Buy.com Increases Prices! - Blu-ray Forum

PhQTwo · 04-17-2007, 06:56 AM

Has anyone checked out Buy.com lately? They have increased their prices on almost all of their Blu-ray movies by 20-30%! I enjoyed the benefits of the Google Checkout as much as the next person, but this SUCKS!

There are still some that they didn't increase, but they are few and far between, grab them now, they will probably increase as well.

When you look at the grid view it shows the old prices, but once you click on the list view it increases the price. Also when you add to your cart, either in the grid or list view, the cart reflects the new price.

I hope this is just a glitch, since this just happened today, because I ordered yesterday 04/16/2005 with the old prices.

Click the link to check them out as well...

http://www.buy.com/retail/searchresu...=1&display=col

howarmat · 04-18-2007, 12:12 AM

Wow you arent kidding. They used to be right inline if not a tad less than Amazon but now I think amazon is clearly got better deals. Hell some of the prices at amazon are 5-10 less!

buckshot · 04-18-2007, 01:05 AM

yargh. our plundering days be numbered lads. good thing i got everything i wanted. hahahahaha. guess i'll go back to amazon.com. that is when all the preorders i put in with google checkout come through.

baccusboy · 04-18-2007, 01:09 AM

And HDDVD prices are still cheap.

WriteSimply · 04-18-2007, 07:57 AM

Well it could be that people have been abusing the GC deal.

Or it could be - unlikely - that the next GC deal is gonna be on soon.

fuad

Zaphod · 04-18-2007, 10:44 PM

The funny thing is that Buy.com is not the one losing money on the GC deal. This is a Google thing and Buy.com gets the $10 from Google.

I wonder if it is Google that has put some "influence" in Buy.com's decision? Ah the power of persuasion of an Internet superpower such as Google!

I'm sure since Blu-ray, for the most part, has been impacted more than HD-DVD, probably buy statistical analysis of percentage of Blu-ray orders with GC, that they decided to increase the prices of Blu-ray vs HD-DVD.

Well Buy.com will probably lower their prices again, eventually, since the current prices they are charging are WAY over the rest of the Internet e-commerce sites. Looks like it is back to ebay and Amazon!

dgator783 · 04-18-2007, 11:01 PM

its still cheaper with the 10 dollars off though....the superman I and II plus some others are still 19 bucks which Im gonna have to order soon before they go up. I abuse the google checkout everyother week...lol...they havent cancelled any of my orders yet which is a good thing, since Ive been using the same card and address for 4 different orders all within 2 weeks of each other. Plus if u sign up for their visa, u get $30 bucks free to use on whatever, and what I mean by whatever, is blu rays. U can cancel the card anytime really, or just dont use the darn thing.

The Don · 04-18-2007, 11:05 PM

I dealt with them once...and that will be the last....

I'm sticking with amazon.com..

Zaphod · 04-18-2007, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Don

I dealt with them once...and that will be the last....

I'm sticking with amazon.com..

I agree, ever since I had a bad experience with them back in the day with a DVD Pre-order of Toy Story: The Ultimate Toybox Edition, I vowed I would never buy from this crappy e-tailer again!

However... since the Google Checkout thing had arrived and my recent purchase into the world of Blu-ray, with my PS3, I figured this is one great way to take advantage of the customer service challenged company!

I too have taken advantage of these deals in the amout of somewhere between 15-20 orders, all using the same address, but multiple credit cards, and all with different emal addresses and phone numbers.

coolmilo · 04-19-2007, 12:09 AM

I have never had any good luck with Buy.com. I avoid them at all cost.

jubaiweaponx · 04-19-2007, 12:26 AM

doesn`t anyone order from dvdempire or deepdiscountdvd I have found their prices to be pretty cheap but between the 2 sites i can get what I need deep discount is nice because you don`t need to order 3 dvds like dvdempire to get free shipping ,what are the advantages of ordering through amazon??

coolmilo · 04-19-2007, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jubaiweaponx

doesn`t anyone order from dvdempire or deepdiscountdvd I have found their prices to be pretty cheap but between the 2 sites i can get what I need deep discount is nice because you don`t need to order 3 dvds like dvdempire to get free shipping ,what are the advantages of ordering through amazon??

In my case I always get free shipping via Amazon's free shipper saver (whatever its called). I also get 10% additional off their already discounted prices and no tax. So I feel the deals are always the best from Amazon.

