I TALKED TO A REP FROM DARTEK ABOUT 64MB GLADIAC

TuOni

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The member at dartek said that they know its a mistake and that it will be fixed and that most likely no one will recieve their cards. No shiz...I ordered too ..oh well better luck next time www.dartek.com $120.00
 

z0ner

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It wouldn't surprise me if some jackass decided to file a class action suit against them just like the one that was filed on BUY.COM regarding the 19" Samsung monitor price mistake a couple of years ago.
 

iluvdeal

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Hey I just might get a check in the mail from the buy.com monitor fiasco thanks to that jackass, god bless jackasses! BTW, it was a Hitachi monitor.
 

darker

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My feelings on this is if they knew it was a mistake and left it the way it was after finding out it was a mistake it no longer is a mistake. If you have a major pricing error on your website and are informed about it and do nothing to fix it and allow more orders to still be placed it is no longer a error. With that said i feel some action is needed if they say opps were sorry and we are cancelling your order.
 

DaviDaVinci

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i dont know about this one, i placed the order a long time ago probably the 3rd person to order and i have my confirmation that i am sticking to....I'm too broke to let go :(
 

BuckNaked

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ILuvDeal,
How much was your check for? I was in on that, and got the letter from the law firm about the class action, but haven't seen a check yet.

Buck
 

ISH

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Yeah I would be interested in knowing also... have not also got a check for the Buy.com monitor scandel.
 

goldboyd

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i've already talked to 7 or 8 lawyers about this, and we are ready to file if they don't ship.



actually i didn't, i just want to try to fit in with all the other people running around and crying
 

tran1981

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What did the lawyers say? What are the chances of winning in this situation? I am interested.
 

kcobra

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z0ner: I suggest you know the facts before you speak. The buy.com lawsuit over the Hitachi monitors was justified, as they were chargin peoples credit cards and debit cards. In the case of the debit cards, they kept people's money for up to a week.

The lawsuit, among other things, turned buy.com from a company with a bad reputation into what it is today. If you were not around 3 or 4 years ago, then you would not know this.
 

Mage

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This is particularly strange, though, because TechBargains said that they changed the price to $420 (more logical) but then they changed it back to $120. Sounds fishy, to me. As always, there are 300-400 posts about this now...safe to assume there are twice as many orders.
 

Sesopedalian

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Some measures need to be taken to force these internet merchants to conduct their business in a more responsible fashion. I am very tired of making purchases on-line in general, having problems with the order, and not getting satisfactory resolution of the situation. Taking these companies to task in some fashion benefits all consumers in the end.
 

Owned

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If they don't come through with some sort of REASONABLE explanation ( "oops" is not) then I be part of any lawful action against them on this.

The way they went about this was totally irresponsible and its not really about a couple hundred bucks at this point, Its about getting things right.
 

z0ner

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kcobra: With the exception of the "Samsung" for Hitachi I do know exactly what I'm talking about. I ordered one of those monitors knowing full well it was a typo and that I was trying to cash in on an error. My CC# was never charged, and I got an e-mail stating that they were going to fulfill the first thousand or so. Like many of us, I wasn't part of the lucky 1000. Boy, were my constitutional rights trampled on.

That small mistake the data entry clerk made (who was subsequently fired) cost the company upwards of $125,000 in immediate damages, and now another $750 K from the judgement this last month.

All because of crybabies that felt they should get something for nothing. If Buy.com's doors are still open by the end of 2001 I'll be very surprised. Other e-commerce sites are finding it nearly impossible to turn around their huge VC debt, being forced to close. You're just adding to the problem.
 

dhslammer

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If they know the price is wrong and dont fix it wouldnt that classify as bait and switch? Or at least bait and flake?
 

jbmitt

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I don't know why so many people are crying about these deals going through. How does that old saying go? If it seems too good to be true, it must be. Yes, I like a good deal as much as the next person, but lets be realistic about some of the stuff. Everybody makes mistakes
 

immortalis

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Dec 28, 2000
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Yeah baby! Let's sue them!
This reminds me of the similar outbursts about buy.com , egghead's 256MB Ram, TCC's Monitor and so on.
 

amnesiac

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Good god people.. before some of you start arguing about this piddling crap, know that when a company has a price posted on a website, it is an INVITATION TO MAKE AN OFFER to purchase a good from their site. They have NO LEGAL OBLIGATION to give you ANYTHING if they don't charge your card. If they charge you money then that's a totally different case but in this one you have invested no consideration (i.e. money) as part of the exchange so they don't have to do jack about filling the orders. They don't have to fix it either. Leave them alone for Christ's sake.
 

Havoc13

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They are still showing $120.14 and one in stock.....

Sounds fishy that they have not changed it yet and people have been calling about it...:confused:
 

alienation888

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I ordered one today and it still shows $120
I talked to a rep and she says they can't access the server for the right price.
Strange isn't it?
I hope my card comes thru for $120 (and not for $300).