XFX 8800GT 512MB @ Dell for ~$200 shipped + tax

[John]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: sisq0kidd

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper

I'm glad I didn't go for this one. I have a funny feeling that lots of folks just bought an XFX 8800 GT for $235 + tax.

That's still a decent price

Evidently.

Nice profiteering and eBay style pricing.

 

[thatolchestnut]

lol if i found a buyer for the card for $400 i think i just might sell it.

 

[sisq0kidd]

Originally posted by: thatolchestnut
lol if i found a buyer for the card for $400 i think i just might sell it.

hello friend,

I will be has moving to nigeria for son is need school laptop. I will like to purchase this card because it is perfect for collge. i am willing to pay $450 for your card. I will send you Western Union. please advise.

may we stay in touch for advise

William Johnson

 

[AAjax]

Originally posted by: sisq0kidd

Originally posted by: thatolchestnut
lol if i found a buyer for the card for $400 i think i just might sell it.

hello friend,

I will be has moving to nigeria for son is need school laptop. I will like to purchase this card because it is perfect for collge. i am willing to pay $450 for your card. I will send you Western Union. please advise.

may we stay in touch for advise

William Johnson

LOL!

 

[razor2025]

The MSI card on Dell site is back again, I'd suggest ordering that as back up, since it's $220 shipped + taxed for me.

 

[cubeless]

i feel a screwin' brewin'... I sent a second email being more explicit that i want THEM to confirm THEIR promotion...

Thank you for contacting PayPal. We apologize for the delay in
responding to your service request.

Eric, Dell has ended the promotion from their site. However, if it was
still being offered on the site when you made your purchase, it should
be honored.

The cash back payment will be deposited into your PayPal account by
January 31, 2008.

Thank you for being a valuable member of the PayPal community.

 

[ScottFern]

Hmm, that isn't encouraging and typically vague.

 

[fenx591]

I was afraid something like this would happen, I emailed Paypal, if they do not give me a guarantee that i will get my $50 cash back i will just cancel my order. When did exactly DELL and PAYPAL remove the promotion from their websites?

 

[AMDZen]

I sent an email to this extent as well, they better honor what was there yesterday.

The one thing that is really scaring me is the Paypal transaction status. Since Dell hasn't technically "billed" me for this, the transaction shows pending. What happens when the order goes through? Will it still show as yesterday since thats when I placed the order - or will they argue that the transaction didn't go through until, lets say, next week and say the promotion was over then.

BS

 

[fenx591]

Originally posted by: AMDZen
I sent an email to this extent as well, they better honor what was there yesterday.

The one thing that is really scaring me is the Paypal transaction status. Since Dell hasn't technically "billed" me for this, the transaction shows pending. What happens when the order goes through? Will it still show as yesterday since thats when I placed the order - or will they argue that the transaction didn't go through until, lets say, next week and say the promotion was over then.

BS

Good point , but i think what matters is that the order date..but who knows.

 

[xenolith]

Originally posted by: cubeless
i feel a screwin' brewin'... I sent a second email being more explicit that i want THEM to confirm THEIR promotion...

Thank you for contacting PayPal. We apologize for the delay in
responding to your service request.

Eric, Dell has ended the promotion from their site. However, if it was
still being offered on the site when you made your purchase, it should
be honored.

The cash back payment will be deposited into your PayPal account by
January 31, 2008.

Thank you for being a valuable member of the PayPal community.

I got the exact same formed response from paypal. Funny thing is, I contacted Dell last night and ask them what items qualified for the promotion and when the promotion ended, all they responded with was - "you have to contact Paypal for that information."

I give up, I'm tired of the run-around. I'm very dubious as to whether or not most of these orders are going to ship before 12/11 anyway. Good luck guys.

 

[xenolith]

Originally posted by: AMDZen
I sent an email to this extent as well, they better honor what was there yesterday.

The one thing that is really scaring me is the Paypal transaction status. Since Dell hasn't technically "billed" me for this, the transaction shows pending. What happens when the order goes through? Will it still show as yesterday since thats when I placed the order - or will they argue that the transaction didn't go through until, lets say, next week and say the promotion was over then.

BS

I don't understand the FUD? If you had bothered to read the terms and conditions, you would have saved yourself some needless grief:

2. Eligible Purchase: You must use your PayPal account to make purchases on participating merchant websites by selecting PayPal as a payment option during the offer period, except for exclusions at stated in Section 7 below. Multiple purchases are allowed. Payments at Overstock.com must each be for at least $100 USD (including shipping and taxes) to qualify. In the event that you made a purchase and the merchant has not billed you for it, the purchase amount must be charged to your account no later than January 10, 2008 to qualify (and you must still make the purchase within the offer period).

