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!?
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I bought a reconditioned one from Apple for $99, added additonal 2 yr warranty for $39, best deal I could find.
102088
I don't know why they do that, but i am pretty sure that this happens with most products. Products are always cheaper on amazon!
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.
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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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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?
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Yes, how dare Amazon! Utilizing the founding principle of our economy! The nerve!! Oh wait, the price hike is over... What a terrible ordeal for a price hike to last two weeks while an item is out of stock. BTW, the price decrease just so happened to coincide with Amazon shipping the cables out again. What a coincidence. And if you want to complain and moan about Amazon's pricing, purchase one of the other cables through one of the other companies. I'm sure Amazon won't mind losing a few whiny customers.
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Usually when this happens on Amazon, it's because the usual sellers have sold out. Sellers then raise prices, sometime incidentally because prices are managed by computers algorithms. I don't believe this is an expected price for this.
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You people are ridiculous. Amazon does a great service with their price guarantee, but you actually have to read it. If you bought the item through another vendor on amazon that is YOUR problem not amazon's. Clearly people are not paying attention to what they are doing. On top of that amazon is not "drop shipping" from any other location. You are actually buying from another company that is using amazon to sell the products they also carry. Why would amazon give you money back for that? If amazon sells it directly to you then they absolutely will 100% of the time honor their price guarantee. You people are ridiculous. Amazon does a great service with their price guarantee, but you actually have to read it. If you bought the item through another vendor on amazon that is YOUR problem not amazon's. Clearly people are not paying attention to what they are doing. On top of that amazon is not "drop shipping" from any other location. You are actually buying from another company that is using amazon to sell the products they also carry. Why would amazon give you money back for that? If amazon sells it directly to you then they absolutely will 100% of the time honor their... » Read More You people are ridiculous. Amazon does a great service with their price guarantee, but you actually have to read it. If you bought the item through another vendor on amazon that is YOUR problem not amazon's. Clearly people are not paying attention to what they are doing. On top of that amazon is not "drop shipping" from any other location. You are actually buying from another company that is using amazon to sell the products they also carry. Why would amazon give you money back for that? If amazon sells it directly to you then they absolutely will 100% of the time honor their price guarantee. « Show Less
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Same thing with me. I put it in my cart earlier today at $399 from Amazon.com. Now my cart is saying that Amazon doesn't carry this, and if i still want it, it will be fulfilled by another vendor for $429. It feels like some shady maneuvering going on here.
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Because prices on Amazon constantly fluctuate. The main provider can and do change their prices based upon numerous things/ What you do is put the item of interest in your cart. Then check your cart once a day. It often goes down. But you find if you are patient it goes down even further. It's the Amazon price game. They are not in control of all these things. Maybe some. It really is a game for your patience and guessing. Like gambling with you $20. I've left things sit in my cart for months!
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Thank you for noticing! I thought I was the only one who questioned this. I would never have known if I hadn't tried to order one for my mom's birthday because she liked mine so much. I nearly dropped my teeth when it was listed at $119.00. I checked the next day and it was $249.00! In addition, there was a new seller. It appears as if the second seller bought out the first one. Other sites seemed to have their stock dried up as well. When I bought mine Amazon sold it and I used my prime membership to save on shipping. Seems like someone figured out a dirty little way to scam us. I wonder how many other low profile products are going the same way. I called customer service. I did not get a satisfactory response, so I e-mailed them just now. I hope they take notice.
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Third party sellers. Amazon probably doesn't have any in stock. If they get any more in, the price will go back to msrp.
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I found the price change upsetting, too. But since the item was already in my cart I learned that it was because the stock was depleted and the provider didn't have anymore at the lower price. - My first impulse was to blame Amazon but they proved me wrong. It apparently is not their fault.
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In 2012, this exact item and qty was being sold on Amazon for $21.99. In 2013, I paid $19.59. In 2014 it has skyrocketed in price. Still a good deal at $46? Possibly, but something has changed either with the supplier or the demand for the product. Kills me to pay $46 for something when it was available for 1/2 the price previously.
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I think whoever is charging this outragious price should be arrested for actually stealling. Anyone who would be stupid enough to pay this price should go back to school and learn their math again!!!! I'm surprised that Amazon doesn't protect their customers better then this and will think twice before I come on this site to buy from again!!!
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It probably doesn't have anything to do with the product itself. I believe Amazon prices tend to fluctuate day to day, depending on inventory levels. My guess is there are just more of the 1-packs in stock right now, so the prices are set to incentivize customers to purchase that pack size instead of the 2-pack.
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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!