Terrific Deal MP3 Player

keithhill · 23-01-2006, 10:08

I am the proud owner of a Packard Bell AudioKey 512mb MP3 Player.
I bought it for £39.99 in a sale clearance at Dixon’s just after Xmas; it then went back up to its original price of 59.99.
To My amazement after going into Dixon’s today and also checking at PC world the same device as gone rocketing up to £119.99.
Can someone explain this terrific deal I had?

alanwarwic · 23-01-2006, 10:26

Its all in the mind.

Many many items in PC world and Dixons are priced artifically so that an item can be sold at an OK price.

A relation of Gerald Ratner is a director maybe.

elpaw · 23-01-2006, 10:27

A 512MB player going for £120? You can get a 1GB iPod for that price

alanwarwic · 23-01-2006, 11:25

a 20GB player is available for £107 delivered these days.

keithhill · 23-01-2006, 17:26

I am aware on the costs of Ipods etc but there is a heck of difference between paying £39.99 and then if I was to go in now and pay £199.99 for the same thing.
My Point is the difference. "I Dont Want an Ipod" they are more trouble than they are worth

Quote:

Originally Posted by keithhill

I am the proud owner of a Packard Bell AudioKey 512mb MP3 Player.
I bought it for £39.99 in a sale clearance at Dixon’s just after Xmas; it then went back up to its original price of 59.99.
To My amazement after going into Dixon’s today and also checking at PC world the same device as gone rocketing up to £119.99.
Can someone explain this terrific deal I had?

keithhill · 23-01-2006, 17:28

I am aware on the costs of Ipods etc but there is a heck of difference between paying £39.99 and then if I was to go in now and pay £199.99 for the same thing.
My Point is the difference. "I Dont Want an Ipod" they are more trouble than they are worth

Quote:

Originally Posted by alanwarwic

a 20GB player is available for £107 delivered these days.

Astaroth · 23-01-2006, 19:13

I just bought one off ebay for £20... is a "second" but came with a full years warrenty... box was slightly bashed but other than that all the contents was perfect and appeard to be unused... not a bad sound for the money

GaryB · 23-01-2006, 20:22

Pricing like this is standard to get around the law. In order to say "Reduced From", "Original Price" or something similar, the product has to have been on sale for a certain period at the higher price (28 days IIRC). What many retailers do is to put something on sale at a ridiculously high price in a small number of stores for a while so it qualifies.

rob1973 · 23-01-2006, 20:46

Yep it's a mark up..they'll be doing it so they can reduce it for the next sale..£119 for a 512Mb!! That's outrageous, considering what you can get if you look about I don't think you got an amazing deal..I think you paid a fair price! They just want you to think you got a deal.

EDIT - PC World and Dixons are both owned by the Arcadia Group.

GaryB · 23-01-2006, 20:53

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Originally Posted by rob1973

EDIT - PC World and Dixons are both owned by the Arcadia Group.

Don't know where you got that from, but Arcadia own assorted fashion companies. They are nothing to do with Dixons/PC World.

Dixons/Currys/PC World/The Link are owned by DSG.

mattyl149 · 23-01-2006, 21:52

Virgin Megastores sell 512mb players for around £40. I would be loathed to spend £120 on one with that capacity, especially if I didn't want an Ipod as Creative make MP3 players too
While on the subject, I wanted a SD card for my MP3 player from AOL rewards, Dixons (and Jessops) sell them for £80.00 each. I said no thanks

www.7dayshop.com

sell 1GB cards for £33.99. Some saving eh?

23-01-2006, 10:08	#1
keithhill Banned User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Marlow Posts: 118	Terrific Deal MP3 Player I am the proud owner of a Packard Bell AudioKey 512mb MP3 Player. I bought it for £39.99 in a sale clearance at Dixon’s just after Xmas; it then went back up to its original price of 59.99. To My amazement after going into Dixon’s today and also checking at PC world the same device as gone rocketing up to £119.99. Can someone explain this terrific deal I had?

23-01-2006, 17:26	#5
keithhill Banned User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Marlow Posts: 118	Not The Point I am aware on the costs of Ipods etc but there is a heck of difference between paying £39.99 and then if I was to go in now and pay £199.99 for the same thing. My Point is the difference. "I Dont Want an Ipod" they are more trouble than they are worth Quote: Originally Posted by keithhill I am the proud owner of a Packard Bell AudioKey 512mb MP3 Player. I bought it for £39.99 in a sale clearance at Dixon’s just after Xmas; it then went back up to its original price of 59.99. To My amazement after going into Dixon’s today and also checking at PC world the same device as gone rocketing up to £119.99. Can someone explain this terrific deal I had?

23-01-2006, 17:28	#6
keithhill Banned User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Marlow Posts: 118	? I am aware on the costs of Ipods etc but there is a heck of difference between paying £39.99 and then if I was to go in now and pay £199.99 for the same thing. My Point is the difference. "I Dont Want an Ipod" they are more trouble than they are worth Quote: Originally Posted by alanwarwic a 20GB player is available for £107 delivered these days.

23-01-2006, 10:26	#2
alanwarwic Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: the wild world web Posts: 28,132	Its all in the mind. Many many items in PC world and Dixons are priced artifically so that an item can be sold at an OK price. A relation of Gerald Ratner is a director maybe.

23-01-2006, 10:27	#3
elpaw Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Location: Location Posts: 7,990	A 512MB player going for £120? You can get a 1GB iPod for that price

23-01-2006, 11:25	#4
alanwarwic Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: the wild world web Posts: 28,132	a 20GB player is available for £107 delivered these days.

23-01-2006, 19:13	#7
Astaroth Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 3,421	I just bought one off ebay for £20... is a "second" but came with a full years warrenty... box was slightly bashed but other than that all the contents was perfect and appeard to be unused... not a bad sound for the money

23-01-2006, 20:22	#8
GaryB Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St Albans Posts: 4,088	Pricing like this is standard to get around the law. In order to say "Reduced From", "Original Price" or something similar, the product has to have been on sale for a certain period at the higher price (28 days IIRC). What many retailers do is to put something on sale at a ridiculously high price in a small number of stores for a while so it qualifies.

23-01-2006, 20:46	#9
rob1973 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Old Father Thames Posts: 4,011	Yep it's a mark up..they'll be doing it so they can reduce it for the next sale..£119 for a 512Mb!! That's outrageous, considering what you can get if you look about I don't think you got an amazing deal..I think you paid a fair price! They just want you to think you got a deal. EDIT - PC World and Dixons are both owned by the Arcadia Group.

23-01-2006, 20:53	#10
GaryB Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St Albans Posts: 4,088	Quote: Originally Posted by rob1973 EDIT - PC World and Dixons are both owned by the Arcadia Group. Don't know where you got that from, but Arcadia own assorted fashion companies. They are nothing to do with Dixons/PC World. Dixons/Currys/PC World/The Link are owned by DSG.

23-01-2006, 21:52	#11
mattyl149 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Old Hill, West Midlands Posts: 2,082	Virgin Megastores sell 512mb players for around £40. I would be loathed to spend £120 on one with that capacity, especially if I didn't want an Ipod as Creative make MP3 players too While on the subject, I wanted a SD card for my MP3 player from AOL rewards, Dixons (and Jessops) sell them for £80.00 each. I said no thanks www.7dayshop.com sell 1GB cards for £33.99. Some saving eh?

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