What happened to 24 month no-intrest financing & free Shipping? What happened to 24 month no intrest financing & free Shipping? I was seriously on the verge of ordering this instead of buying a Pioneer Elite Pro 111fd. What happened to 24 month no-intrest financing & free Shipping? What happened to 24 month no intrest financing & free Shipping? I was seriously on the verge of ordering this instead of... » Read More What happened to 24 month no-intrest financing & free Shipping? What happened to 24 month no intrest financing & free Shipping? I was seriously on the verge of ordering this instead of buying a Pioneer Elite Pro 111fd. « Show Less
1010943
Just to add another slam on the GE Money deal. Same response, cannot verify my identity. I called them, too. I was told the only way in was through the online application. Took 3 days to tell me they couldn't identify me. Sloppy.
1010944
My opinion also GE Money Bank is Garbage company, I had same response like you "could not verify your identity". Finally I bought this TV with Citi Master Card 0 % APR for 12 months.
1010945
I was also given an initail credit limit of $1,600. So I called them and talked to a supervisor and they instantly upped my credit limit. I was able to take advantage of that offer. The number for GE Money Bank is 866-634-8379.
1010946
I'd really like the deal to come back seeing how the Amazon Store Card's poor implementation is what prevented me from taking advantage of it last week. Response in 30 seconds? Try 5 days, after which the deal was over. Not to mention I got denied because GE Money Bank couldn't "verify my identity". What a joke.Amazon, you should realize you're probably losing more sales than just mine because of this garbage company.
1010947
My credit for all three reporting agencies range from 790 to 801, and I was DENIED --> "UNABLE TO VERIFY IDENTITY"...Are you kidding me!?? The ONLY reason I even applied for the card was for the zero interest (i.e. free money), otherwise, I'll end up charging it on another card and paying it off the next month. I suspect they may be denying those with excellent credit believing they'll make the large purchase anyway, and Amazon will not have to front for the zero interest for 3 years for a customer who could otherwise just purchase outright. I am completely baffled.
1010948
Yeah Damon, I think and feel the same way as you do. I had exactly the same untimely response as you did! What a joke GE Money Bank is!!! But, I still thought the 31% off the MSRP of $3500 was a killer offer I couldn't refuse! Now, I see that Samsung has reduced the MSRP to $3200, w/Amazon currently selling at 22% off ~ still not as hot a deal, but pretty darn good- I feel that, that price will probably drop another 4-7% over the next month though! So, why not take the plunge then, and just plop it on another card?
1010949
I did get try to take advantage of the 24 month no interest on the final day, but after completing the application was informed $1600 was the limit Amazon would allow; not enough to purchase this tv. So I had to buy a gift certificate from Amazon for the remainder of the cost. A hassle but hopefully worth going through.
1010950
And now it seems there's a 36-mo deal now, only I have yet to find ANY way to contact GE money bank and get my credit approved. This is a deal I would really like not to miss this time.
1010951
I am also waiting on this tv to come down a bit before I take the dive. Just to chime in on GE Money Bank... I had the same problem, unable to "verify my identity" when applying for credit thru GE Money Bank at a local home improvement warehouse. A joke indeed.
1010952
You are so lucky. But just curious if you know your credit score when applying for the credit. My credit score is about 780 but GE bank gave me $500 initial credit and refuse to increase due to "not be able to verify...". I requested to close me account immediately right after talking with a supervisor who gave me the same answer.What a garbage company this is.
1881394
Confirming Swapthing's post. In stock at Dell, shipping is free if your order is over $129 (which it will be) and 15% off (coupon good until 7/31). I've seen comments that this should be available through other retailers (Amazon, Best Buy, etc.) around 6/15. Don't know if it's true or not. I picked it up from Dell only because of the coupon. My total was $178.49 (had to pay tax). If you don't have to have this right away, and since the Dell coupon is good until the end of July and Amazon should surely have it by then), I'd wait and see what Amazon does with the $199 price, if anything.
1653672
The majority of sellers have them at FBA which qualifies for free shipping after $25 or with one if you are a Prime Member. I would recommend contacting one of the sellers that ships them and see if they will offer a ship discount.
122830
I selected standard free shipping, so the estimated shipping date is shown as October 26. Now I pre-ordered back in July, so they've known about my order for over three months. And yet their plan is to wait 4 days after the product is released (and probably about 7 days after they actually get the product) to ship it to me. Why the wait? Simple. To punish me for not paying extra for release date shipping. I don't have a problem with using the slowest/cheapest method of shipping, since that's all I was willing to pay for. But waiting to ship just because I didn't pay extra is just abusive.
