amazon overcharging! amazon sure knows what their doin overcharging for an older product. just because this is popular for girls, they know they can charge a rediculous price and people will still buy it. wth!? amazon overcharging! amazon sure knows what their doin overcharging for an older product. just because this is popular for girls, they know they can charge a rediculous price and people will still... » Read More amazon overcharging! amazon sure knows what their doin overcharging for an older product. just because this is popular for girls, they know they can charge a rediculous price and people will still buy it. wth!? « Show Less
32039
Agreed. I love amazon but this is ridiculous! You can buy a brand new third gen nano with 8gb (twice the memory of this) for $199 online at apple.com. And they're selling the 2nd gen ones as refurbished for $99.
32040
I am confused by this as well. Why would the older, out-dated version cost more? It is not an antique!
32041
I bought a reconditioned one from Apple for $99, added additonal 2 yr warranty for $39, best deal I could find.
1212654
Amazon routinely puts [OLD VERSION] if a product is not the latest version. It doesn't mean there's anything wrong with the product, just that it's not the latest version. Someone would be pretty ticked off if, for example, they bought Acrobat 9 for around $250 and then found out the current version is Acrobat XI and they could get that for around the same price.
1904797
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
197719
Amazon doesn't guarantee the cheapest price, it only guarantees that you will be provided a safe marketplace to buy products. Be careful of knockoffs, and old expired product when it gets that cheap. I can tell you that price is below what I buy it for.
871058
Yep...supply & demand. I almost bought it for $199 last week...guess I should have. It's not just Amazon, all the other venders are either out of stock, or have jacked the price way up. That's OK...I'll just wait for the Christmas shopping craze to pass...then I should be able to pick one up at a fair price.
2203972
It's an Amazon glitch. I've had it happen before with other products. Amazon won't offer the lower price, only what shows on the actual product page. However, if the price drops after you've paid for it and amazon has shipped it, you can ask them to give you back the price difference.
731414
yes, I do understand, but there are others online web store that willing to sell around 1,000 too.I just want to buy it from Amazon, but if it still nothing soon. I'll order from another web.One thing that I don't understand that, why others store have it but Amazon doesn't?
240990
Because sellers think they can get that price. Amazon is a huge marketplace of sellers marketing their wares. The thing they don't understand is that I will not become a regular customer of theirs if they are going to change prices drastically for no reason. If I buy something for say, $28.00 and then the next time I come back it's $48.00, then I will not buy it from that seller. I will look elsewhere, usually Ebay. I think it's ridiculous and it just goes to show you that the sellers are in it for the fast buck and not to build a business or relationships with their customers. For that reason, they will never have my loyalty as a customer.
1441848
Probably because whoever you bought it from was tired of losing money and going out of business. A lot of "sellers" on Amazon think that a cheaper price will bring them more business and eventually go broke.
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Because Amazon doesn't do the math (not that they have to). They are provided a product from a seller for a certain price, and adjust their mark-ups accordingly I am sure. If the seller makes a base price with a package deal that is more expensive than buying the same amount individually, then that is their prerogative. Dumb, but at the same time they are likely to catch many un-savvy buyers in this product package making their packaging deal worth it to them. While it is unfortunate, it is the responsibility of the buyer to look at the different products and choose the best option for themselves. Hope this helps! Because Amazon doesn't do the math (not that they have to). They are provided a product from a seller for a certain price, and adjust their mark-ups accordingly I am sure. If the seller makes a base price with a package deal that is more expensive than buying the same amount individually, then that is their prerogative. Dumb, but at the same time they are likely to catch many un-savvy buyers in this product package making their packaging deal worth it to them. While it is unfortunate, it is the responsibility of the buyer to look at the different products and choose the best option for... » Read More Because Amazon doesn't do the math (not that they have to). They are provided a product from a seller for a certain price, and adjust their mark-ups accordingly I am sure. If the seller makes a base price with a package deal that is more expensive than buying the same amount individually, then that is their prerogative. Dumb, but at the same time they are likely to catch many un-savvy buyers in this product package making their packaging deal worth it to them. While it is unfortunate, it is the responsibility of the buyer to look at the different products and choose the best option for themselves. Hope this helps! « Show Less
995931
I've been sitting here much of the day watching toy prices go up and down on this site. It's pretty ridiculous. I had items in my cart disappear, reappear, and increase in price all within four hours. I have a love/hate relationship with Amazon for this reason. During Christmas, you pretty much have to order immediately to ensure the deal. I've seen items go up by $20-$50 within 30 minutes.
2236415
That's just the way Amazon works sometimes. Not everything makes sense. They may be very overstocked on the cheaper one.
1994211
You might think so, but probably not. Other items post (and sell) for very high prices if/when the product is unavailable. As for me, I'll wait for the $20 one to be re-stocked!
1821443
Wow, glad you mentioned this, I'm thinking of buying this. It's now $85. Amazon's pricing for many items does fluctuate, and sometimes quite a bit. It will likely decrease again, not sure when though. You just have to check for it as often as you can until you catch it.
1526177
I noticed that about amazon..they will be selling the same product two to three different times and they all will have different prices. The dolls are the same..just different clothing.
742206
Thanks for your question! Amazon works toward maintaining competitive prices on everything we carry. In some cases our website offers lower prices via the used and new offerings available from Amazon Marketplace sellers. For more information, go to our help page on Ordering from a Seller here:
287282
I don't know what Amazon is doing but all the toys I had in my shopping cart priced $15-$20 are now over $100 overnight. What are they doing? Trying to lose customers I think! I'm done with Amazon.