Amazon Contradiction The Amazon website shows that the iP1 speaker system is not yet released and can only be pre-ordered. But if you click on the "Used and New" link on the same page, Amazon shows four other retailers who have the item in stock, with ordering possible through Amazon. Does the right hand ever look at the left hand in the Amazon world? Amazon Contradiction The Amazon website shows that the iP1 speaker system is not yet released and can only be pre-ordered. But if you click on the "Used and New" link on the same page,... » Read More Amazon Contradiction The Amazon website shows that the iP1 speaker system is not yet released and can only be pre-ordered. But if you click on the "Used and New" link on the same page, Amazon shows four other retailers who have the item in stock, with ordering possible through Amazon. Does the right hand ever look at the left hand in the Amazon world? « Show Less
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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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Amazon finally has it in stock, but is selling it for the full price of $299.99. It had been available for $243.99 as a pre-order. I expect the price to drop soon.
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The Apple Store has been selling this unit for a couple of months, and it has been available (possibly exclusively) at Best Buy for several weeks. From what I have seen, all other retailers would not receive it until the 2nd or 3rd week of August.
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Having a page saying that an item "has not been released yet" when other retailers have been selling and shipping this same kit (k-x/18-55mm/55-300mm) for weeks seems disingenuous to me. I am not happy with Amazon on this one.
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I checked a number of other resellers' sites last night and they are all still shipping iLife '06 as well (and apparently trying to deplete the stock since there are so many special offers on them). So I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon's stock is still loaded with iLife '06. If you get tired of waiting, I just found this morning that if the machine comes from Amazon with iLife '06 now, it would qualify for Apple's iLife '08 Up-To-Date program where you can get the upgrade for 9.95 plus tax. Ten dollars more is still a great deal on this machine so I might go that route even though it will take a little longer to have the computer with iLife '08 on it. I checked a number of other resellers' sites last night and they are all still shipping iLife '06 as well (and apparently trying to deplete the stock since there are so many special offers on them). So I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon's stock is still loaded with iLife '06. If you get tired of waiting, I just found this morning that if the machine comes from Amazon with iLife '06 now, it would qualify for Apple's iLife '08 Up-To-Date program where you can get the upgrade for 9.95 plus tax. Ten dollars more is still a great deal on this machine so I might go that route even though it will... » Read More I checked a number of other resellers' sites last night and they are all still shipping iLife '06 as well (and apparently trying to deplete the stock since there are so many special offers on them). So I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon's stock is still loaded with iLife '06. If you get tired of waiting, I just found this morning that if the machine comes from Amazon with iLife '06 now, it would qualify for Apple's iLife '08 Up-To-Date program where you can get the upgrade for 9.95 plus tax. Ten dollars more is still a great deal on this machine so I might go that route even though it will take a little longer to have the computer with iLife '08 on it. « Show Less
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According to the website on Amazon.com. Look at the site again and click on see - newest - first, and you will see that there are posts from today. Thank you.
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I bought this item from Amazon, but when goods arrived, it has 2 normal speakers, and none with soft dome tweeters & woofers. What should I do to contact the seller? Pls help. Thanks.
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Yes you can. Please search for ASIN B005DJ7WR2. The inventory for Amazon prime is on the way. It should be available within 1 week. You can also try ASIN B005C235IA if you have 4 speakers.
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I don't think Amazon really does that, or at least they haven't done it with any of the other E-P1 related items. When they get some in stock, they ship them, without letting anyone know beforehand.So those of us who have preordered don't know anything you don't (although I heard that a few 17mm kits have arrived in the U.S., so it may be soon).
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Amazon is not getting away with it, it's one of their partner sellers. Do you know and can you tell the difference? It's not difficult. How can people continue to not understand what they are looking at when you look at a product page and it says "Ships from and sold by C4DEALZ?" Is that Amazon? No, it's not, it's C4DEALZ. When you buy here you will notice that some will say "Ships from and sold by Amazon.com", others will say "Ships from and sold by *some 3rd party seller*" and others will say "Sold by *some 3rd party seller* and Fulfilled by Amazon." The case with this at the moment is that Amazon apparently has no stock and our thoughtful friends at C4DEALZ see the opportunity to jack up the price by $100 or so and make money off the uninformed, especially in this case because even at that price it's less than buying 3 separate upgrades. Get informed. First clue, outrageous prices gouging the customer (for which Amazon actually should remove the seller as a partner) and you won't see it being available for Free SuperSaver shipping since only Amazon sold or fulfilled items are. In my case I have a gift certificate I'd like to use toward the purchase so I'm rather irritated they don't have stock but I'm not stupid enough to pay C4DEALZ gouging prices, or anyone's for that matter. Now I see that "The Toy Giant" has joined the parade of gouging sellers. They should all go on lists of sellers that we will never ever purchase from. Jeff Bezos shouldn't be allowing it, it reflects directly on Amazon.
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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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Since Amazon.com, like other retailers, fail to clearly disclose the information you seek I would recommend you post an e-mail to customer service requesting clarification before you place an order. In some cases it is clearly disclosed that the asking price is for a pair or each. It doesn't help when the retailer shows a photo image of TWO (2) speaker enclosures yet the asking price is for only ONE (1) speaker enclosure.
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Amazon currently shows 1 in stock. However, if you click the link under the bullet points "4 new from $135.44" and buy from PrimeNetShops, we have two available.
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I've noticed lately that Amazon has been giving very conservative estimates on its shipment/arrival dates. My items have always arrived well before Amazon's "estimated" arrival dates. I think this is a game they play with us so that we're happy when our packages arrive "early." The real question is whether or not Amazon actually has these in stock. Is Apple holding them back from everybody until Wednesday? Or are they just asking their sellers to not put them in customers' hands until Wednesday?
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I put in an order within what I assume is minutes after this listing hit Amazon. While my order on the Web site has no time frame, it says March 19 when viewed on the iPhone Amazon app. Best guess or just weirdness? The fact that they merged this topic with topics from the 15" models implies there's some amount of forward movement at least. I assume though that Apple won't start shipping to third-parties until they've taken care of their direct customers. I doubt Amazon is hiding anything, I just don't think Apple has given them any real information.
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It is displayed on amazons website as such. They cannot sell something else in it's place. What you see... is what you get. Rest assured.
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Many vendors seem to have gotten more pre-orders than they could handle, including Amazon itself. Vendors do seem to get getting additional units as time goes on, so I don't think you've missed out at all. Just be a little patient or look for a different vendor that has the item definitely listed as in stock.
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Actually, this is not sold by Amazon.com. If you read carefully you should notice this: "Availability: In Stock. Ships from and sold by ToyWiz." Remember that when you shop at Amazon, you could being shopping in another store. Price differences is the reason why I never shop from another Amazon store rather than Amazon.com Several weeks ago, Amazon had it in stock and sold it by $39.99.
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It sounds like the seller you originally purchased from was a 3rd party seller and not Amazon. You just had a bum 3rd party seller. Simply re-order from the seller that has it in stock. You can leave seller feedback. Please don't leave a negative review of the seller on this product page.