1754813
Jeff,Yes, I ordered the 24" model indeed. In fact I placed an order on the 12th, but then on the 13th I noticed that the Pi/2 discount had kicked in, so I cancelled the original order and placed a new one to save another $30~. I received an e-mail from them notifying me of the shipment and further I checked the tracking # on UPS's web site and it is enroute to my place as we speak. It is scheduled to arrive home on Sept 19th '06. When I check on the status page, it shows the order has been shipped.
1920748
My item was just cancelled, they said that the item is no longer available and gave me a 10.00 credit. I bet they oversold and have no way to fill all oft he orders. Bit of a bummer as I wanted the extra drive but it was nice of them to make it up to me with a credit.
1169388
I just bought this model from J&R; last week for $599 with free shipping. It said it was out of stock but I decided to go ahead and preorder so I could get one when they came in. The next day I got an email saying it had shipped and it is supposed to arrive tomorrow. This is the only place I could find that had for this price besides Amazon and I looked everywhere!
1179081
I was passing time and looked up this TV on the Sony site to see what the cost is now because I bought it in December '08. I really like it and was surprised to see that Sony has discontinued it. It's disappointing to find my expensive new TV already obsolete. Anyone know why that would be, especially so soon? It's gotten good reviews.
1664890
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.
1333778
This is silly, I was waiting to see if there would be 36 month financing on this, now they have upped the price. I'll wait, way to price yourself out of a sale Amazon.
1184922
There is a two year warranty on pioneer elite receivers but their website specifically states that the warranty is only honored and offered through authorized dealers--most online dealers are not authorized unless they are the ones charging full price (best buy, abt, crutchfield, etc...). Fairtrade warranties also do not apply and are refunded at time of purchase from unauthorized internet sellers. Be careful if the warranty means anything to you. Hardly any will have problems until after the warranty expires (which is how companies design things to be profitable--just make it last till the end of the warranty) so I would probably buy one and take the risk, but to each his own. There is a two year warranty on pioneer elite receivers but their website specifically states that the warranty is only honored and offered through authorized dealers--most online dealers are not authorized unless they are the ones charging full price (best buy, abt, crutchfield, etc...). Fairtrade warranties also do not apply and are refunded at time of purchase from unauthorized internet sellers. Be careful if the warranty means anything to you. Hardly any will have problems until after the warranty expires (which is how companies design things to be profitable--just make it last till the... » Read More There is a two year warranty on pioneer elite receivers but their website specifically states that the warranty is only honored and offered through authorized dealers--most online dealers are not authorized unless they are the ones charging full price (best buy, abt, crutchfield, etc...). Fairtrade warranties also do not apply and are refunded at time of purchase from unauthorized internet sellers. Be careful if the warranty means anything to you. Hardly any will have problems until after the warranty expires (which is how companies design things to be profitable--just make it last till the end of the warranty) so I would probably buy one and take the risk, but to each his own. « Show Less
1763061
That's pretty decent selection of online places to buy Pioneer for less with full warranty. Isn't it? It just doesn't apply to ELITE models. Pioneer will not warrant ELITE models purchased online. Pioneer will not warrant anything purchased on eBay. Period.So if any online seller offers VSX-21 "w/full 2yrs warranty" it just smells wrong. Go somewhere else. If you do care about warranty, buy VSX-9040 - same thing, no gold label, no glossy front, $200 save.
1301416
I pre-ordered 4 N96's, never got it, even the price going down cheaper, so i cancelled my order and made a new one, again, even we dont know if the price for the time become available will be cheaper?. Amazon Pre-order program is a mess
1825612
I wonder when Amazon is going to get these so they can ship them out. I notice on the Pioneer website that the 820k is now listed as $349. Still $299 on Amazon. I hope they start shipping soon!
1265369
I ordered mine at the end of April, and received it last week. I paid the 799 and had free shipping. I would expect the demand to still be a month and a half.
662616
I was planning on grabbing one of these too but figured I'd wait till black friday in case of a deal and then suddenly they went on back order/1-2 mo delivery and the price shot up. I guess I should have got it before, now I'll just have to wait.Most places seem to suddenly also be out of stock of this, is this just really popular or is it being discontinued?
31976
Mine did the same when I used the free shipping. My order went to one of their many centers - this center had none in stock. I had to call Amazon and they redirected my order to a warehouse(?) that had them. I should receive mine by 17 Oct. You might try calling them.