Kicking yourself: missed deals thread - Blu-ray Forum

gtrekker · 07-04-2013, 09:22 PM

Have you missed any deals that you wished you had known about or if you held out until it was too late?

Most recently it was the Dirty Harry boxset which dropped to around £13 but I decided to wait a while and it went back up to £26
There was also the Superman Collection which I didn't get and now it seems OOP and is selling for around £50+ on amazon marketplace and eBay.

Villiam Hayes · 07-04-2013, 09:48 PM

I'm sure there has been but I can't think of one right now,I think I spend too much time on here to miss deals.

Sky_Captain · 07-04-2013, 10:18 PM

Nothing I can really think of...

Certainly, there's been plenty of discs I've bought, that have tumbled in price, but nope, can't think of anything I've particularly missed out on. If I want something, I've probably bought it regardless of price, unfortunately.

Buzz201 · 07-04-2013, 10:30 PM

Season one of Hannibal was at £13 for a day or so, but I think Amazon spotted the mistake and canned all the pre-orders...

rapta · 07-04-2013, 10:58 PM

I've missed a bunch in the HMV sale, namely Colonel Blimp steelbook...

What else? Hara-Kiri remake for £2.49, and general Play.com bargains when they were selling off their stock at ridiculously low prices...then again I did get some bargains, including the original Harakiri (Kobayashi), Alice (Jan Svankmajer), Fear and Desire (Kubrick), North by Northwest (steelbook), House of the Devil, Donnie Darko (2-Disc), and Santa Sangre (Jodorowsky) all for under £7 each!

Other good deals I have missed out on I've forgotten really...kinda reckon I've got some great deals over the past 6 months or so, but sometimes jump at the deal and find it goes for cheaper not soon after. That's more frustrating than missing a good deal!

Probably the best deal of recent - getting Luck on blu-ray for £6.50-odd from ZavviOutlet on Play.com due to a probable mispricing. Also getting Blackthorn for about £2.50 in the recent HMV 10% voucher deal and blu-ray clearance was pretty good going.

Modman · 07-04-2013, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by rapta

I've missed a bunch in the HMV sale, namely Colonel Blimp steelbook...

What else? Hara-Kiri remake for £2.49, and general Play.com bargains when they were selling off their stock at ridiculously low prices...then again I did get some bargains, including the original Harakiri (Kobayashi), Alice (Jan Svankmajer), Fear and Desire (Kubrick), North by Northwest (steelbook), House of the Devil, Donnie Darko (2-Disc), and Santa Sangre (Jodorowsky) all for under £7 each!

Other good deals I have missed out on I've forgotten really...kinda reckon I've got some great deals over the past 6 months or so, but sometimes jump at the deal and find it goes for cheaper not soon after. That's more frustrating than missing a good deal!

Probably the best deal of recent - getting Luck on blu-ray for £6.50-odd from ZavviOutlet on Play.com due to a probable mispricing. Also getting Blackthorn for about £2.50 in the recent HMV 10% voucher deal and blu-ray clearance was pretty good going.

As of last Saturday they still had the Blimp steelbook for £7.99 in HMV Portsmouth (Commercial Rd), i'll be in there this weekend, if they have a copy do you want it? You would have to pay for postage.

prophecygirl · 07-04-2013, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Buzz201

Season one of Hannibal was at £13 for a day or so, but I think Amazon spotted the mistake and canned all the pre-orders...

My £13 pre-order is still there. They have to honour it.

josuv22 · 07-04-2013, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by prophecygirl

My £13 pre-order is still there. They have to honour it.

no they don't they can cancel any order any time

Blu-FutureUK · 07-05-2013, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by josuv22

no they don't they can cancel any order any time

I ordered Hannibal on 17th May for £14.22 and that's still there. They won't cancel it, just like they won't cancel Enterprise Season 2 for £21.82.

Davy · 07-05-2013, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by prophecygirl

My £13 pre-order is still there. They have to honour it.

No they don't. What they normally do though is, as a good will gesture, let these kind of deals slide. I've got Hanniball for £13 too. I've had pre-orders where they've been cancelled by Amazon a few times, where the price difference is about 90% cheaper than it should be, or someone has put a decimal point in the wrong place. With this though, they're still getting £13 from us all, the mistake was corrected quickly minimising the loss, so they'll let it slide.

Modman · 07-05-2013, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Blu-FutureUK

I ordered Hannibal on 17th May for £14.22 and that's still there. They won't cancel it, just like they won't cancel Enterprise Season 2 for £21.82.

