[Pc_Support] Re: WARNING: ZipZoomFly playing games on Athlon 64 x2 sales ... UPDATE

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Sat, 2006-07-29 at 13:16 -0700, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> ... I found ZipZoomFly was $260 for the 4600+ and said "in stock"
> -- even if not the other models.  So I went ahead and bought it for
> $260 on Monday ... On Tuesday they said it was "packed" and
> ready-to-ship and I could not cancel ... On Friday, I just got the
> following e-mail.  I remember checking all throughout the week on
> various models -- including the x2 4600+ -- and they said "in stock."

Okay, here's a "slight" update.

First off, ZipZoomFly.COM _did_ finally update their pages for the 4600+
as "backordered" over the weekend.

Secondly, ZipZoomFly.COM is still the _cheapest_ place to buy a 4600+ at
$260.  NewEgg.COM wants $329.99 ($70 more) and Monarch Computer wants
$289.99 ($30 more), although both have them in stock.

So, at this point, I can only assume one of the following ...

1.  ZipZoomFly.COM is honest and is trying to get stock and will honor
the orders made -- especially those of us who ordered the very first
day.

2.  ZipZoomFly.COM realizes it sold too low, and is going to go the full
2 weeks and then cancel the order.  If this is the case, I will fully
demand they they honor the $260 price with free shipping ($1.99 2-day
shipping) whenever they have stock again.

I am assuming #1.  However, I am more than ready to demand #2 come next
Monday.


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