question about these people selling new shit on eBay.

[AAP]

as you know, I bought that brand new Dell computer for a tad over $300. Ok, this baby was BRAND NEW!! I go to Dell's website and just click on the same model and add all the options/features that this one has and it comes out over $800 on their site. And that doesn't include shipping or the 4 week waiting time for delivery. (I paid for this on Tuesday and got it Fedex'd that Friday).

Ok, how do people manage to get shit like this new and cheaper than the own company? You see it all the time with treadmills, digital cams, MP3 players, etc.. etc.. etc... And it is NOT refurbished equipment either, although some people are selling that even cheaper.

How do they do this?

On a side note, when I went to Bestbuy and purchased that one gig of memory stick for the computer, it was $149. The company I bought the computer from sends me their online goodie list yesterday and the EXACT same memory chip - same 1 gig, same manufactor, same box, same everything - is only $59

 

[WODIN]

Five finger discounts.

 

[bran987]

ask sorearms he's doing that right now

 

[chefbone]

Yeah sounds like one of those "fell off the truck" specials. As for the gig stick, those wholesale companies deal with nothihg but comp. equp. Best buys overhead is a lot larger(tons more items) then the other company.

 

[hamstershaver]

ask sorearms he's doing that right now

selling stolen goods?

 

[AAP]

Five finger discounts.

Dude, I am seriously thinking the same thing. But it has to be hard as hell to carry one of these bitches out of the warehouse to your vehicle.

Then again, I can't come up with any other explanation.

 

[CENTURION44]

NO its not stolen or refurbished....Best Buy and all other large Chain stores have up to 300% mark up on office equipment and computer equip. I was in the business for 5yrs. People on ebay selling the items you speak of are making a mear 5-10$ profit on each item sold...But keep in mind they sell over 100 items a day on that site...which added up is a pretty good profit.

 

[pintoca]

pwned with the memory...

surplus inventory? gray market?

 

[Mr. dB]

eBay is the 21st Century version of the White Van.

 

[bullett]

Tell me the contact info on that 1 gig memory stick....love to have a few at that price.