What is wrong with some of these people on Amazon?

[Marvzl1357]

Yep I saw an iPhone 4 on Amazon for $963...

sadly that's somewhat normal in aus... e.g. 64gb iphone 5 costs AUD 1,129 and iphone 5c 64gb cost AUD 869 (straight from apple store)

Computer hardware prices in aus are grossly over inflated. What for? Tariffs? What local tech producers are you trying to protect? Do you REALLY think techies have inelastic enough demand for you to get your freaking tax money? Shipping for a crate full of Gpu's certainly doesn't cost $100 per gpu. So why does it cost that much more? 

edit: ok maybe not to that extent, pc hardware is reasonably priced, just a touch more expensive. but still, the iphone bit stands true

edit: Actually...where the hell have I been shopping... ncix asus gtx 760 = 299 CAD pccasegear asus gtx 760 = 310 aud... they aren't much different...

[EchoRomeoCharlie]

sadly that's somewhat normal in aus... e.g. 64gb iphone 5 costs AUD 1,129 and iphone 5c 64gb cost AUD 869 (straight from apple store)

Computer hardware prices in aus are grossly over inflated. What for? Tariffs? What local tech producers are you trying to protect? Do you REALLY think techies have inelastic enough demand for you to get your freaking tax money? Shipping for a crate full of Gpu's certainly doesn't cost $100 per gpu. So why does it cost that much more?

 

Supply and demand.  Do you have another place to get them cheaper?  

 

Didn't think so.  If you can get them shipped in and offer them cheaper, do it.  Otherwise...pay the man.

[Marvzl1357]

Supply and demand.  Do you have another place to get them cheaper?  

 

Didn't think so.  If you can get them shipped in and offer them cheaper, do it.  Otherwise...pay the man.

I guess you haven't seen the additional bit... getting them from pccasegear would be cheaper than where i've been getting them in store...

[EchoRomeoCharlie]

I guess you haven't seen the additional bit... getting them from pccasegear would be cheaper than where i've been getting them in store...

 

So buy them there.  What are you upset about?

 

This is how the market works.

[Marvzl1357]

So buy them there.  What are you upset about?

 

This is how the market works.

well, I was upset initially, now i'm disappointed at myself for not realising things earlier. 

Except for the iphone, that's way overpriced in aus

[emachado99]

Saw a Core 2 Quad Q6600 on there going for $1200 CDN.

Seriously? I found a Core 2 Quad Q6600 for $54..

[AnnoyedShelf]

Seriously? I found a Core 2 Quad Q6600 for $54..

Where? I must has.

[sperkowsky]

I didn't sell it for €100, I looked up the real price and selled it for €60.

sold it I dont mean to be the grammar police but it is a gripe of mine

[emachado99]

Where? I must has.

I'll PM you the link (not sure I can post it on this thread)

[jaffacakes]

sold it I dont mean to be the grammar police but it is a gripe of mine

Oh, thanks 

[gasho]

Yeah well the small sellers want to get rich over night. I feel bad for the buyers that fall for the high prices and don't research. Then after they buy something and find out what they did the return it and all hell breaks loose...

 

Then I have to listen to angry sellers whole day long...

 

PS. I work for Amazon

[IdeaStormer]

Amazon, E-Bay, Craig's List, local retailers they all do it.

 

As the saying goes, there's a sucker born every minute.

[TheWall]

Just don't buy them, whats the big deal? If someone is stupid enough or rich enough to buy that who cares

[Commander Llama]

Most components on Amazon are rip-offs but in Canada not all of them.  That's what PCPartPicker is for.  I got my SSD at a ridiculously awesome price on Amazon, and it was the lowest dealer for my graphics card at the time too.