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| Thread ID: 33033 | 2003-05-05 05:31:00 | Do You Trust PriceSpy?? | bk T (215) | Press F1 |
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| 141490 | 2003-05-05 08:55:00 | Hi bkT I've used Pricespy extensively, as a guide. I usually take the 3 consistently lowest stores then check them out. I'll also hop over to trademe to check out the deals their, alot of dealers/stores put specials up on trademe in the hopes of it being an extra special price for them ;) but thats what you expect at an auction site. You also need to check out the terms of trade for each store, delivery costs & time, etc. Generally I don't mind paying a little more for service and supporting a local or dealing with someone I know and trust. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 141491 | 2003-05-05 10:21:00 | Well, for those who think that PriceSpy is a good, genuine and independent site, good luck to you all . I'm not trying (can't anyway) convince anyone to stop using the site . I'm just trying to share my personal encounters (with PriceSpy) and my views . Do I have this little freedom, at all? For your information (those who are interested), I'm neither American nor British; I am a New Zealander . By the way, has race or nationality got anything to do with this matter? Racists are NOT welcome in this Forum (any objections?) and in this country - New Zealand at large . |
bk T (215) | ||
| 141492 | 2003-05-05 11:01:00 | I agree Susan_B. I don't live in a main centre and I know full well that local retailers are far out with their prices. Recently I wanted a scanner advertised at Dick Smiths for around $250 and went to the local retailer who didn't have the model I wanted. I asked for a price and he quoted $312. I eventually drove about 80Km and picked one up for $178. The petrol cost about $12 and of course there was the time which I didn't count as it allowed me to give my Wife a nice day out elsewhere with dinner. Here is me killing two birds with one stone as it were. I check ou PriceSpy and the retailer I bought from is in there but not the cheapest. OTOH I have bought around $80,000 worth of Computer products from him over the last four years. I have had to return 3 sticks of RAM and 1 external Modem in that time. I have never had any complaints regarding warranty. Now then.... Having had a rant...... I don't think that "Pricespy" has anything going with the retailers. It's a good idea to check it but it's also good to find a RELIABLE retailer near you. Just my four cents worth. :-) |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 141493 | 2003-05-05 11:10:00 | I have found PriceSpy to be an excellent tool. I live in Auckland, so I usually simply go to QMB.co.nz, as they're exremely competitive with their pricing. As for the RAM price, they have 256MB DDR RAM for around 50 bucks! SD-RAM was a little more expensive when I last looked :-) But you have to realise its a free service, and you certainly should have checked the Gamma Website beforehand, there may have been a special on that it missed? As for Gamma, I found them to be pleasent to deal with, with competitive pricing, only matched (In some cases) by QMB. I would recommend all 3 (QMB, Gamma, and the PriceSpy website) to anybody! |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 141494 | 2003-05-05 11:17:00 | Hi Mike. I'm a little curious on this one. If I was buidng a NEW computer tomorow and had worked out what CPU, Motherboard, RAM, Vidoeo, Hard disk, CDWriter, DVD, Case, Power supply etc I wanted. Would you advise that I buy all these parts from separate retailers based on price only? |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 141495 | 2003-05-05 11:20:00 | > Well, for those who think that PriceSpy is a good, > genuine and independent site, good luck to you all. bk T has made his (?) mind up on one price oddity - hardly counts as research on shopping ........... But cheers anyway T |
TonyF (246) | ||
| 141496 | 2003-05-05 11:20:00 | Yes. Think about it - he goes to a lot of trouble to link to the source of his information. I'd suggest that the error is in the retailers manipulating the info they supply - remember PriceSpy makes no secret that his info is automatically collated. | Greg S (201) | ||
| 141497 | 2003-05-05 11:21:00 | ..I know you didnt ask me.. but I couldnt resist: I went and search for the best prices all over NZ, checking all the websites as well when I built my PC. I figured I could save myself a grand total of $23 if I bought from all over NZ, or... I could just buy it all from QMB, which is where all but 3 of the parts had cheapest pricing. Then again - I may have done it right, coz one was in Wellington, the other in ChristChurch, so postage may have been extra!! |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 141498 | 2003-05-05 11:23:00 | I have my doubts that Pricespy is an > independent body . > Pricespy is full of rubbish . That's a bit hasty - I've had a bit to do with the guy (advertised on his site briefly), and it's only ever been one individual involved . |
Greg S (201) | ||
| 141499 | 2003-05-05 11:27:00 | When I priced a new system recently, I picked all the components and pricing from Pricespy, went to my favourite dealer, and asked if he'd meet or beat it all as a package - my dealer agreed. | Greg S (201) | ||
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