Attention K-mart, er, Amazon/Newegg Shoppers! OBi Black Friday Deals
SteveInWA:
Quote from: LTN1 on November 25, 2016, 04:00:43 pm
As of almost 4 P.M. PST, I'm seeing Amazon listing the OBi200 at $35.95 with free shipping only if the purchase is over $49. Since it is a lightning deal, who knows how many minutes it will be there for?
Amazon-mazing. I searched earlier today, and looked at every upcoming, current and missed lightening deal for today, and it wasn't there. I imagine it is utter mayhem at Amazon today, managing all those fleeting sales.
Anyhow, yep, I am a Prime member, and it would let me buy one right now for that price, with free shipping.
I feel like buying OBis is like buying lobster at a restaurant. "Market price"! I bought a 200 last year, 11/27 to be exact, on Newegg's black November sale, for $29.99.
Ember1205:
Quote from: SteveInWA on November 25, 2016, 04:14:43 pm
Quote from: LTN1 on November 25, 2016, 04:00:43 pm
As of almost 4 P.M. PST, I'm seeing Amazon listing the OBi200 at $35.95 with free shipping only if the purchase is over $49. Since it is a lightning deal, who knows how many minutes it will be there for?
Amazon-mazing. I searched earlier today, and looked at every upcoming, current and missed lightening deal for today, and it wasn't there. I imagine it is utter mayhem at Amazon today, managing all those fleeting sales.
Anyhow, yep, I am a Prime member, and it would let me buy one right now for that price, with free shipping.
I feel like buying OBis is like buying lobster at a restaurant. "Market price"! I bought a 200 last year, 11/27 to be exact, on Newegg's black November sale, for $29.99.
I lost track of how many times I searched through every single Amazon lightning deal, including the MISSED ones, and there was NOTHING there.
SteveInWA:
That is why they are called Lightning deals. They're only up for a few hours, and/or until the allotted number that Amazon determines, is sold out.
If you don't like how Amazon does business, then don't shop there. I agree that their Lightning deals are a PITA, but I've gotten lots of good buys that way.
Ember1205:
Quote from: SteveInWA on November 25, 2016, 06:14:38 pm
That is why they are called Lightning deals. They're only up for a few hours, and/or until the allotted number that Amazon determines, is sold out.
If you don't like how Amazon does business, then don't shop there. I agree that their Lightning deals are a PITA, but I've gotten lots of good buys that way.
I understand how they work. Even now, there is NO TRACE of that deal in their listings. Not active, not upcoming, not missed. How are you supposed to know there's a deal if they don't tell you? Am I supposed to click through to the product once every ten minutes for the entirety of the day until it shows up as being on sale?
That's ridiculous.
And, don't get me started on Amazon's policies. I've shopped there for well over a decade, and I may be stopping or at least slowing way down. Their policy changes regarding price protection mean that I'm out in the cold if something goes on sale after I buy it. I spend a LOT of money with them every month / year, including a Prime membership, and they put that all at risk over $8 today.
SteveInWA:
See attached. Beats the heck out of me what they mean by the timestamp, which is obviously wrong. Maybe it is GMT, or maybe it is for tomorrow (Saturday). I'm in Pacific TZ.
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