Pre Order Save $200??? Yeah right Amazon......
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Amazon.com has misrepresented the list price of the HF S20 as it also has for the HF S21. In each case, an incorrect list price is quoted and a then a $200 "discount" is mentioned, when in fact Amazon.com's final price for each camcorder is Canon's suggested retail price. This error was brought to Amazon.com's attention weeks ago, but they appear to have chosen not to correct it.
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I also pre-ordered this unit on May 6th at the $379 price. At first it would be delivered at the end of May, and then on June 5th. Now there are no estimates on when they will have them for delivery. I called the manufacturer and was told they are in stock and available at other outlets on the web. They also said they do not sell direct to Amazon. I am concerned that Amazon has sold a number of these units at a price that will cause them to lose money if they deliver. I hope this is not what is behind this mystery.
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Haha, it does. I went ahead and placed my order Friday. Hope it ships in the next couple weeks (but I doubt it). Love the option for $4 overnight on prime. Hmmm... On $2k? Yeah I'll take that. Haha.
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I just saw that Best Buy has it listed for the price that Amazon had it listed at not too long ago (around 2,200.00). It's not available at all their stores though..
259508
I preordered as soon as it became available. After my order continued to have no Est. ship date I cancelled and ordered instead from BigBadToystore.com. 3 days later and I have tracking information and should have it before the end of the week. It was $124 including shipping. I recommend others waiting to cancel and order from them.
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Amazon has been showing various prices over the past two weeks or so. At the moment it is full price but, for a period, they showed a price of $249.99, slightly higher than the pre-order price of $243.99. I pre-ordered and posted the original comment in this thread. To update my situation, Amazon delivered my unit last Friday (8/28/09). It sounds great and was worth the wait.
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I am wondering this as well, as Amazon is said to be the supplier on my pre-order, but now they are nowhere to be found for someone pre-ordering. Mine is at 69.99 as well.
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Should be a $500 off promo in the next week or two. Amazon posted the promo prematurely yesterday am, then pulled it in the afternoon. Just keep watching.
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.
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Cancel the Amazon order. It specifically states that it will SHIP on October 26. Plus, I have pre-ordered video games from Amazon before and they shipped, not delivered, on the release date. Boo that. It defeats the purpose of pre ordering.
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I ordered mine on July 10 for $599.99 with an original delivery date of July 16. When I contacted Amazon they claimed that there was an inventory error and that the item was actually not in stock. July 17th and still waiting.
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Hopefully this is a mistake by Amazon. It happens from time to time. Other retailers have it as low as $279.
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Count me in. I have been tracking the price of this tv for a while, made the plunge and bought it on Aug 31st thinking that the $200 was a manufacturer's rebate off the purchase price. Emailed amazon and waiting for a reply.
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that's what a lot of people are waiting for... the b-ray player is $200 and adding it to the deal will make many people happy. Amazon are you listening???
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I totally agree with you Ibrahim... I thought about doing the same exact thing, however, just TRY to order it at bestbuy.com and you will see that the total is a lot higher. Ugh, I don't want to pay extra for tax and shipping! This is ridiculous!
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No, Bal, for a brief moment Amazon themselves had it for preorder, and thats waht we are commenting on. It was literally only available for like a few hours. We are both waiting for a shipment update from amazon.
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I ordered it yesterday when it was 309.99....now its 329.99... GET REKT AMAZON!!! yes, im rubbin my nips right now