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Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 30 Nov 1999 18:24:09 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dwight Deur writes:
> In lugnet.loc.uk, James Brown writes:
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> > Hmm. The technic shuttle was advertised at 59 GBP off, from the original
> > price of 99 GBP. The current price was *obviously* wrong at 4 GBP. So joe
> > public can't do math?
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> I'd like to see this topic pursued a little further. This reference added to
> my belief that the offer was too good to be true, and contributed to my
> decision not to place an order. I think that James' "obviously wrong"
> assertion might be disputed by some, but I came to the same conclusion that he
> did.
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> I would like to know, from the people who placed orders, how many saw this
> particular reference and what they thought of it at the time. Did the
> overwhelming number of low prices vs. a single "pounds off" quote make them
> suspect that the 59 GBP was actually in error?
It wasn't a single instance. Each of the entries on the main page had all
three data points (i.e. 'pounds off' 'current price' and 'regular price')
In some of the instances, all three lined up, in the rest (the majority) the
current price was off by a factor of ten, in every case.
> Maybe my cynicism is showing, but I sensed a sub-theme of "stock up before
> they catch the error" in some posts.
Yeah, I'd noticed that too, but decided to be polite about it. The whole
thread was started with (and I quote) "If you are quick The Entertainer have
missed out a zero"
Which sure implies a mistake on The Entertainer's part.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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| (...) And a rather predatory desire on the part of someone to "take advantage" of the mistake. What I've seen on various DVD good deals forums is that the people who are the quickest and most excited (and most open) about exploiting an obvious (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I'd like to see this topic pursued a little further. This reference added to my belief that the offer was too good to be true, and contributed to my decision not to place an order. I think that James' "obviously wrong" assertion might be (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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