Should I Avoid Buying Obi200 Because It Was Discontinued?
MrTom:
Quote from: SteveInWA on August 30, 2020, 12:12:27 pm
1) read the eBay listing. It was for a pack of three for $180.78, not one unit at that price.
2) it's certainly suspicious that a seller would claim these are new units, unless they are counterfeit or "harvested" from service provider-locked inventory.
3) there actually is a company that is authorized to refurbish returned units (in reference to the post about "refurbished"). I don't know to identify them, however.
Ok, woops, my bad. So here's one for $199.99 that clearly states "THIS IS LISTING IS ONLY FOR 1 ITEM".
Also, the Amazon link referred to earlier states, "Brand: Amazon Renewed". You click it and get "Products on Amazon Renewed have been inspected and tested by qualified suppliers to work and look like new, and come with the Amazon Renewed Guarantee."
Sounds like an Amazon backed product to me, not just "from a seller taking advantage of the current lack of supply of new OBi200s." Oh, and they're now $74.99, an increase of $5 since that last post. You think we'll break $80 for a used Obi200 by October? Thanks Amazon. (thumbs up)
So shady hand sanitizer manufacturers with dangerous methanol can fill Amazon's warehouse, but a company with an arguably recent necessity product cannot? What's really going on here?
Taoman:
OBi200 currently in stock at NewEgg for $56.
https://www.newegg.com/polycom-2200-4952-001-accessories/p/N82E16833617015
Edit: Uh, never mind. 12 hours later and they're out of stock already!
SteveInWA:
Quote from: Taoman on September 08, 2020, 07:18:25 pm
OBi200 currently in stock at NewEgg for $56.
https://www.newegg.com/polycom-2200-4952-001-accessories/p/N82E16833617015
Good discovery!
It's also listed at Provantage for $59, but backordered:
https://www.provantage.com/poly-polycom-2200-49520-001~7POL91NC.htm
Hopefully, stock will be replenished soon.
Tech-God:
Quote from: Taoman on September 08, 2020, 07:18:25 pm
OBi200 currently in stock at NewEgg for $56.
https://www.newegg.com/polycom-2200-4952-001-accessories/p/N82E16833617015
Edit: Uh, never mind. 12 hours later and they're out of stock already!
And Newegg up here in Canada wants C$305 (about US$230) plus $30 shipping . . . . . my last 202 cost me about C$70 and I want one more, but not at highway robbery pricing. Amazon Canada doesn't list the 202 at all.
https://www.newegg.ca/p/pl?d=obi202
It would be great if you guys could simply sell direct and put a stamp on one and mail it to me!!!
MrTom:
Quote from: OBiSupport on August 18, 2020, 11:49:19 am
For the past several weeks, we have been working to remedy the constrained supply issues at Amazon.com as well as working to bring additional on-line merchants with available inventory of OBi200, OBi202, OBi212, OBiWiFi5G and OBi phones.
On behalf of our marketplace partner, we apologize for the lack of supply (we have plenty in our warehouse) and are working to get the situation fixed asap.
So how's that been working for ya? It's been over 5 weeks now. I can buy one from NewEgg that ships from China for $130. Where's that "magical inventory" at?
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