Dreamcast for $10 @ Amazon

JediMasterDan · 02-20-2001, 02:34 AM

Probably a misprint. Order one quick before this is fixed, perhaps Amazon will honor it. Doubt it though.

Olomite · 02-20-2001, 02:44 AM

Wonder if they'll honor it...?

Placed one just incase

Ant6177 · 02-20-2001, 03:03 AM

I just ordered one too, price came out to be $15 shipped. Ebay here I come!

Olomite · 02-20-2001, 03:06 AM

Plz no one order 50... thanks in advance

bleudyno · 02-20-2001, 03:27 AM

shows up as $99 now...guess im too late..they prob wont honor anyways knowing amazon

M_A_C · 02-20-2001, 03:39 AM

I ordered one also. This will be "boss" if it comes thru.

And yes, plz, no one order 50!

rooeey0413 · 02-20-2001, 03:44 AM

damn you guys are fast.. aparently so is amazon.. its now 99.99 darn =( o wells

JIWC · 02-20-2001, 01:32 PM

did anybody's transaction go through and is already shipped or anyone's order cancelled?

psycho- · 02-20-2001, 06:15 PM

His order didn't go thru..He got promptly refunded..
BUT...I got to the point of "one in stock-shipping soon", which means it's boxed and probably picked up by UPS...if not, no big loss.

I think the difference is that i order alot (well, that's actually an understatement) from Amazon, and my friend doesn't. He also had friends who ordered something like 5-10 of them each...so...go fig.

Vic

(added note)
When they say "one in stock-shipping soon", it means that the order has already been processed and approved. I learned that when i ordered the PS2 and other some DVDs...(man, I still have 10 Preorders from Amazon that I'm waiting for)

Olomite · 02-20-2001, 07:35 PM

Dear Customer:

Greetings from Amazon.com and Toysrus.com. We have new information about
your recent order and need your input before we proceed.

The Sega Dreamcast Console that you recently ordered from
Amazon.com/Toysrus.com was incorrectly priced. We apologize for the
inconvenience this may cause.

At any given time, despite our best efforts, a small number of the millions
of items on our site may be incorrect. We do, however, verify prices as
part of our shipping procedures. If an item's correct price is lower than
our stated price, we charge the lower amount and ship you the item. If an
item's correct price is higher than our stated price (as it was in this
case), we will, at our discretion, either contact you for instructions
before shipping or cancel your order and notify you of such cancellation.

Since your credit card was already charged for this item, it will be
necessary for us to issue a credit to your account for the incorrect price.
We'll send you confirmation of this refund within the next 2-3 business
days. You will receive another email from Amazon.com shortly that will
provide you with the ability to cancel your order or to proceed with your
order for the Sega Dreamcast Console at the correct price.

Finally, Amazon.com and Toysrus.com would like to offer you a $10
promotional certificate that you may use toward any future order at
Amazon.com. To redeem your certificate, just follow the instructions
below.

Again, we regret this inconvenience. Thank you again for shopping at
Amazon.com/Toysrus.com.

Sincerely,
Customer Service Department
Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com
Earth's Biggest Selection.

Ant6177 · 02-20-2001, 08:07 PM

Got the same message...but hey free GC!

M_A_C · 02-20-2001, 09:18 PM

dave · 02-20-2001, 11:49 PM

Same here... got the 10 buck gift cert. Anyone's order actually went through?

Olomite · 02-21-2001, 03:49 AM

So I guess this just became get a free dvd deal... Compliments of the crappy $10 dvd's.

bobotego · 02-21-2001, 05:25 AM

Basically story goes -

Dear Mindless Consumer,

We are truly sorry, but when you, the consumer, screw up, you have to deal with it and face the $$$ consequences, but when we, the big honking corporation, screw up, we just get to send you a nice e-mail telling you to pretty much fvck off, and we sit and wait for your next order, because, yes, as stupid consumers, you will order from here again!

So you're not going to get your fvcking Dreamcast for $10.00 loser!

Here's a lowly attempt to show our sorrow however, a $10.00 gift card to our store, which will buy you absolutely nothing of any value because our shipping is so fvcking expensive. But the $10.00 gift card is really for us. We'll lose no money on it, heck, we'll probably make money becuase you'll order more now because we tricked you into being all happy about giving you a free $10.00, when what we should have done was given you your $10.00 Dreamcast! That would have been the "good" thing to do (MMUUUAAAHHHHHAHAHAHA), and now that we think of it, you probably would have spent even MORE money with us buying games and **** for it. Oh well. We don't care.

Fvck off.

With deepest gratitude and sorrows,
Amazon.com

T · 02-21-2001, 07:18 AM

Any law students or lawyers want to weigh in on the legality of this one?

Could those who successfully ordered the $10 Dreamcast pursue Amazon to fulfill the sales contract/order?

