Amazon vs Dell vs Buy.com prices Hi,Currently Dell and Buy.com have a special selling the Nokia 5800 for $300 vs $340 here at Amazon (I'm excluding the $50 rebate and rounding up).Naturally, I went to (first) Dell and tried to order from there. To my dismay when I went to the pay page they added a $27 sales tax. Somewhere I read that this is because I live in CA but the explanation was far from satisfactory. I canceled the order.Then I went to Buy.com which again was selling the phone for $300 + the free shipping. Same sales tax of $27 was added at the end AND another $9 for handling!!Here at Amazon, I've never had to pay sales tax on anything, so I can get the phone for $340, but that seems a little too much for me. I wonder, how and where else can I avoid the sales tax and get the phone for around $300? Amazon vs Dell vs Buy.com prices Hi,Currently Dell and Buy.com have a special selling the Nokia 5800 for $300 vs $340 here at Amazon (I'm excluding the $50 rebate and rounding... » Read More Amazon vs Dell vs Buy.com prices Hi,Currently Dell and Buy.com have a special selling the Nokia 5800 for $300 vs $340 here at Amazon (I'm excluding the $50 rebate and rounding up).Naturally, I went to (first) Dell and tried to order from there. To my dismay when I went to the pay page they added a $27 sales tax. Somewhere I read that this is because I live in CA but the explanation was far from satisfactory. I canceled the order.Then I went to Buy.com which again was selling the phone for $300 + the free shipping. Same sales tax of $27 was added at the end AND another $9 for handling!!Here at Amazon, I've never had to pay sales tax on anything, so I can get the phone for $340, but that seems a little too much for me. I wonder, how and where else can I avoid the sales tax and get the phone for around $300? « Show Less
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Although this thread is about cameras, I found it on a gooogle search of "Amazon versus buy.com". In my experience (mainly on books) I much prefer the Amazon website because of the reviews and good interface. But buy.com tends to be a bit cheaper. Generally a dollar or so for a typical $15 book. But where buy.com is much better (and why I tend to order from them) is the shipping. If you go for Amazon's free shipping, they seem to always sit on the shipment for a week before sending it out. Buy.com, although they say free shipping will take longer, it seems my packages always get shipped within a couple of days. Although this thread is about cameras, I found it on a gooogle search of "Amazon versus buy.com". In my experience (mainly on books) I much prefer the Amazon website because of the reviews and good interface. But buy.com tends to be a bit cheaper. Generally a dollar or so for a typical $15 book. But where buy.com is much better (and why I tend to order from them) is the shipping. If you go for Amazon's free shipping, they seem to always sit on the shipment for a week before sending it out. Buy.com, although they say free shipping will take longer, it seems my packages always get... » Read More Although this thread is about cameras, I found it on a gooogle search of "Amazon versus buy.com". In my experience (mainly on books) I much prefer the Amazon website because of the reviews and good interface. But buy.com tends to be a bit cheaper. Generally a dollar or so for a typical $15 book. But where buy.com is much better (and why I tend to order from them) is the shipping. If you go for Amazon's free shipping, they seem to always sit on the shipment for a week before sending it out. Buy.com, although they say free shipping will take longer, it seems my packages always get shipped within a couple of days. « Show Less
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Depending on what state you're in, the laws for sales tax are different. Generally, if the business isn't based in your state (based means a lot of things... from warehousing to production to management) you may not have to pay sales tax for internet purchases.So find out where the company is based. Frys.com is based in Ohio, for example.States charging sales tax on internet purchases in their own state are punishing their own tax payers and businesses. But I guess that's a long term problem and politicians don't care as much about that.
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Go to Dell, then Small Business, add a Nokia 5800 to your shopping cart, it will decrease the price to $279.99, add your zip code, if you live in CA I think it will be 8.50-8.95% (too damn high) which gives you a final price of $303.78 (shipping will be discounted of your cart).If you do not know how to buy at SB, just put your name in "Business Name" section (i.e. John Smith), Dell will call you and ask you if your purchase is a gift or for business (resell or export), just tell them is a gift and voilá :).PS: If you can't get the discount use this coupon: ?LF$X89SNT9T4XGood luck :) Go to Dell, then Small Business, add a Nokia 5800 to your shopping cart, it will decrease the price to $279.99, add your zip code, if you live in CA I think it will be 8.50-8.95% (too damn high) which gives you a final price of $303.78 (shipping will be discounted of your cart).If you do not know how to buy at SB, just put your name in "Business Name" section (i.e. John Smith), Dell will call you and ask you if your purchase is a gift or for business (resell or export), just tell them is a gift and voilá :).PS: If you can't get the discount use this coupon:... » Read More Go to Dell, then Small Business, add a Nokia 5800 to your shopping cart, it will decrease the price to $279.99, add your zip code, if you live in CA I think it will be 8.50-8.95% (too damn high) which gives you a final price of $303.78 (shipping will be discounted of your cart).If you do not know how to buy at SB, just put your name in "Business Name" section (i.e. John Smith), Dell will call you and ask you if your purchase is a gift or for business (resell or export), just tell them is a gift and voilá :).PS: If you can't get the discount use this coupon: ?LF$X89SNT9T4XGood luck :) « Show Less
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I think this thread is now stale. Both of these phones can be obtained. Or I should say that when I looked on Sunday night, 12/6/09, the E72 was suddenly available for the cart (vs. Pre-order like before). After scouring the Internet for reviews, especially any that might warn me off, I decided to go for it and ordered one. That was very early 12/7. Amazon sent notice early today (12/8) to confirm that my new E72 had been shipped (via USPS). Strangely, 24 hours later Amazon's E72 availability status had reverted back to Pre-order. *However* just below, in More Buying Choices, alternate vendors are still shown that seemingly carry the E72 in stock. Even Nokia itself is selling these handsets, the same place where under two weeks ago NokiaUSA.com didn't even refer to the E72 as a product. At this point there's lots of ways to get an E72 or N97 - go look!
