Price Error] Samsung 840 250GB SSD - £39.92 ea + £11.53 Shipping (~ $70 ea + $20 AUD) Amazon UK

Ljuicebox12 on 31/08/2013 - 22:14
Last edited 03/09/2013 - 11:10 by 1 other user

Moved to Forum: Original Link as this is a price error on Amazon UK. See chat record with support staff and example of cancellation email.

Stumbled across this deal on my daily internetting:

Samsung MZ-7TD250BW 250GB 840 Series Basic 7mm Ultraslim Solid State Drive
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00EPFKL0A

£39.92 [$70 AUD] for each unit. Shipping cost to Sydney was £11.53 [$20 AUD] for me, but I ordered two. Note that price on the site includes VAT and 20% VAT will be taken out at check out.

Kind of a suss product entry with such a cheap price (this Samsung SSD goes for ~$200 locally) and generic description, but it's being sold BY Amazon UK so they don't charge until they ship.

Have at it!

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Comments

  • mafim on 01/09/2013 - 01:58
    -1

    ordered, thanks op. Just search amazon's news, and it is sad that they canceled order before, which is also mis-priced.
    Amazon mis-priced iPaqs: No sale - http://www.zdnet.com/amazon-mis-priced-ipaqs-no-sale-3002132…

    • [Deactivated] on 01/09/2013 - 02:02
      +3

      That's from 2003. You went deep into the archives for that one. Good find

      • issh on 01/09/2013 - 13:27
        +1

        and to think that 2003 was only 10 years ago

      • mafim on 02/09/2013 - 01:07

        didn't pay attention to the date, hope amazon will be honored this time

    • yjm on 01/09/2013 - 03:55

      Jeez, 10 quids for an iPad of yesteryear. It would of been ozbargained in 10 secs, if we as a community existed back then.

  • taroko on 01/09/2013 - 01:58

    damn… OP, u made me bought two. thank you and hate you!

  • [Deactivated] on 01/09/2013 - 02:02

    I'm going to bed, but inb4 shitstorm of people bitching when Amazon cancel the orders

  • CH on 01/09/2013 - 02:02
    +2

    My guess is this is the 120GB price.

  • morpheu on 01/09/2013 - 02:02

    not liking our chances, i mean if this was a clearance item someone else would have a similar price, on SI it's just under $180, no one comes close…

  • woktree on 01/09/2013 - 02:04

    Ordered one as well, fully expecting them not to honor it but oh well

    • Crusader on 01/09/2013 - 02:19

      You never know, they might be clearing manufacturer stock for the EVO series ?

  • [Deactivated] on 01/09/2013 - 02:05

    PLACEHOLDER THREAD*

    • this thread is reserved for all complaints that amazon.co.uk did not honor this deal
    • Tal_Shiar on 01/09/2013 - 02:10
      +4

      I thought you're comment with like 15 negs was your placeholder comment…

  • ryanranran on 01/09/2013 - 02:13
    -2

    professionals, what kind of compensation can I expect, if any?

    • BlazinPast on 01/09/2013 - 02:22
      +1

      They sometimes give out a $10 voucher if they made a pricing mistake. It's not guaranteed though.

    • [Deactivated] on 01/09/2013 - 04:29
      -6

      Is there really such a thing as an OzBargain professional? I would hate to imagine what one would look like.

    • knackers on 01/09/2013 - 13:51
      +1

      I've been involved in two Amazon Pricing errors… no compensation was awarded for either

      • Mikeologos on 02/09/2013 - 18:03

        So why the neg? It hasn't been deemed a price error yet. Some chats even saying it will be honored. You have only made 1 comment on this thread, and you gave it a neg vote 2 minutes ago.

        Don't see the reasoning here?

        • knackers on 02/09/2013 - 18:19

          it wasn't intentional.. I don't know how to un-neg

        • Mikeologos on 02/09/2013 - 18:57

          Go to this link.

          Up the top it will say "revoke". Click that.

  • [Deactivated] on 01/09/2013 - 02:24
    +1

    help please

    Comparing to eBay, Is it possible
    someone opens up an account, selling some fake item, gets a good money out of poor people and disappears?

    lets do basic math
    Someone has an item doesn't show up in amazon search
    Has got one review-apparently by themselves-
    Posts it in some bargain websites
    Just from here has 10000, each 2 average $160; 3,000,000 AUD, one night!

    If so can we get back our money?

    • BlazinPast on 01/09/2013 - 02:25

      Short answer: no.

      • [Deactivated] on 01/09/2013 - 02:26
        +1

        Long answer: no way

        • morpheu on 01/09/2013 - 02:27

          even longer answer:hell no way!

