .. Second, contact Amazon for a sales refund the moment you notice a lower price to insure you receive the refund (if you wait a day, the price may increase again.)I hope this post helps, and I hope you enjoy your new Samsung LNT5271F 52" as much as I do! I purchased this TV from Amazon on Oct 31, since then the price has dropped significantly 3 times. Each time I have contacted Amazon customer service, and have been credited with the additional savings based on its current sale price. As of Friday, I have been refunded over $400.00 off my original sales price!The 2 pieces of advice I offer are; First purchase the TV, it it truly outstanding .. Second, contact Amazon for a sales refund the moment you notice a lower price to insure you receive the refund (if you wait a day, the price may increase again.)I hope this post helps, and... » Read More I purchased this TV from Amazon on Oct 31, since then the price has dropped significantly 3 times. Each time I have contacted Amazon customer service, and have been credited with the additional savings based on its current sale price. As of Friday, I have been refunded over $400.00 off my original sales price!The 2 pieces of advice I offer are; First purchase the TV, it it truly outstanding .. Second, contact Amazon for a sales refund the moment you notice a lower price to insure you receive the refund (if you wait a day, the price may increase again.)I hope this post helps, and I hope you enjoy your new Samsung LNT5271F 52" as much as I do! « Show Less
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I just bought this TV yesterday and noticed it went up a couple $$ today. Don't worry about the timing though because Amazon has price guarantee for 30 days. They'll refund you the difference (is what I've read) if the price goes down within the 30 day time frame.
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Actually, Amazon does do price adjustments if the price drops within 7 days, just email them. They will only do it once per order (so if it drops $2 on day 3 and they adjust, they will not adjust again if it drops another $2 on day 5) and I'm not sure but it's probably only for items sold by Amazon.
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It wasn't, when I purchased ours. I don't know what it's selling for now, but ours started at $2600, and we watched it slowly go down over several weeks. It hit $1900 for a day or so, then began to rise. I purchased it at $2350. Amazon lets the prices "float", for some marketing reason. Great TV, corner mounted...makes me smile just walking into the room!
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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.
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Very good points. I noticed the 630 last night actually was in the $1400s. It seems to have been raised over night.I'm not in marketing, but it seems to me they adjusted the 630's price in order to make the 650 appear as if it is a good deal. Which don't get me wrong. $1550 is a great price for this TV based on other suppliers. However, it's illogical that they are raising the price unless they are simply trying to make more money or are getting low on stock. Either way, like you Stratixman, I won't buy it from amazon at this price. I had planned to use amazon but if they don't lower it back to where it was a week ago, I'll be using newegg. I'll give it a couple days but after that, newegg will have my business. Very good points. I noticed the 630 last night actually was in the $1400s. It seems to have been raised over night.I'm not in marketing, but it seems to me they adjusted the 630's price in order to make the 650 appear as if it is a good deal. Which don't get me wrong. $1550 is a great price for this TV based on other suppliers. However, it's illogical that they are raising the price unless they are simply trying to make more money or are getting low on stock. Either way, like you Stratixman, I won't buy it from amazon at this price. I had planned to use amazon but if... » Read More Very good points. I noticed the 630 last night actually was in the $1400s. It seems to have been raised over night.I'm not in marketing, but it seems to me they adjusted the 630's price in order to make the 650 appear as if it is a good deal. Which don't get me wrong. $1550 is a great price for this TV based on other suppliers. However, it's illogical that they are raising the price unless they are simply trying to make more money or are getting low on stock. Either way, like you Stratixman, I won't buy it from amazon at this price. I had planned to use amazon but if they don't lower it back to where it was a week ago, I'll be using newegg. I'll give it a couple days but after that, newegg will have my business. « Show Less
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I'm waiting for the Amazon price to go down again (The price went up 60%), I was wondering if they are a new batch of the item, but still doesn't make sense. I don't like dealing with their marketplace sellers, Amazon stands behind the product they sell.
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well... someone reported getting $500 off the $1749 price which would make the tv 1249. Then co-incidentally, or not, the posts disappear the same day. I tried to get the tv for that price 43 minutes after their post and was unable to do so. Mistake by Amazon?
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I didn't realize TV's trade like stocks these days??? I had it in my cart for $1055.00 on 8/24 in the AM and an hour later it went to $1,100+, now its $1,222? Funny how I have never seen anything go down in price after putting in my cart. I've seen things go down a bit when in saved items but never when you're ready to check out. I'm a huge Amazon fan but someone is playing games here.
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It is interesting how Amazon is having this and other Bravia TV's 'on sale' on March. They say they have taken $300 off the price but the price is actually gradually going up ... two days ago when the ad first came out this 52" TV was $1699 (still higher than the $1450 or $1650) and now it is $1719. I really wanted to get it when it was lower and do not like this jacking the price around and claiming 'sale' when it has not gone down at all this month -- only Up, Up, Up!
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I bought three for around $16 each on Amazon. I think they fluctuate the price because some folks add them to their Save For Later list in their shopping carts and wait for the prices to drop. Vendors change the price all the time so the notifications pop up in the cart indicating the price change. I agree with the others, challenge the price with Amazon. At worst, they'll probably have you send the one you have back as a return and let you buy again at the listed price (and hope it stays low!).
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That's just the way Amazon works sometimes. Not everything makes sense. They may be very overstocked on the cheaper one.
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I was going to probably place my order tonight for this TV and now I see they jacked up the price 400 bucks. So much for that. Why does Amazon mess with the price so much? Rather annoying.
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I got mine from Amazon last week for 1249, best price ive seen. Last night it was ~1450, now its 1379. I was surprised by how often Amazon changed the prices.
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The cost can change depending on whether Amazon is shipping it directly, or going through a reseller. Give it a few days, pay attention to who is shipping -- you'll catch the lower price again soon enough! Went through the same thing with a play kitchen for my son last year.
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The price has gone back up significantly. Just before xmas it was about $1899, and as soon as the shipping deadline passed for xmas it dropped to $1595 and stayed that way most of January. Now I see it selling for $1,999.99When the price was $1595 the TV was being sold by Amazon, now it appears that the TV is being sold by Cruthfield which is why there is a drastic increase in price. If you really want this TV, I would wait until Amazon starts selling it again.
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You are right about the 4665 price fluctuations. I got it from Electronics Express (through Amazon) for $1950 + shipping, problem is they are out of stock. It's been 3 1/2 weeks since my order. Normally I'd cancel and go through someone else, but I now can't find the tv in stock for any less than $2450! I'm not willing to pay an extra $400, so continue to wait for EE to get a new shipment in.
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I have seen price change on Amazon, but not like what you are stating! Amazon should answer this.