Price gouging: What's with the prices of these things?
1360803
now before the holidays they keep increasing their price. it was less than $30 a few days ago now it $40, bunch of crooks!
1743969
The prices from the sellers (remember its like buying things from Ebay without the auctioning, so same risks apply) on Amazon are way over actuals, your much better off going to other sellers (BestBuy, Staples, Microsoft), there you'll know what your getting and at a fair price
1477378
That price looks like the going rate for the full version. I own a lot of toontrack products and the list at their site is always too high. Even the sales on their site are higher than other distributors' base price.
104530
If that's the case, then you can have mine for a mere $500....(just kidding...I see the price ranging here, but its usually somewhere between $12 and $20...probably some mysterious glitch...check again later.)
1403512
That is normal. The MSRP is always set high so the retailer can advertise a "GREAT" price. Standard in the appliance industry, among others.
1082423
That is how the manufacturer prices their items. You might want to call them directly. Roderick
1062735
Not sure what you are talking about but your accussations are unappreciated, the prices are set on Amazon and we sell hundreds of items on Amazon every month, I am not sure what you are seeing but your comment is not true or appreciated.
2080484
Because prices on Amazon constantly fluctuate. The main provider can and do change their prices based upon numerous things/ What you do is put the item of interest in your cart. Then check your cart once a day. It often goes down. But you find if you are patient it goes down even further. It's the Amazon price game. They are not in control of all these things. Maybe some. It really is a game for your patience and guessing. Like gambling with you $20. I've left things sit in my cart for months!
1927065
I saw it, too. But this morning, the price was back to >300. And Amazon price trackers (like Ookong.com) don't register the lower price. But i swear that I saw it.
406566
As you may have noticed there are several different sellers selling this. That may be why you are seeing a different price.
1048318
Many retailers - online, on TV and at brick and mortar locations - use the tactic of saying the "before," "MSRP," "list" price is higher and then offering a lower "sale" price. While the amount of the supposed "discount" is large, I think saying it is "fraudulent" is extreme.
464309
Elizabeth. Those high prices are not actually "Amazon's" prices. Those are the resellers that sell on Amazon. When you see those high prices like that, it means that Amazon is out of stock and their resellers have them in stock for those prices
689541
When prices are high on Amazon its always because the sellers think the items are hard to get and its a sellers market. If Amazon itself was selling them they'd be on par with Nike.com - Price gouging is alive & well on Amazon.
1842352
Why would they claim an orig price of $55? Who would pay $55 for this? Think the savings is majorly inflated and, frankly, irresponsible. Having said this, I have one that I bot at a discount store for $4 and I love it. To pay$6 for one is not unreasonable but to insinuate that it could be retailed for $55 is ridiculous.
634150
Yes I noticed the same issue with the price of this item trippling........now I noticed the price has returned to what is was before!!!!
924325
Happens with many other items. It's a free market, after all. No sane person would buy at those prices, so who cares!
1578151
i've found prices jump around on amazon based on how many times i browse items. maybe it's some clever data-tracking way to monitor my browsing and then coerce me to purchase a particular item because of fear the price is going to continue to increase, but also maybe it's just difference in suppliers as amazon draws from different suppliers for many products. are you sure the supplier is the same at $87 as the supplier was for your first purchase?