 

[nyker96]

guys, this is no use, I phoned paypal and the rep just told me that Dell is the one deciding who gets this. She said I should talk to Dell, when I phoned Dell they said the exact opposite, and told me I can only be assured of the $50 if paypal can vouch for it. So I am getting the feeling they are getting ready to screw a lot of people and pushing the blame away. This is looking shakier by the day. This is just terrible business practices!

 

[xenolith]

Originally posted by: nyker96
guys, this is no use, I phoned paypal and the rep just told me that Dell is the one deciding who gets this. She said I should talk to Dell, when I phoned Dell they said the exact opposite, and told me I can only be assured of the $50 if paypal can vouch for it. So I am getting the feeling they are getting ready to screw a lot of people and pushing the blame away. This is looking shakier by the day. This is just terrible business practices!

Did you ask for a supervisor at either location? My bet is that these reps haven't got clue until one of them takes the initiative to ask some one up the chain who knows the answers.

 

[thatolchestnut]

ya this is getting pretty nutty. I dont want to cancle the order tho until i know one way or the other.

 

[Delta6Echo]

Originally posted by: nyker96
guys, this is no use, I phoned paypal and the rep just told me that Dell is the one deciding who gets this. She said I should talk to Dell, when I phoned Dell they said the exact opposite, and told me I can only be assured of the $50 if paypal can vouch for it. So I am getting the feeling they are getting ready to screw a lot of people and pushing the blame away. This is looking shakier by the day. This is just terrible business practices!

This is Dell and Pay Pal we are talking about here. All in a day's work.

 

[AMDZen]

Once someone gets some answers, please post them here. Like the others who have posted, i've gotten no help at all from either company. What should I do, sit back and hope? I don't think so, this seems like such a scam - if my order ships 12/11 like its supposed to and I don't see my $50 in paypal until Jan 31st (and I have no doubt if I DO get it, it will be the last possible minute) by which time it will be too late to return the card.

 

[Engineer]

To hell with it. I cancelled my Dell PayPal orders and went back to the MSI 8800GT OC card that I ordered in the first place. Can't get answers from either place. A big ole crock of shit! :Q

 

[Gravity]

Ordered one from Dell. Let's see how long it takes to get it. Didn't see any indication that it was in or out of stock.

Gravity

 

[cubeless]

just got a terse second reply from 'lori' at ebay stating the same rules as in the promo description... but if you go by the word, it looks like they ought to pay...

i'm going to stick it out...

 

[nyker96]

Originally posted by: xenolith

Originally posted by: nyker96
guys, this is no use, I phoned paypal and the rep just told me that Dell is the one deciding who gets this. She said I should talk to Dell, when I phoned Dell they said the exact opposite, and told me I can only be assured of the $50 if paypal can vouch for it. So I am getting the feeling they are getting ready to screw a lot of people and pushing the blame away. This is looking shakier by the day. This is just terrible business practices!

Did you ask for a supervisor at either location? My bet is that these reps haven't got clue until one of them takes the initiative to ask some one up the chain who knows the answers.

No didn't ask for the supervisor since the rep all seem like "honest" people ... right, but I figure even a sup who thinks you gonna get it can't guarantee you definitely will either.

 

[Gautama2]

Originally posted by: cubeless
just got a terse second reply from 'lori' at ebay stating the same rules as in the promo description... but if you go by the word, it looks like they ought to pay...

i'm going to stick it out...

Me too.

 

[thatolchestnut]

Has anyone's payment actually gone through? My status is still "pending" so unless it goes through in the next few days I think Ill have to cancel the order *cry*

 

[TowerShield]

Originally posted by: thatolchestnut
Has anyone's payment actually gone through? My status is still "pending" so unless it goes through in the next few days I think Ill have to cancel the order *cry*

The payment doesn't complete until it ships.

 

[pwnerx]

Originally posted by: TowerShield

Originally posted by: thatolchestnut
Has anyone's payment actually gone through? My status is still "pending" so unless it goes through in the next few days I think Ill have to cancel the order *cry*

The payment doesn't complete until it ships.

Really? I ordered it and my credit card was charged 2 hours later. Estimated ship date is Dec. 13. Does that mean they've already shipped it?!?! :Q I ordered it through that EPP link. Does EPP give priority over home buyers?