Pricing What is going on with the pricing of the k20D? Around 7:00 PM EST, it was $699. By the time I got home at 9:00 and was ready to place the order, it was $742 again. Other dealers that had listed the same price had also increased. The price is fluctuating as much as the stock market. Pricing What is going on with the pricing of the k20D? Around 7:00 PM EST, it was $699. By the time I got home at 9:00 and was ready to place the order, it was $742 again. Other dealers that had... » Read More Pricing What is going on with the pricing of the k20D? Around 7:00 PM EST, it was $699. By the time I got home at 9:00 and was ready to place the order, it was $742 again. Other dealers that had listed the same price had also increased. The price is fluctuating as much as the stock market. « Show Less
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Using Live.com cashback, you can get one for under $600. But you have to wait 2 months to get the money back.
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Personally, I think it's the pre holiday Black Friday fluffer bump. When they reduce the prices again for whatever promo, they can cite a more substantial discount off of retail. (All the meanwhile sucker punching any poor schmuck buying at the elevated price). I'd love me a 20D, but we're about $225 away from where I need it to be right now.
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Today's deal is the $742 and in addition to the body, you get a Pentax Optio (a slightly hidden offer on the electronics' page--it doesn't come up if you select the K20 directly). I already have an Optio in my briefcase. I rather have the price of the Optio discounted from the K20.
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Be careful with that store. Reseller Ratings has them listed and the customer comments are concerning.
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I bought the same at $299. You need to respond fast buddy!!! You snooze you lose!!! Happy Shopping!!!
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hi becca - i know my price has been the same on the amazon -i am an individual seller on amazon - i don't know why amazon changes their prices so frequently unless it's one of their lightning deals - as for the difference in price, it's up to the manufacturer --my assumption would be that some may consider this toy as a "girl" toy and sell more quickly than the blue one - i assume amazon has alot more stock on the blue one in their inventory - i hope this helped - thank you for asking and have a nice holiday season
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Thanks for the info, Donald.I'm still amazed at how the price fluxuates on these sets. The 52XBR6 currently sells on the Dell site for $3000, whereas other places online have it for less than $2300. That's a huge difference. And you never know what the price is going to be at Amazon. It goes up or down $200 or less every day.I'm happy with the price I paid for the set. If it goes down $200 in the next few days I won't cry a river. I could have paid much more a couple months ago.
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Hi, Price depends up on the Manufacturer/Distributor, because if they increased or reduced the price then we should change the price as per the manufacturer. Thanks.
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Hello, different sellers have it listed at different prices (as some are big retailers and get their inventory for less than smaller sellers.) Next to the Add to Cart button, you will see something like New from $18.74 (from other sellers.) Please click on that link and see all the prices from an array of sellers. Choose the one that you like the best. Look for shipping time, and shipping costs to get the real cost to you. Thank you.
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The last price before the "spike" to $450 was $215, which is the price I paid for it. I never saw it for $150 though, THAT would really have been an amazing deal. I think you just have to wait for the price to drop - nothing to do about it but wait (I waited for 2 months before buying it, because the price was too high, even at 260). All the best
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I've noticed that the price on AMAZON seems to vary mostly based on inventory. When you see "only X left in stock" on an item, the price is usually a bit higher. You'll also see a higher price when the source is outside AMAZON, rather then buying directly from AMAZON. Now as far as the $219 price ($269 with the $50 rebate) over Christmas 2011, that was actually an AMAZON "Gold Box" price for only that short time. I only know because I know several close friends who bought units during those exact few days. They saw the "Gold Box" price, and jumped on it. So I really don't think it's "gouging", just inventory based pricing.
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I had a chat with Amazon rep, he said they can't price match I bought at 259 now its 249 I know diff is just 10 bucks but still
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The $999 is such a super deal, that Amazon very quickly runs out of the stock each time they offer it. I have seen twice this happening after only 24-36 hours of this TV being available. I guess Amazon does not have the certainty of whether and/or when it will receive new stock from Samsung, and does not want to have customers disatisfied due to backordering (a common cause of complaints and negative reviews in other vendors sites). The previous time I had exactly your experience. I saw the deal, thought about it for a few hours, and by then it was gone. This time, as soon as I saw it back in stock, I immediately pressed the "place your order" button. This was on 1/15/10. I am looking forward to receiving the TV in a few days.
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Thanks Bobster- I was also wondering where the link to the rebate had disappeared to. Why is the price of this item so labile? Yesterday, when I ordered it, it was $299 and today it's $364!
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Same here, man. It was $2544. It jumped to $2700 and then $2850. I want to get it soon, but I don't trust those other external sites with their weird return policies. Anyone else know a reputable dealer that sells it for Amazon's previous price?
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Prices fluctuate. If you shop on Amazon long enough, you'll find that prices for certain item categories (like physical books) are more stable than others (like personal electronics). It almost certainly wasn't a straight shoot from $17 to $28. The price probably rose and dropped, rose and dropped, before eventually reaching $28.00. And it's possible that the $17 price listing was from another vendor than the $28 price listing. $17 sounds awful low for this product. I'm guessing the $17 price was from a third party--not shipped and sold directly by Amazon. Marketplace sellers will sometimes lower the item price to draw customers in, only to raise the shipping and handling to more than compensate for the subtotal deduction. Keep an eye on the price--check it every day. In my experience, if the price reached $17 once, it probably will again. But it might take a few more months to get there.
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I was ready to pull the trigger on it through Amazon until it went up overnight. Just bought it at Fry's instead. $1500 w/ free shipping, $1620 w/ tax -- still cheaper than Amazon was yesterday.
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vanns has it for 2099 via their email me a better offer price. I was looking at buying from amazon too but the prices change too much too fast.
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The price will always change depending on the seller. The regular price locally will be just under $4. When Amazon has it in stock they also charge under $4.
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I have contacted both Amazon (three times) and also the seller regarding this. The seller claims that Amazon set the price at $10,000.00 when they temporarily ran out of the item. Amazon informs me that sellers normally set their own prices and that this price is an obvious error which will be taken care of (hasn't yet). As someone who shops on Amazon weekly and occasionally uses 1-click, I know for certain this is not how out of stock merchandise is normally listed or priced by Amazon or its sellers. Usually sellers use the inventory feature which notifies customers they're "temporarily out of stock", and they can even include the "notify when available" option. Since Amazon offers the 1-click purchase feature, pricing out of stock items in this way seems like questionable business practice. I advise shoppers to be extremely aware of the prices on items while shopping on Amazon. This is an item I've been wanting to try for a while. It was in my shopping cart when I noticed the price change a while back. I had planned to place an order once the price was corrected, but I have yet to receive a satisfactory resolution from Amazon or the seller. Amazon told me they've opened an investigation and will get back to me within 48 hours. That was a week ago. I can only conclude that Amazon is no more bothered by this than the seller is.