Jusuv22 is right, Amazon can cancel, however, i am sure they look at the circumstances of any price error before deciding to or not.

Rixx · 07-05-2013, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Modman

Jusuv22 is right, Amazon can cancel, however, i am sure they look at the circumstances of any price error before deciding to or not.

I think Amazon honour the misprice most of the time unless you order multiple copies then they will cancel all but one.

indisposed · 07-05-2013, 08:25 AM

The Nightmare on Elm Street box set was being sold on Amazon for about £14.99 around Christmas time. It went back up in price after a few days and it's never been cheaper than that since then. I wouldn't mind getting for £17.99, but just know that Amazon would probably lower the price again, a week after I buy it.

Buddy Ackerman · 07-05-2013, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Rixx

I think Amazon honour the misprice most of the time unless you order multiple copies then they will cancel all but one.

It also depends on how many people spotted it and ordered - when they had the Silent Running steelbook for £3.99 it led to a huge rush of orders. Amazon cancelled everyone who has pre-ordered after the price error but allowed those who had pre-ordered it beforehand to keep the cheaper price as part of the price promise guarantee. Considering that's a fairly big loss for them I'd say that was fair, especially as those who ordered it after the price drop (including myself) were only ordering it because of the error.

But, as it's worth saying again because it's such a strong, mistaken belief that shops have to honour mispricings - Amazon do not have to honour them.

LGrima · 07-05-2013, 08:59 AM

Maybe the Hitchcock Black Friday deal but nothing really sticks out.

07-04-2013, 09:22 PM	#1
gtrekker Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Huddersfield	Kicking yourself: missed deals thread Have you missed any deals that you wished you had known about or if you held out until it was too late? Most recently it was the Dirty Harry boxset which dropped to around £13 but I decided to wait a while and it went back up to £26 There was also the Superman Collection which I didn't get and now it seems OOP and is selling for around £50+ on amazon marketplace and eBay.

07-04-2013, 10:58 PM	#5
rapta Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Hants, UK 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:5430 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:7	I've missed a bunch in the HMV sale, namely Colonel Blimp steelbook... What else? Hara-Kiri remake for £2.49, and general Play.com bargains when they were selling off their stock at ridiculously low prices...then again I did get some bargains, including the original Harakiri (Kobayashi), Alice (Jan Svankmajer), Fear and Desire (Kubrick), North by Northwest (steelbook), House of the Devil, Donnie Darko (2-Disc), and Santa Sangre (Jodorowsky) all for under £7 each! Other good deals I have missed out on I've forgotten really...kinda reckon I've got some great deals over the past 6 months or so, but sometimes jump at the deal and find it goes for cheaper not soon after. That's more frustrating than missing a good deal! Probably the best deal of recent - getting Luck on blu-ray for £6.50-odd from ZavviOutlet on Play.com due to a probable mispricing. Also getting Blackthorn for about £2.50 in the recent HMV 10% voucher deal and blu-ray clearance was pretty good going. Last edited by rapta; 07-04-2013 at 11:02 PM.

07-04-2013, 09:48 PM	#2
Villiam Hayes Banned Top contributor Member since:Dec 2011 Location:Norn Iron Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:437 DVD collection:5 Trading Score:20	I'm sure there has been but I can't think of one right now,I think I spend too much time on here to miss deals.

07-04-2013, 10:18 PM	#3
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	Nothing I can really think of... Certainly, there's been plenty of discs I've bought, that have tumbled in price, but nope, can't think of anything I've particularly missed out on. If I want something, I've probably bought it regardless of price, unfortunately.

07-04-2013, 10:30 PM	#4
Buzz201 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Sep 2012 Blu-ray collection:486 DVD collection:48	Season one of Hannibal was at £13 for a day or so, but I think Amazon spotted the mistake and canned all the pre-orders...

07-05-2013, 08:25 AM	#13
indisposed Power Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:South Wales, U.K	The Nightmare on Elm Street box set was being sold on Amazon for about £14.99 around Christmas time. It went back up in price after a few days and it's never been cheaper than that since then. I wouldn't mind getting for £17.99, but just know that Amazon would probably lower the price again, a week after I buy it.

07-05-2013, 08:59 AM	#15
LGrima Senior Member Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Crawley, UK Blu-ray collection:637 Trading Score:1	Maybe the Hitchcock Black Friday deal but nothing really sticks out.

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