[DEAD] 20 pack oem Sound Blaster Live cards $32 @ amazon.

[imported_Mike]

i wouldnt really say im bitching about it. 2 simple things to do, cancel the order or send what i bought. anything else is just stupid on amazon's part. i dont care if they dont send me the 20pk and cancel my order, i just dont want those retards to send me 1 card.

im not bitching about not getting the deal, im not sitting by my computer waiting for amazon to send a email explaining the mistake. i know it was a mistake, i took the chance that they would honor the mistake, if the dont, no biggie, but i dont want something i didnt order. no one here can honestly say they were expecting to get the mistake, it was merely a hope. if not, just cancel the orders and no harm to anyone.

im bitching & moaning? if you think so dont read my posts anymore, you can skip over them, and really you should grow up, who attacks people in a deals forum? not someone with a high maturity level. no one here truely expected the 20pk, if you read, many people's replies consisted of joy for getting a GC. do i want the 20pk? hell ya i do, it would be sweet, but im not going to get a lawyer over it, but no one here has said that yet, so kind of pointless to bring it up. cancel the order or send what i bought, all im asking for. either works out fine with me.

 

[clarkmo]

Originally posted by: CheapArse
cancel the order or send what i bought, all im asking for. either works out fine with me.

Ditto. What am I gonna do with 1 live soundcard?

 

[jadefox]

Has anyone received any official reponse from Amazon about this matter?

Jadefox

 

[Delbert]

There is a big rush of adrenalin making a killer deal, and I think coming down from that rush triggers anger. Has anyone EVER seen a pricing mistake like this pan out here? I?m talking about pennies on the dollar deal at a major reseller. Show me an example why there is hope for this to actually happen.
That said, I do agree that orders should have been canceled if they are not shipping what you ordered.

 

[Jmman]

Actually, there have been many of these type of deals that were honored, even some by Amazon. I personally got a 20pk of hard drives for $49 one time, and I know several other people that 20pks of video cards for somthing like $80. These 20pks were not from Amazon though...

 

[MontyBurns]

I love all the people pretending that they DIDN'T know this was a price mistake.

Stop your whining. It didn't work, and you knew going into it there was a good chance it didn't work. They're going to take the cards back, and they'll refund your shipping (see Fat Wallet). You're out some time, yes, but you'll live.

 

[TwiceOver]

Has anyone checked their credit card statements. My "20-PK" has shipped but I still havn't been billed for it. Maybe everything is just slow from the holidays? Who knows.

 

[pspada]

So, Jmman, don't you owe me a hard drive for 2.45?

 

[sat4fun]

Originally posted by: MontyBurns
I love all the people pretending that they DIDN'T know this was a price mistake.

Stop your whining. It didn't work, and you knew going into it there was a good chance it didn't work. They're going to take the cards back, and they'll refund your shipping (see Fat Wallet). You're out some time, yes, but you'll live.

AMEN! I second that.

 

[Jmman]

I posted this over at Chubby wallet, but I think it applies here as well.
"As a consumer it is not my job or responsibility to evaluate whether an offered price is what the business intended or otherwise. To say that because this deal was 88% off from the full price and that I knew it wasn't correct is BS. Have any of you guys seen their Friday's specials? Last time I checked there were numerous items that were 70% off or even higher. Are those prices "mistakes" as well? Is it my reponsibility as a consumer to try and interpret when one special is intended and one is not? I think not. I made an offer for 6 video cards for X price and they accepted that offer by charging my card and shipping my purchased item. If they would have just cancelled my order I probably would have said "oh well" and moved on. Since I did not get what was agreed upon, there are certain recourses I have to get what I paid for. Will I sue these guys? Probably not, but I will take whatever action needed to resolve this issue to my satisfaction. Hell, I've wasted tons of time just wading through this thread. I deserve a little bit of satisfaction. I will let my bank deal with this transaction if I cannot come to an equitable agreement directly with Amazon. "

 

[MontyBurns]

Jmman: We're not saying you should have known it was a price mistake because it was 70%, or 80%, or 99% off. I'm saying you knew it was a price mistake because you learned about this deal on the hot deals forums, where everyone posted "Price mistake at amazon.com -- hurry!"

Or are you somehow suggesting that you randomly stumbled on this deal yourself at Amazon, then just happened to stumble onto the conversation here at Anandtech?

 

[Jmman]

I simply ordered it because it was 20 cards for $31.99, not because I thought it was a pricemistake or not. The fact that it might be a pricemistake has nothing to do with it. So you are saying because it was posted on this forum it automatically makes it a price mistake?? I ordered it because it was cheap.....

 

[MontyBurns]

So you had no idea that it might be a price mistake?

Or let me rephrase that:

Did you think it was likely this was a price mistake?

 

[Eraserhead]

My bet is that many people will end up with single cards, free, from this deal.

