On 2 Mar 2004 at 8:24, James Miller wrote:
>On Mon, 1 Mar 2004, Anthony J. Albert wrote:
>> On some systems, the speed-up is significant, on some it's marginal for
>> the cost of the Overdrive processor at the time. Now, however, this is
>> a pretty good price, even if it only gives a 10% boost.
>
>Be sure to note the shipping price listed on that site before ordering.
>When I saw that they wanted to charge $8 to ship this item (more than
>twice its cost), I lost all interest. You're really paying $11, not $3.
>To my thinking, this is gouging customers and is sufficient for me to
>classify this retailer as unethical and someone I do not wish to support
>in any way. My .02 on this.
>
>James
You're right, I didn't look at the shipping charge, or I would have
mentioned it.
On the other hand, that's how some sites make their money - charging
their profit as a "handling" cost, and reducing the price of the items
by that amount. It is something to be aware of when shopping. I
don't believe it's gouging, as long as the cost to ship is plainly
available. Personally, I think the usual auto dealer tactic of "we'll
up the price $1000, then give $1000 cash back!" or for some ink-jet
printers I've seen lately, where the printer is "free", after a rebate
for the price of the printer, but they they get you on the ink
catriges, are a lot less ethical.
Regardless, though, I still think, even at $11, that it's a reasonable
price for a hopefully simple upgrade to a working existing system.
Anthony Albert
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Computer Services - University of Maine, Presque Isle
"This is only temporary, unless it works."
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