Buy from Amazon or other sellers? Folks,I am considering buying the Samsung LNT-4071F and sort of confused with how the price fluctuates, which I believe is sort of driven by how the sellers (excluding Amazon) price the item. As expected, the Amazon price is "in general" not the lowest. That being said, I am wondering whether most of you bought such an expensive item from Amazon or the other sellers? And why so?I will appreciate your replies.Thanks. Buy from Amazon or other sellers? Folks,I am considering buying the Samsung LNT-4071F and sort of confused with how the price fluctuates, which I believe is sort of driven by how the... » Read More Buy from Amazon or other sellers? Folks,I am considering buying the Samsung LNT-4071F and sort of confused with how the price fluctuates, which I believe is sort of driven by how the sellers (excluding Amazon) price the item. As expected, the Amazon price is "in general" not the lowest. That being said, I am wondering whether most of you bought such an expensive item from Amazon or the other sellers? And why so?I will appreciate your replies.Thanks. « Show Less
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I certainly agree with your views--I'll probably press the "Add to Cart" button with Amazon too :-). Have fun with your new TV!
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I just posted the same question - I was 1 week away from buying this TV (pay day) and suddenly it's only being sold by a 3rd party. Amazon DID begin carrying the item after your post (Oct 2007) but I wonder if this was the final runout :(
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I have yet to buy one and think I have a couple days left to do so. I did buy one on the last TV I had and never had to use it, so it was money thrown down the drain in my opinion. That particular Television (Sony) is over 6 years old and still works like a champ. Its really up to the buyer. It is a nice thing to have in case something does happen, but in my opinion if this HDTV doesnt last me at least 3 years without any issues I wont be buying any more Samsung models. Good luck with your decision and I think you are going to like the LN32A450.
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Yeah, I too started looking at the TV after seeing the consumer reports review. Was going to buy it at $900, but after seeing Amazon drop the listed price by $100 and increase their price by $60 I've decided to wait. (I wonder if the consumer reports review led to an increase in demand).Since then I've seen a review or two that listed the SD quality as the TV's greatest weakness, so I'm trying to figure out what the actual consensus is.
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Do not hesitate to buy from Amazon, and do not hesitate buying the 750 if it is in your reach. Amazon is great and 750 Samsung is the absolute berries. I don't think there could be a better marriage of electronics and seller. D.King
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The $999 is such a super deal, that Amazon very quickly runs out of the stock each time they offer it. I have seen twice this happening after only 24-36 hours of this TV being available. I guess Amazon does not have the certainty of whether and/or when it will receive new stock from Samsung, and does not want to have customers disatisfied due to backordering (a common cause of complaints and negative reviews in other vendors sites). The previous time I had exactly your experience. I saw the deal, thought about it for a few hours, and by then it was gone. This time, as soon as I saw it back in stock, I immediately pressed the "place your order" button. This was on 1/15/10. I am looking forward to receiving the TV in a few days.
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I found this tv at the electro world.com for 780.00 dollars new with 20.00 dollars shipping. yeah right does anyone know of this company or website? would amazon match this price to keep me as a customer?
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I bought mine for $1634. Google the goldbox trick!! Ever since circuity city went out of business the prices here have been outrageous here at amazon. I bought a tv for my daughter today for $22 more than amazon at best buy. I've purchased $5000 worth of tvs here in the last 6 months. I can't believe that amazon is so uncompetitive. Time, patience and the goldbox trick =)
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I was wondering the same thing. The LN40B550, at $935, has a reasonable discount. I noticed that it took longer for Amazon to start shipping the B530, and BestBuy and Sears appear to often run out of that model, so maybe there is a shortage right now. (Perhaps Samsung is busy pumping out B550s instead?)