I had an Amazon authorization on my CC immediately after my order, but since
at least yesterday the authorization has been gone, though my (.8 lb, single)
SBLive shipped on the 30th. At this point, I do not expect to be charged for
the card. Here's why:

I believe that by not charging me, Amazon cancels a lot of legal obligations:
No "consideration" (payment) means no sale and no contract. And it is better from
Amazon's POV to give away a single card free than to sell the 20-pack for $32,
which would be a much larger effective loss.

I think customers will piss and moan about it, and I am a little disappointed too,
but I for one would not want to face down Amazon's legal dept. It's just not
practical for this scale of issue.

(IANAL, but I not too anal. )

 

[Jmman]

Well, I have 2 hard charges posted to my credit card for 2 different 6pks of video cards. These are not authorizations, but posted transactions to my account. If they do not deliver what I ordered, Citibank will be in contact with them....

 

[Ziptar]

Originally posted by: SgtZulu
I want a pony

I want a 20 Pack of Ponies!

 

[Eraserhead]

Originally posted by: Eraserhead
My bet is that many people will end up with single cards, free, from this deal.

I had an Amazon authorization on my CC immediately after my order, but since
at least yesterday the authorization has been gone, though my (.8 lb, single)
SBLive shipped on the 30th. At this point, I do not expect to be charged for
the card. Here's why:

I believe that by not charging me, Amazon cancels a lot of legal obligations:
No "consideration" (payment) means no sale and no contract. And it is better from
Amazon's POV to give away a single card free than to sell the 20-pack for $32,
which would be a much larger effective loss.

I think customers will piss and moan about it, and I am a little disappointed too,
but I for one would not want to face down Amazon's legal dept. It's just not
practical for this scale of issue.

(IANAL, but I not too anal. )

OK, no sooner did I post this but I checked again and have now been charged
for my 20-pack of sound cards.

It was a good theory, though, no?

 

[magnux]

I, too, have actual CHARGES on my account..

My Online Statement:
01/01/2003 - $31.99
01/01/2003 - $28.99

Amazon E-Mail Confirmations (snipped, of course):
1 OEM 20PK SOUND BLASTER LIVE $31.99 1 $31.99
1 OEM 10PK CDROM DRIVE 52X EIDE $28.99 1 $28.99

Est. delivery date is Jan. 6, 2003.. has anyone gotten the promised letter from Amazon with what they intend to do about this? I thought I read in a post earlier that someone recieved an e-mail to that effect..

 

[sat4fun]

You know, I love this site for finding bargains for personal use, but I HATE it when deals like this bring the greedy assholes out of the woodwork, and there seems to be many here. Grow up and get a life.

Someone please kill this useless thread, it is providing nothing productive.

 

[Noirish]

Originally posted by: Eraserhead
My bet is that many people will end up with single cards, free, from this deal.

I had an Amazon authorization on my CC immediately after my order, but since
at least yesterday the authorization has been gone, though my (.8 lb, single)
SBLive shipped on the 30th. At this point, I do not expect to be charged for
the card. Here's why:

I believe that by not charging me, Amazon cancels a lot of legal obligations:
No "consideration" (payment) means no sale and no contract. And it is better from
Amazon's POV to give away a single card free than to sell the 20-pack for $32,
which would be a much larger effective loss.

I think customers will piss and moan about it, and I am a little disappointed too,
but I for one would not want to face down Amazon's legal dept. It's just not
practical for this scale of issue.

(IANAL, but I not too anal. )

take whatever they come up with.
you all knew well that you are taking somewhat a risk when price error is in effect.
i think they'll probably cough up gc or simply give that card for free.
let's not make amazon gone out of business

 

[Jmman]

Sat4fun.......and I suppose your post is providing something productive??

 

[sat4fun]

Originally posted by: Jmman
Sat4fun.......and I suppose your post is providing something productive??

never said that it, did. Does yours?

 

[dp004i]

Originally posted by: orangel

Originally posted by: Eraserhead
My bet is that many people will end up with single cards, free, from this deal.

I had an Amazon authorization on my CC immediately after my order, but since
at least yesterday the authorization has been gone, though my (.8 lb, single)
SBLive shipped on the 30th. At this point, I do not expect to be charged for
the card. Here's why:

I believe that by not charging me, Amazon cancels a lot of legal obligations:
No "consideration" (payment) means no sale and no contract. And it is better from
Amazon's POV to give away a single card free than to sell the 20-pack for $32,
which would be a much larger effective loss.

I think customers will piss and moan about it, and I am a little disappointed too,
but I for one would not want to face down Amazon's legal dept. It's just not
practical for this scale of issue.

(IANAL, but I not too anal. )

take whatever they come up with.
you all knew well that you are taking somewhat a risk when price error is in effect.
i think they'll probably cough up gc or simply give that card for free.
let's not make amazon gone out of business

They won't. Looks like they'll offer a refund and maybe pay for return postage, knowing that most people will not bother sending the card back.

 

[Jmman]

If you don't like this thread, why are you reading and posting here?? Obviously they are a lot of people interested in the outcome of this situation. Why don't you go elsewhere??

 

[MontyBurns]

Jmman: You never answered my question up there.

When you placed the order, did you think it was likely this was a price mistake?