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Asus V9999 Ultra//GeForce6800Ultra $139

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Originally posted by: phillc
Think about it, 300 x $600 = $180,000.

They go back and forth with the costumers for a few weeks, never ship a single card and then vanish. $180,000 is enough to live off out of country for a good couple of years.
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Well now it's probably about $700 * 5,000. $3,500,000. Wonder how much these guys will end up with after this scam... If they end up cancelling everyone's it's still tons of free advertising.

Originally posted by: gotensan01
I have an invoice that says 6800Ultra. No company would ship a lower end board even if it was a price/description error.
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No kidding? You obviously haven't read resellerratings, have you?
 
Mine still says pending so I just called them...they are sending a cancellation email to everyone that got in on the "deal"
 
Mine still says pending so I just called them...they are sending a cancellation email to everyone that got in on the "deal"
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Dude...the deal was almost certainly dead to everyone who tried, but you're not going to make many friends when you call about an obvious pricing error. Calling = 100% chance of ruining deal.
 
Ah well.. just got this in email... seems the Fat Lady sang her tune:
Was nice to think we might have gotten the cards, if only for a fleeting moment 🙂

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Dear Value Customer:

Due to Data Entry error, an enormous problem occurred causing several thousand unanticipated orders for the ASUS V9999 Ultra/2DT Geforce 6800 Ultra 256MB DDR TV/2DVI AGP Video card.

The error occurred at the end of business on Friday, October 29, 2004. Because the business was closed over the weekend, we did not realize the error had occurred until this morning (November 1, 2004.)

The ASUS V9999 Ultra/2DT Geforce 6800 Ultra 256MB DDR TV/2DVI AGP Video card, Sku number: ASV9999U; Manufacture Part Number V9999ULTRA/2DT; was posted in error for $ 139.00. The correct amount for the video card is $ 699.00.

All orders, which has the ASUS V9999 video card, will be automatically cancel and all credit card charges will be voided. No further action is needed from you.

If you have other items besides the ASUS V9999 listed on your order or you decide to order the ASUS V9999 (for the correct price of $699.00), please call our Sales Department at 1-800-983-8889 to place new order.

Once again, please accept our sincere apologies and inconvenience this has caused.

Sincerely,

Pchardware4u.com

PS: Please do not e-mail us if you wish to cancel order since all credits and releases have been done due to overwhelming amount of orders that were placed.
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Originally posted by: SDOG34
Mine still says pending so I just called them...they are sending a cancellation email to everyone that got in on the "deal"
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Dude...the deal was almost certainly dead to everyone who tried, but you're not going to make many friends when you call about an obvious pricing error. Calling = 100% chance of ruining deal.
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Cause what, they might not have noticed the 1902183018 orders for the card? Please...
 
u ever think about the guy who first saw this price mistake and ordered one without tellin anyone. if he exists, i bet he is laughin at us all.....
 
Originally posted by: VietDude
Grats to those who thought from the beginning that it was a pricing mistake and didn't bother looking twice
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Umm did anyone not think this? I mean I assumed the people ordering it were just doing so in the hopes that the place would cut them a deal, like buying the card at their cost instead of retail.
 
Originally posted by: VietDude
Grats to those who thought from the beginning that it was a pricing mistake and didn't bother looking twice
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Um, yeah. Like anyone thought this was anything but a pricing error?

And since you're here posting apparently you're not one of those who didn't bother... :roll:

Thanks to the OP though. 😀
 
Originally posted by: XNice
u ever think about the guy who first saw this price mistake and ordered one without tellin anyone. if he exists, i bet he is laughin at us all.....
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Or, more likely, he's pissed that a bunch of people ordered the thing, bringing he pricing mistake to their attention.

This sort of deal is great when it happens at 3pm, giving a few orders enough time, with next/second day shipping, to get their orders out the door before management notices.

On a weekend, we can only rely on their sloppiness (that was my take, given their reseller ratings) on a mondy morning not to notice before the warehouse shipped a bunch of cards out.

Most of the RR complaints were for incorrect merchandise, and in some cases, the user got "better" goods than ordered. That's not the sign of a dishonest business, just a poorly handled one.
 
Due to Data Entry error, an enormous problem occurred causing several thousand unanticipated orders for the ASUS V9999 Ultra/2DT Geforce 6800 Ultra 256MB DDR TV/2DVI AGP Video card.
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LOL Awesome :thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: VietDude
Grats to those who thought from the beginning that it was a pricing mistake and didn't bother looking twice
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what planet are you from ? A 6800 ultra for less than $150, I guess you think this is some kind of coll discount ?
 
if you have available credit who cares. Give it a shot its not like you lose anything but the 3 minutes of order time.
 
Originally posted by: JSt0rm01
if you have available credit who cares. Give it a shot its not like you lose anything but the 3 minutes of order time.
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Exactly. If it goes through, great. If not, you're out nothing.

 
Originally posted by: BenJeremy
Most of the RR complaints were for incorrect merchandise, and in some cases, the user got "better" goods than ordered. That's not the sign of a dishonest business, just a poorly handled one.
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Damaged goods, receiving "lesser" goods? No that is totally false and you know it. Assuming they do refund everyone's money, they get big time publicity out of this "accident."

Originally posted by: JSt0rm01
if you have available credit who cares. Give it a shot its not like you lose anything but the 3 minutes of order time.
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...or lost funds because you used a debit card or hours on the phone with CS reps. I'd rather spend my time & money doing more enlightening things. Like ragging on obvious fraud and the fools who chase their greed! Frustrates me to see so many people make the same mistake.
 
an armenian used car salesman once said, "do you think you're smart? finding such a good deal, huh!"
Hate to say, but he was right!
 
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