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The fluctuating prices are confusing. What makes it even more confusing is that a search of LNT4071F sometimes takes you to Amazon's listing and sometimes takes you to someone else's (Electronics Expo in this case). If you don't notice the little footnote that says Electronics Expo, you may not notice this - until you check out and suddenly find that shipping has been added. And then you might not notice that you still have the option of ordering from Amazon, as they are listed as an alternate seller. Amazon has 30-day price protection, so even if you order now, you should be able to take advantage of any price drops that happen around Black Friday. Be forewarned - the TV will be just the first of many expenses. You'll need to upgrade your cable/satellite service, you'll need something to record HD content, you'll need an HDTV camcorder ... and then you'll want to replace your other TV, and the process will start all over. Buy your HDMI cables through Amazon. Don't let the Big Box store convince you that you need to spend hundreds of dollars on Monster Cables. The only thing "Monster" about them is the profit margin.
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Amazon was amazing throughout my return. As long as it's in the exchange period 30 days I think? Amazon paid for everything, return shipping, etc. The transaction was very pleasant, and I would definitely buy a big item like a TV from them again.
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avoid having to deal with samsung if at all possible. I like there products but I feel like their support is not easy to deal with. Amazon has to honor everything that is sold through their website even if target was the actual company to sell and ship it.
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Matt, the price creep is really annoying! I was about to buy this thing last week for $2199, but wanted to wait till I got home because I had $75 worth of Amazon credits that I wanted to apply. By the time I got home, the price has risen by $85!!! So unfuriating! Then it dropped another $15. I felt like I was watching the stock market! Feeling like a sucker, I finally bit the bullet yesterday and purchased the TV for $2269. I'm glad I didn't wait until today because the price increased another $50! I don't know why they do this, but it makes me very uncomfortable as a customer. Will the price drop again by tonight? I feel like I'm a rat in a market-testing experiment. I wonder whether all of Amazon's customers see the same price or do some customers get higher prices depending on how often they express interest in a product by re-visiting the same page? I remember a few years ago Amazon gave slightly different pricing info to people who had an item saved to their wish lists.
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I agree - the price fluctuations at Amazon on these Onkyo receivers make no sense to me. I have been watching the price on the 706 since December when it was $480 and have watched it fluctuate between $550 and $650 the last couple of months. I was waiting for it to come back down, but when it got to be about the same price as the 806 I started to pay attention to that price too. Both jumped in crazy increments from yesterday to today (the 706 went from $650 to $799 and the 806 went from $611 to $999). Meanwhile another Yamaha receiver I have been watching hasn't moved from $499 since December. Can anyone explain this? Is it Amazon or Onkyo that's driving this? What gives?
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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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so we may need to just wait around for the price drop again? Seems like they did this in Nov 09... i want this TV before the Superbowl.. oh well..amazon may have lost my sale at this point.. Come on! $200 bucks!! just drop the price so you guys can sell more! Volume sales! Dont be like Bestbuy and be a sell out
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I purchased this tv from Amazon and everything went fine. As a matter of fact, I have purchased many things (50+) from Amazon and have not had one issue. I know you are looking for responses from people who have had issues, but don't let them scare you - they are highly reputable and from what I have heard their customer service and return policies are excellent. Do not hesitate to place your order, chances are you will not beat the price. With free shipping it is a steal. Plus they bring the tv right into your living room, take it out of the box, set it up, and make sure it works before they leave. I purchased this tv from Amazon and everything went fine. As a matter of fact, I have purchased many things (50+) from Amazon and have not had one issue. I know you are looking for responses from people who have had issues, but don't let them scare you - they are highly reputable and from what I have heard their customer service and return policies are excellent. Do not hesitate to place your order, chances are you will not beat the price. With free shipping it is a steal. Plus they bring the tv right into your living room, take it out of the box, set it up, and make sure it works before... » Read More I purchased this tv from Amazon and everything went fine. As a matter of fact, I have purchased many things (50+) from Amazon and have not had one issue. I know you are looking for responses from people who have had issues, but don't let them scare you - they are highly reputable and from what I have heard their customer service and return policies are excellent. Do not hesitate to place your order, chances are you will not beat the price. With free shipping it is a steal. Plus they bring the tv right into your living room, take it out of the box, set it up, and make sure it works before they leave. « Show Less