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  #1315196 31-May-2015 18:04
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the JBhifi part of order says "in progress" the Paypal portion says "pending"




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  #1315200 31-May-2015 18:13
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Dunno how they're selling for $300+
JB Aussie 

Hope you all get a bargain.

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  #1315201 31-May-2015 18:14
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This is an interesting story on this very topic http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/money/9646054/Paying-for-someone-elses-mistake 

 

Their advertising probably doesn't help them, by calling it a 'Crazy Sale', so you would expect crazy deals of similar type. If it had occurred during a non sale period, then it could be seen more clearly as being a genuine error, if that is infact the case.



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  #1315202 31-May-2015 18:24
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blakamin: Dunno how they're selling for $300+
JB Aussie 

Hope you all get a bargain.


THat is the 7" one, the one here was 10.1"

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  #1315207 31-May-2015 18:51
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mrtoken:
blakamin: Dunno how they're selling for $300+
JB Aussie 

Hope you all get a bargain.


THat is the 7" one, the one here was 10.1"


Also 32gbs and much better specs 

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  #1315208 31-May-2015 18:57
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Even better! that was the only toshiba windows tab here.

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  #1315209 31-May-2015 19:00
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I saw this thread and ordered early this morning at about 4:30am and it was still saying "Hot Price $48" and "In stock and Ready to ship"
Got a an email confirmation shortly after for my order. Just saying because someone said their stock levels get updated at 2:15am, and I ordered after that.

They have a big banner advertising "LONG WEEKEND CRAZY DEALS" on their main page, and you find a crazy deal, order it, then they cancel it .....


 
 
 

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  #1315216 31-May-2015 19:30
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floydbloke: [conspiracy]Maybe it was all just a ploy to harvest people's details and bump up the numbers in their customer database[/conspiracy] tongue-out


[Better conspiracy]It is a highly sophisticated phishing expedition and all your credit card details are what have been harvested.[/better conspiracy]





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  #1315236 31-May-2015 21:05
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Someone has been banned for calling other users stupid. The posts were removed.





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  #1315237 31-May-2015 21:06
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In the end its a gamble - JB can legally pull out of a price mistake, but they may end up honouring it.

And referring to that article, it even says:

 

The "bottom line" in New Zealand is that shoppers cannot force retailers to sell them goods at prices that have been set accidentally low, Edwards says.

 

No-one would want an otherwise responsible company to go out of business just because one careless worker had put the decimal place in the wrong place in an advert.

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  #1315239 31-May-2015 21:12
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freitasm: Someone has been banned for calling other users stupid. The posts were removed.



Good work found that extremely offensive

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  #1315241 31-May-2015 21:16
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well if they can drop $701 off this it must be legit  :-)


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  #1315247 31-May-2015 21:50
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eXDee: In the end its a gamble - JB can legally pull out of a price mistake, but they may end up honouring it.

And referring to that article, it even says:
The "bottom line" in New Zealand is that shoppers cannot force retailers to sell them goods at prices that have been set accidentally low, Edwards says.

No-one would want an otherwise responsible company to go out of business just because one careless worker had put the decimal place in the wrong place in an advert.



I agree, but the difference is JB offered, customer purchased, JB took the money, this has formed the contract JB are now legally obliged to supply said goods.


In the end JB did agree to sell the goods and took the money, just like any contract between 2 parties once the contract is formed one party can't just decide to return the money and say "i'm out". What about if the purchaser decided that they couldn't afford the goods and returned them, would JB then have to give the money back?....no



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  #1315248 31-May-2015 21:51
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Took the money is a bit grey in online shopping. It's not like the shopkeeper takes the money and changes his mind.

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  #1315258 31-May-2015 22:23
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I bought online a $400 desktop for $10 a little while ago.
The funds came out of my account.

I received an email the next day saying it was a pricing error and they would refund me.


Would i have liked a well specd desktop for $10? Yes.

Did i expect it? No.

But it was worth a try.

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