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I just got one about a month ago. I buy a lot of stuff from Dell, it was in Dell packaging, you couldn't tell the difference. I have a Dell sales rep and asked him how Amazon can sell it cheaper -- they get some special deal.
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If you live in California beware of an upcoming attempt in the Legislature to impose CA sales tax of 9.5% on internet sales. At the same time the price seems to have gone up on Amazon by about $200 in the past week or two. There are other, less expensive, internet sources. Check out Pricegrabber for a list.
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I got mine on Black Friday. I saw the price and my eyes almost popped out of my head. I couldn't order it fast enough! Keep an eye out, you never know when the price might drop again. Even at this price it's still cheaper than any other reseller I've seen or even the Apple Store is. I live in Texas and I have no sales tax when purchasing from Amazon which is a added plus!
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You can always add a new line (to get the 99 dollar amazon price), then cancel one of your older existing lines(not newly added line). You will pay an ETF of up to 175 but you'll still be way ahead on the price of the phone and you'll have your new toy. 175 plus 99 is still less than the 500 or 600 dollar full upgrade price.
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Amazon has a long history of outrageous MSRPs on Canon products and thereby presenting rediculous discount %s. I understand about listings being confused with foriegn currencies, etc, but ya think ya might take a quick look at the Canon website to see if you're even close? The 580 EX II is not new to the Canon product line nor is it an upgrade. I will again point out this oversight by Amazon to Amazon and probably receive the usual obigatory lame excuse. It's annoying, misleading and somehow amazing that this particular type of frequent mistake never appears to hit lower than the correct MSRP! Amazon has a long history of outrageous MSRPs on Canon products and thereby presenting rediculous discount %s. I understand about listings being confused with foriegn currencies, etc, but ya think ya might take a quick look at the Canon website to see if you're even close? The 580 EX II is not new to the Canon product line nor is it an upgrade. I will again point out this oversight by Amazon to Amazon and probably receive the usual obigatory lame excuse. It's annoying, misleading and somehow amazing that this particular type of frequent mistake never appears to hit lower than the correct MSRP!
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No, unfortunately, the Amazon price only applies if you buy this phone with a NEW service plan. In other words, current customers do not get this deal.
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Maybe I missed it, but I've never seen Amazon selling the tablet directly for over $499.99. It's still $499.99 right now, but ships in 1-3 weeks.
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im sure over time there will be sales as well as lowered prices. for example when i first was shopping for the evo design it was listed as 299.00 plus tax. it went on sale at Radio for about 229.00. since that time of purchase I see the same phone for 195.00 on the boost site that was selling it 100 dollars more a few months ago. hope this helps
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J.Thomas. Thanks for the comments. I posted under "Amazon Cingular 8525" then saw your post here. I agree - customer service is in India somewhere and they barely speak emglish! I was debating on ordering from wirefly or amazon or biting the bullet and paying extra at the cingular store. Getting the rebates seems quite unvolved and I am SURE the reason it is that way is to avoid paying out as many rebates as possible.
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Hello, we have the unlocked US version of the Nokia N95 for sale on Amazon for $649.99 (Made in Finland) Our store name is 'soundsloud' Thanks!
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Whatever stock Buy.com had is gone now. The Amazon "Not yet available/Pre-order" message is back up at the MSRP. Can't believe I caught this a a 33% discount. Hope I'm not getting scammed and these were early release units to generate some interest and reviews??!
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Do not buy it for this much! There are people that try to make alot of money on innocent buyers! Which is definitely not fair to buyers like us. After about 6 weeks, the hype of the new phone will die down and the price on 3rd party sites will go back down to about $350. This phone is not available from Amazon just yet but will be in the coming weeks, according to Amazon. If I was you, I would buy it straight from the Google Play Store. The 16GB is $350 and the 32GB is $400 unlocked and contract free. Here is the link to their website: https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_5_black_16gb Right now they are shipping in 1-4 weeks according to their website. Or wait until amazon officially sells it (It will say "Prime Eligible" or "Sold by Amazon") I hope I helped! Let me know if you need any other questions answered about the Nexus 5! I would be happy to help.
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Thanks for the info, Donald.I'm still amazed at how the price fluxuates on these sets. The 52XBR6 currently sells on the Dell site for $3000, whereas other places online have it for less than $2300. That's a huge difference. And you never know what the price is going to be at Amazon. It goes up or down $200 or less every day.I'm happy with the price I paid for the set. If it goes down $200 in the next few days I won't cry a river. I could have paid much more a couple months ago.
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Its strange...I bought this computer at Best Buy - 3 weeks ago (4/14) for $599...its now $749 there and at Amazon.com, the price has always been this high. Thought Amazon would be the less expensive route - guess I was wrong. The computer is great for my needs, though.
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I don't know if you are still interested in the phone, but T-Mobile sells the Nokia C7 - or how they call it Nokia Astound - for $79 on a 2 year contract. On top of that, you will have US warranty on the product, which is a major advantage compared to when you buy this unlocked version (NO US warranty) from Amazon.