MasterXeus · 04-19-2007, 02:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jubaiweaponx

doesn`t anyone order from dvdempire or deepdiscountdvd I have found their prices to be pretty cheap but between the 2 sites i can get what I need deep discount is nice because you don`t need to order 3 dvds like dvdempire to get free shipping ,what are the advantages of ordering through amazon??

Well you can have free shipping on order $25 or more. No sale tax. Plus I found amazon price to be $1 to $7 cheaper than dvdempire or deepdiscoutdvd.

04-17-2007, 06:56 AM	#1
PhQTwo New Member Member since:Jan 2007	Buy.com Increases Prices! Has anyone checked out Buy.com lately? They have increased their prices on almost all of their Blu-ray movies by 20-30%! I enjoyed the benefits of the Google Checkout as much as the next person, but this SUCKS! There are still some that they didn't increase, but they are few and far between, grab them now, they will probably increase as well. When you look at the grid view it shows the old prices, but once you click on the list view it increases the price. Also when you add to your cart, either in the grid or list view, the cart reflects the new price. I hope this is just a glitch, since this just happened today, because I ordered yesterday 04/16/2005 with the old prices. Click the link to check them out as well... http://www.buy.com/retail/searchresu...=1&display=col

04-19-2007, 12:09 AM	#10
coolmilo Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Silicon Valley Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:2	I have never had any good luck with Buy.com. I avoid them at all cost. Last edited by coolmilo; 04-19-2007 at 03:23 AM.

04-19-2007, 12:26 AM	#11
jubaiweaponx Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:collingdale,pa Blu-ray collection:304	other sites doesn`t anyone order from dvdempire or deepdiscountdvd I have found their prices to be pretty cheap but between the 2 sites i can get what I need deep discount is nice because you don`t need to order 3 dvds like dvdempire to get free shipping ,what are the advantages of ordering through amazon??

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howarmat Power Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Noblesville, IN 4K collection:635 Blu-ray collection:4607 DVD collection:115 Digital collection:35 Trading Score:43	Wow you arent kidding. They used to be right inline if not a tad less than Amazon but now I think amazon is clearly got better deals. Hell some of the prices at amazon are 5-10 less!

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buckshot Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007 Location:san die ego Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:9	yargh. our plundering days be numbered lads. good thing i got everything i wanted. hahahahaha. guess i'll go back to amazon.com. that is when all the preorders i put in with google checkout come through.

04-18-2007, 01:09 AM	#4
baccusboy Banned Member since:Feb 2007 Location:South Korea Blu-ray reviews:3	And HDDVD prices are still cheap.

04-18-2007, 07:57 AM	#5
WriteSimply Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Well it could be that people have been abusing the GC deal. Or it could be - unlikely - that the next GC deal is gonna be on soon. fuad

04-18-2007, 10:44 PM	#6
Zaphod Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2007 Location:A small planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse. Blu-ray collection:350 Trading Score:4	The funny thing is that Buy.com is not the one losing money on the GC deal. This is a Google thing and Buy.com gets the $10 from Google. I wonder if it is Google that has put some "influence" in Buy.com's decision? Ah the power of persuasion of an Internet superpower such as Google! I'm sure since Blu-ray, for the most part, has been impacted more than HD-DVD, probably buy statistical analysis of percentage of Blu-ray orders with GC, that they decided to increase the prices of Blu-ray vs HD-DVD. Well Buy.com will probably lower their prices again, eventually, since the current prices they are charging are WAY over the rest of the Internet e-commerce sites. Looks like it is back to ebay and Amazon!

04-18-2007, 11:01 PM	#7
dgator783 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Lakeland,FL 4K collection:377 Blu-ray collection:1521 Blu-ray reviews:11 Trading Score:14	its still cheaper with the 10 dollars off though....the superman I and II plus some others are still 19 bucks which Im gonna have to order soon before they go up. I abuse the google checkout everyother week...lol...they havent cancelled any of my orders yet which is a good thing, since Ive been using the same card and address for 4 different orders all within 2 weeks of each other. Plus if u sign up for their visa, u get $30 bucks free to use on whatever, and what I mean by whatever, is blu rays. U can cancel the card anytime really, or just dont use the darn thing.

04-18-2007, 11:05 PM	#8
The Don Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2006 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:2	I dealt with them once...and that will be the last.... I'm sticking with amazon.com..

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