Realrammstein · 02-21-2001, 07:52 AM

I hope not. With so many companies that gave great deals going under, nowadays, I would hate to see Amazon join that list. Many times I have found items there for much cheaper than anywhere else(think Dec phone deal everyone jumped on). So cut them some slack, it was an obvious typo.

bobotego · 02-21-2001, 08:08 AM

I run a business (not really). I make an ad to mail around to everyone. It says X item is only $25.00 for a limited time (in Amazon's case, a few minutes). Come to my store and get X for $25.00. Dammit, I better plan on selling the advertised item for $25.00! If not, my ass gets reported to the Better Business Bureau, and I get a ****ty record...(which I'm sure Amazon.com already has since last Christmas!) Only difference is, that when people get mad at Amazon, they don't go somewhere else. They just keep going back to them!

Either way, I would be held acountable, and I would HAVE to sell the advertised item X for $25.00, or be a queer, and say the limited time was 4 seconds, and no one got it within that time frame. (which could be true in real life, but not in Amazon's case, as many people did purchase it, AND THEY WERE CHARGED ON THEIR CC FOR IT!!! That means YOU BOUGHT THAT ITEM FOR $10.00!!! PERIOD!)

My mailing out the ad is no different than Amazon.com putting it on a web page. It's an advertisement. Simple as that.

Amazon.com is the administrator of it's own sites, they should be in turn held accountable for the mistake...to which the $10.00 GC is not considered "accountable" a $10.00 Dreamcast would be.

Heck, I didn't even get to order one of these things for $10.00 Jesus...I don't even know why I'm wasting my typing!

Doofy · 02-21-2001, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bobotego
...I don't even know why I'm wasting my typing!

I was wondering the same thing.

JediMasterDan · 02-21-2001, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by T
Any law students or lawyers want to weigh in on the legality of this one?

Could those who successfully ordered the $10 Dreamcast pursue Amazon to fulfill the sales contract/order?

anyone? i'm curious too about the legality of this. i want my $10 dreamcast!

loudmouth_92804 · 02-21-2001, 10:10 PM

I don't even know why people shop at amazon. Their **** is alot more then other web sites and they don't price match if you find it at a lower price somewhere else. Its a ****ty company and ****ty companys aren't around for long.

Only reason I order from them is because all these GC's I got from echo and vividence. Amazon can go to hell. (After I use my GCs)

RHTO · 02-21-2001, 10:49 PM

I GOT MY DREAMCAST TODAY AT 11:30 AM.

02-20-2001, 02:44 AM	#2
Olomite Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: La Jolla Posts: 185	Wonder if they'll honor it...? Placed one just incase __________________

02-20-2001, 03:03 AM	#3
Ant6177 Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 76	I just ordered one too, price came out to be $15 shipped. Ebay here I come! __________________

02-20-2001, 03:27 AM	#5
bleudyno Ensign Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 20	shows up as $99 now...guess im too late..they prob wont honor anyways knowing amazon __________________ David

02-20-2001, 03:39 AM	#6
M_A_C Commander Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, CO, USA Posts: 1,391	I ordered one also. This will be "boss" if it comes thru. And yes, plz, no one order 50! __________________ Meatwad make the moneys SEE! Meatwad get the honeys G!

02-20-2001, 03:44 AM	#7
rooeey0413 Ensign Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 33	damn you guys are fast.. aparently so is amazon.. its now 99.99 darn =( o wells __________________

02-20-2001, 02:34 AM	#1
JediMasterDan Ensign Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 22	Probably a misprint. Order one quick before this is fixed, perhaps Amazon will honor it. Doubt it though.

02-20-2001, 03:06 AM	#4
Olomite Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: La Jolla Posts: 185	Plz no one order 50... thanks in advance

02-20-2001, 01:32 PM	#8
JIWC Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: La Jolla, California, United States Posts: 410	did anybody's transaction go through and is already shipped or anyone's order cancelled?

02-20-2001, 06:15 PM	#9
psycho- Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Del Mar, CA Posts: 2,261	I heard from a friend... His order didn't go thru..He got promptly refunded.. BUT...I got to the point of "one in stock-shipping soon", which means it's boxed and probably picked up by UPS...if not, no big loss. I think the difference is that i order alot (well, that's actually an understatement) from Amazon, and my friend doesn't. He also had friends who ordered something like 5-10 of them each...so...go fig. Vic (added note) When they say "one in stock-shipping soon", it means that the order has already been processed and approved. I learned that when i ordered the PS2 and other some DVDs...(man, I still have 10 Preorders from Amazon that I'm waiting for) __________________ Victor

02-20-2001, 07:35 PM	#10
Olomite Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: La Jolla Posts: 185	Dear Customer: Greetings from Amazon.com and Toysrus.com. We have new information about your recent order and need your input before we proceed. The Sega Dreamcast Console that you recently ordered from Amazon.com/Toysrus.com was incorrectly priced. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause. At any given time, despite our best efforts, a small number of the millions of items on our site may be incorrect. We do, however, verify prices as part of our shipping procedures. If an item's correct price is lower than our stated price, we charge the lower amount and ship you the item. If an item's correct price is higher than our stated price (as it was in this case), we will, at our discretion, either contact you for instructions before shipping or cancel your order and notify you of such cancellation. Since your credit card was already charged for this item, it will be necessary for us to issue a credit to your account for the incorrect price. We'll send you confirmation of this refund within the next 2-3 business days. You will receive another email from Amazon.com shortly that will provide you with the ability to cancel your order or to proceed with your order for the Sega Dreamcast Console at the correct price. Finally, Amazon.com and Toysrus.com would like to offer you a $10 promotional certificate that you may use toward any future order at Amazon.com. To redeem your certificate, just follow the instructions below. Again, we regret this inconvenience. Thank you again for shopping at Amazon.com/Toysrus.com. Sincerely, Customer Service Department Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com Earth's Biggest Selection.

