Pink Floyd Discovery Box for £1.27

Discussion in 'Third Party Sales & Auctions' started by AnyColourYouLike, Nov 11, 2011.

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  1. AnyColourYouLike

    AnyColourYouLike Member Thread Starter

    Just a quick heads up on Amazon UK they have the Pink Floyd Discovery Box sets at £0.01 for some reason plus £1.26 shipping.

    Now I know this sounds insane, and they have probably priced them wrong, but it's worth a punt at that price, what's the worst that can happen?

    I just ordered two! If this comes off this will be the greatest deal of all time... :agree:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-li...p?ie=UTF8&qid=1321061753&sr=8-4&condition=new

    Hope this is in the right place.
     
  2. Todd Fredericks

    Todd Fredericks Senior Member

    Location:
    A New Yorker
    I ordered it too. I'm expecting it to be canceled but you never know.
     
  3. swvcc

    swvcc Active Member

    Location:
    KY
    I gave it a shot too!
     
  4. rburly

    rburly Sitting comfortably with Item 9

    Location:
    Orlando
    Strange that it's the regular price on their web site, but a couple sellers are selling "New" for $0.01?! Hard to believe. Watch out for knockoffs.
     
  5. Maidenpriest

    Maidenpriest Setting the controls for the heart of the sun :)

    Location:
    Europe
    It is from the third marker seller so will probably will not work, if it was priced that way from Amazon.co.uk they would be more of a chance IMO
     
  6. Joseph

    Joseph Senior Member

    Thanks for the heads up! Placed my ordered as well.
     
  7. I took the plunge too - nothing ventured, etc. 3 pounds 8 ain't a bad price for the complete discography, I figure.
     
  8. eelkiller

    eelkiller One of the great unwashed

    Location:
    Northern Ontario
    £145 for shipping? Then I will believe it will happen.
     
  9. rockclassics

    rockclassics Senior Member

    Location:
    Mainline Florida
    Just ordered. Worth a try, but I don't expect it to go through.
     
  10. HiredGoon

    HiredGoon Forum Resident

    G'day,

    These sellers might have competitive pricing algorithms that have gone into a feedback loop (Seller A's algorithm prices just under Seller B's price, then Seller B's algorithm undercuts Seller A's price, and so on).

    I would expect any orders at this price to be cancelled as "out of stock", but it's worth a punt, I guess.

    --Geoff
     
  11. rockclassics

    rockclassics Senior Member

    Location:
    Mainline Florida
    For this price, even if it is a knockoff I would probably keep it.
     
  12. jimcdenco

    jimcdenco Forum Resident

    Location:
    Denver, CO
    Missed it! Tried to order then got all the way to checkout and got this message:

    Some items are no longer available

    Some items became unavailable after you added them to your shopping basket. Click here to return to the product detail page to purchase it from another seller.
     
  13. rburly

    rburly Sitting comfortably with Item 9

    Location:
    Orlando
    :winkgrin:

    Actually, if it's going for that, I'll be 2-3 more!
     
  14. marigoldilemma

    marigoldilemma Forum Resident

    Location:
    usa
    I get "Sorry, that item is no longer available..."
     
  15. Maidenpriest

    Maidenpriest Setting the controls for the heart of the sun :)

    Location:
    Europe
    So far my order has gone through, if it does I may make a 1000% profit and sell it in the SHTV Marketplace for 10p:laugh:
     
  16. rburly

    rburly Sitting comfortably with Item 9

    Location:
    Orlando
    Checked out the link again, and the prices have changed ...dramatically!
     
  17. Yep, it's back up to about £140, but my order is apparently "dispatching soon" - specifically, November 14-15 - for the whopping total of £3.09. Looks like this might happen!

    Keep the ultra-limited mega-discount links comin', people!
     
  18. The Rush Fan

    The Rush Fan Well-Known Member

    Location:
    San Lorenzo, CA
    Wow! This is better than the "Oh By The Way" (genuine, fulfilled by Amazon) box going for less than $25.00 including shipping a couple of years ago. The Genesis boxes were going for like $13.00!
     
  19. rburly

    rburly Sitting comfortably with Item 9

    Location:
    Orlando
    Karma, my man, karma! :righton:
     
  20. KeithH

    KeithH Success With Honor...then and now

    Location:
    Beaver Stadium
    Wow. If you guys get it, great score!
     
  21. eelkiller

    eelkiller One of the great unwashed

    Location:
    Northern Ontario
    :righton: Eveyrone who ordered better get it or this could get ugly. :D
     
  22. KeithH

    KeithH Success With Honor...then and now

    Location:
    Beaver Stadium
    I hope these people know that this set doesn't come with a scarf or marbles.

    (It's all about managing expectations. ;))
     
  23. rburly

    rburly Sitting comfortably with Item 9

    Location:
    Orlando
    That's a deal killer then! ;)
     
  24. c-eling

    c-eling They're made of light,We never would have guessed

    yeah i got the dispatching soon also,grand total of just over 5 bucks,looks like this is coming out of ohio
     
  25. HiredGoon

    HiredGoon Forum Resident

    G'day,

    I would be very surprised if any order is shipped at that price.

    The third-party sellers will simply cancel the orders, and claim there was a pricing mistake or they have run out of stock (if a reason is offered at all).

    It's happened to me before when I ordered an Al Di Meola box set at 3 pounds from a third-party seller when the usual price was around 20 pounds. The order was cancelled without any reason given.

    If it was Amazon offering the item then there's a good chance the price will be honoured, but that's not my experience with third-party sellers.

    Though it will be interesting to see what happens, regardless.

    --Geoff
     
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