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    eBay Chirs (colpic)

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Kuat, Nov 16, 2007.

  1. Kuat

    Kuat Notebook Guru

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    How is he able to sell notebooks substantially cheaper than on the official site?

    Where he gets them from?

    :confused:
     
  2. nonamelol

    nonamelol Notebook Consultant

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    i think he has connection to a warehouse. so u skip the middle man and his share and straight to the consumer. im assuming
     
  3. Sponsi

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    If we knew where he got them, we'd all be selling them ;)
     
  4. nonamelol

    nonamelol Notebook Consultant

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    u wanna know what his true secret is? Its all REFURBISH!!! :eek: LMAO
    he just negates the mention it.
     
  5. Rahul

    Rahul Notebook Prophet

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    Then they must be extremely well refurbished then. :)
     
  6. monakh

    monakh Votum Separatum

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    You mean he neglects to mention it to us ignorant consumers :) ?
     
  7. racerxx

    racerxx Notebook Geek

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    They are shipped directly out of a warehouse. I hope they are not refurbished! This one came in a sealed sony box with all the paperwork, warranty etc.
     
  8. voipben

    voipben Notebook Consultant

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    Pretty sure that was a joke. :) The units are shipped directly from an authorized Sony reseller, brand new and factory-sealed.
     
  9. psun786

    psun786 Notebook Evangelist

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    He does offer a good price but definitely NOT the best deal you could find for TZ. Not to mention the time it takes from him to ship your unit.
     
  10. nonamelol

    nonamelol Notebook Consultant

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    lol can u find me a better deal for a tz190 for 2500 flat including that 57 dollar shipping charge?
    yes, i paid 2500 straight out for it.
     
  11. ArMiXiA

    ArMiXiA Notebook Enthusiast

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    where could you find a better deal than colpic other than scouring craigslist and ebay for other sellers that may have little to no seller feedback? Im in the market for one.
     
  12. psun786

    psun786 Notebook Evangelist

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    I am not in the market to buy a TZ190 so I never pay any attention to their price. However, you will find Colpic doesn't have the lowest markup when you do a discount percentage calculation based an eBay deal for TZ150.

    TZ190 sold by Colpic (600+ feedback) $2500, Retail $2999 = you get 17% discount

    TZ150 sold by atlantis_discount_warehouse_llc (3300+ feedback) $1649, Retail $2099 = you get 22% discount. Here is the link to a TZ150 sold with buy it now http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...sid=m37&satitle=220170804598&category0=&fvi=1

    You really have to pay attention if you want get an awesome deal. Most cheap deal are sold with Buy it Now option. So it may only been listed for 5 mintues before someone clicked Buy it Now.

    I am not saying Colpic sell overpriced TZ, in fact he does have good prices. But listing something without having it in stock, then order it for you once you paid? Its not a legit way to run a retail business.
     
  13. ArMiXiA

    ArMiXiA Notebook Enthusiast

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    that is my fear because I need the TZ for a trip coming up around december 10th and Im not sure if he can deliver it as fast cause there is no mention of time it takes for the notebook and Ive read posts that say it takes several weeks.
     
  14. Ken Wind

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    If you call Sony Style, you may be able to get it cheaper than they list on the website.
     
  15. nonamelol

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    one member here spend an extra hundred to expediate the shipping and he got it less than a week i think. since ull be saving huge cash buying from him, just spend the extra hundred on shipping and ull have it by a week.
     
  16. Kuat

    Kuat Notebook Guru

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    I just pulled the trigger on his TZ198

    Chris said it would take 5-7 days for him to ship it out (after the payment).

    Still a good deal.

    (i wonder how cheap he gets them.. he sellls them for 15%-20% less and still needs to turn profit)
     
  17. nonamelol

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    man, you people and your rich moneys. all of a sudden the 198 is purchase like they are some regular pc, i had to cut off a limb just to scrape enough for the 190 and thats the low end spectrum of the SSD class. u people and your 198 suck!!! lol