02-20-2001, 08:07 PM	#11
Ant6177 Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 76	Got the same message...but hey free GC!

02-20-2001, 09:18 PM	#12
M_A_C Commander Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, CO, USA Posts: 1,391	Yup.

02-20-2001, 11:49 PM	#13
dave Lieutenant Join Date: May 2000 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 237	Same here... got the 10 buck gift cert. Anyone's order actually went through?

02-21-2001, 03:49 AM	#14
Olomite Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: La Jolla Posts: 185	So I guess this just became get a free dvd deal... Compliments of the crappy $10 dvd's.

02-21-2001, 05:25 AM	#15
bobotego Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Churchville, NY Posts: 117	I can't stand when companies say that... Basically story goes - Dear Mindless Consumer, We are truly sorry, but when you, the consumer, screw up, you have to deal with it and face the $$$ consequences, but when we, the big honking corporation, screw up, we just get to send you a nice e-mail telling you to pretty much fvck off, and we sit and wait for your next order, because, yes, as stupid consumers, you will order from here again! So you're not going to get your fvcking Dreamcast for $10.00 loser! Here's a lowly attempt to show our sorrow however, a $10.00 gift card to our store, which will buy you absolutely nothing of any value because our shipping is so fvcking expensive. But the $10.00 gift card is really for us. We'll lose no money on it, heck, we'll probably make money becuase you'll order more now because we tricked you into being all happy about giving you a free $10.00, when what we should have done was given you your $10.00 Dreamcast! That would have been the "good" thing to do (MMUUUAAAHHHHHAHAHAHA), and now that we think of it, you probably would have spent even MORE money with us buying games and **** for it. Oh well. We don't care. Fvck off. With deepest gratitude and sorrows, Amazon.com

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02-21-2001, 07:18 AM	#16
T Plebe Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1	Any law students or lawyers want to weigh in on the legality of this one? Could those who successfully ordered the $10 Dreamcast pursue Amazon to fulfill the sales contract/order?

02-21-2001, 07:52 AM	#17
Realrammstein Lieutenant Commander Join Date: May 2000 Location: Hayward Posts: 915	I hope not. With so many companies that gave great deals going under, nowadays, I would hate to see Amazon join that list. Many times I have found items there for much cheaper than anywhere else(think Dec phone deal everyone jumped on). So cut them some slack, it was an obvious typo. __________________ never challenge an idiot, he will bring you down to his level and beat you with experience. Drive it like you stole it: http://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/...y/media/516514

02-21-2001, 08:08 AM	#18
bobotego Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Churchville, NY Posts: 117	type-o or not I run a business (not really). I make an ad to mail around to everyone. It says X item is only $25.00 for a limited time (in Amazon's case, a few minutes). Come to my store and get X for $25.00. Dammit, I better plan on selling the advertised item for $25.00! If not, my ass gets reported to the Better Business Bureau, and I get a ****ty record...(which I'm sure Amazon.com already has since last Christmas!) Only difference is, that when people get mad at Amazon, they don't go somewhere else. They just keep going back to them! Either way, I would be held acountable, and I would HAVE to sell the advertised item X for $25.00, or be a queer, and say the limited time was 4 seconds, and no one got it within that time frame. (which could be true in real life, but not in Amazon's case, as many people did purchase it, AND THEY WERE CHARGED ON THEIR CC FOR IT!!! That means YOU BOUGHT THAT ITEM FOR $10.00!!! PERIOD!) My mailing out the ad is no different than Amazon.com putting it on a web page. It's an advertisement. Simple as that. Amazon.com is the administrator of it's own sites, they should be in turn held accountable for the mistake...to which the $10.00 GC is not considered "accountable" a $10.00 Dreamcast would be. Heck, I didn't even get to order one of these things for $10.00 Jesus...I don't even know why I'm wasting my typing!

02-21-2001, 10:10 PM	#21
loudmouth_92804 Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 54	I don't even know why people shop at amazon. Their ** is alot more then other web sites and they don't price match if you find it at a lower price somewhere else. Its a ty company and **ty companys aren't around for long. Only reason I order from them is because all these GC's I got from echo and vividence. Amazon can go to hell. (After I use my GCs)

02-21-2001, 10:49 PM	#22
RHTO Ensign Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 19	I GOT MY DREAMCAST TODAY AT 11:30 AM.

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