Why is this $69 on amazon, and only $29 on ifixit.com ?
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Most products will cost slightly more on Amazon then direct from the manufacturer due to fulfillment fees and other costs associated with selling on Amazon. This kit is now on sale at Amazon if you check the price.
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They sell them on Newegg.com for 35.00 shipped, this price here is crazy now.
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Looks like Amazon has them as low as $10.39. Search ASIN B007YW1C1I Or copy and paste:
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note also that newegg.com has it for $599 straight up, no gimmicks: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882120135&Tpk;=TX-SR707
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I chatted with Amazon, and they said there was no definite date on when they'd actually receive this product. ExcaliberPC hasn't really been monkeying with the prices per say. At one point, they were informed by ASUS that the price was going to be $549.99, but the price was then announced back at $499.99. So they made that adjustment accordingly, only they still kept the list price at $549.99 and took the $50 off as a "discount". Yeah, shameful marketing move but the bottom line is that it's going at the MSRP and they do indeed have it in stock. I bit on ordering it from there rather than waiting on Amazon. The product has already shipped, so if you don't feel like waiting on Amazon or another more known vendor, I'd say that ExcaliberPC.com is the best source for this product.
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I bought mine here at Amazon for about 17 dollars. Where are you getting 700, it's absurd.
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I'm seriously pissed off about this pricing. I have an Amazon Rewards Visa card. I get three points for every dollar spent on an Amazon purchase vs one point for each dollar spent somewhere else. This is $60 above list price. It is just as cheap for me to drive to an Apple store and buy it and pay the sales tax as to purchase this iPad from Amazon. This is like a big middle finger raised at me from Amazon.
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Yep, I'd really like to order from Amazon at the NewEgg price! AMAZON, C'MON! 129.99 for the 128GB!
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*IF* you check the sellers' links, you will see that Amazon sells these for 299. The Amazon Marketplace sellers are trying to sell it for 499, not Amazon itself; they are different entities...
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The price is up and down all the time, on Amazon. Got mine at Radio Shack for $229.
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I am wondering this as well, as Amazon is said to be the supplier on my pre-order, but now they are nowhere to be found for someone pre-ordering. Mine is at 69.99 as well.
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It's weird. Amazon had it for $45 yesterday (June 17, 2014; I bought one: it was less than the version without the case); today it's $80.
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Hopefully this is a mistake by Amazon. It happens from time to time. Other retailers have it as low as $279.
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It appears to be the same. This isn't shipped directly from Amazon, though, so it's up to the third party seller to decide on their shipping costs. Don't forget to add sales tax. Apple seems to be the better deal right now.
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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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Yes this is price gouging... personally I think Amazon should not allow items to be listed above a certain percentage of msrp. Not even sure if this will work with a modern OS (apart from Linux).
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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.