  • machej on 01/09/2013 - 02:27
    +1

    "You are now connected to Anil from Amazon.co.uk
    Me:ssd memory
    hi
    Anil:Hello Francesco, my name is Anil. Welcome to Amazon Chat support.
    Me:i have found this item
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-MZ-7TD2…(See full link)
    if this item is currently available..
    Anil:Let me check this for you right away.
    It is available and will dispatch within 2 to 5 weeks.
    Are we still connected?
    Me:no
    i'm here
    send by amazon?
    Anil:Yes, the item is sold and fulfilled by Amazon directly. "

    Source: https://slickdeals.net/f/6251664-250GB-Samsung-840-Series-2-…

    • [Deactivated] on 01/09/2013 - 02:31

      Nooooo. Not more Anil jokes at 2:30am

    • BlazinPast on 01/09/2013 - 02:32

      No, I'm sure this deal is just some error. I'm only in it for the discount voucher they give as compensation.

      • [Deactivated] on 01/09/2013 - 02:44
        +7

        MODS: please change title to "register your interest for a potential £5 voucher at amazon.co.uk"

      • machej on 01/09/2013 - 02:44
        +1

        Some people are so sure they will give out gift vouchers that they bought 3500!

        "Bought 3500, trading for $5 Amazon GC each."

  • grababargain on 01/09/2013 - 02:44

    Thanks OP. Ordered 2. Hope it's not a Father's Day joke.

    • megadeth on 01/09/2013 - 02:58

      Amazon should be big enough to honour the 500 Aussie orders they received today ;)

      • machej on 01/09/2013 - 02:59
        +3

        500? Try a few thousand plus another few thousand from slickdeals.

    • iiiyaegr on 01/09/2013 - 07:29
      +1

      Father's Day is June 15 in the UK.

  • megadeth on 01/09/2013 - 02:49

    Damn… bought the Plextor 128GB today but could resist to order two 840s at this price!

    Looks like the EVO has now officially superseded the 840. Feel sorry for the Aussie stockists still trying to extort money out of Aussie customers.

    Suggestion: try to offload all 840 stock ASAP! ;)

  • ryanlundie on 01/09/2013 - 03:02

    Bought one just on the off chance!

    • [Deactivated] on 01/09/2013 - 03:35

      Looks like you purchased the last one

  • andrew229 on 01/09/2013 - 03:30

    tried to order
    amazon told me no longer available

    • [Deactivated] on 01/09/2013 - 03:34

      Just tried again and fail at my end as well. Either out of stock or realised their error

      / puts kettle on

  • oz-dave on 01/09/2013 - 03:32

    We're sorry. The item Samsung MZ-7TD250BW 250GB 840 Series Basic 7mm Ultraslim Solid State Drive is no longer available from the seller you selected. To see if it's available from another seller, click here to return to the item's product detail page.

  • bjonbjonbjon on 01/09/2013 - 03:34

    sold out?

    • machej on 01/09/2013 - 03:38

      Was sold out way sooner, they probably have sold out of $5 gift vouchers. xD

      • vinc on 01/09/2013 - 03:40

        5 pounds voucher.
        Ozbargained!

  • Jabba the Hutt on 01/09/2013 - 06:08

    Early bird misses the worm :(

  • Slo20 on 01/09/2013 - 06:27

    Damn it missed out. Darn you sleep deprived ozbargainers.

  • adamwf on 01/09/2013 - 06:30
    +3

    Why oh why did I go to bed early last night :(

  • unity1 on 01/09/2013 - 07:07

    How can it be OOS when it was never in stock?

    • foobar on 01/09/2013 - 07:14
      +2

      Presumably they've done that to stop more orders being placed or if it is a genuine price, there may have been a pre-allocated amount which they've now hit. As much as I want this to be real, my guess is that we should be seeing the 'sorry we've screwed up, do you want to pay more or cancel' emails shortly.

  • Gavman on 01/09/2013 - 08:13

    No cancelled email yet. This could just be a genuine clearance liquidation. Fingers crossed

    • iiiyaegr on 01/09/2013 - 08:57
      +1

      I hope I get the three I ordered too, but it seems awfully unlikely that it wasn't a mistake. It would make no sense to slash the 250GB models from 129 pounds to 48 pounds but keep the 120GB models at 76 pounds.

  • BH1 on 01/09/2013 - 09:03
    +2

    OMG I just woke up to this. I fell asleep 20 mins before this got posted. I wanna cry.

    • jv on 01/09/2013 - 09:05
      +13

      You Snooze, you lose… ;)

  • hawamahal on 01/09/2013 - 09:18

    I ordered 2 from this deal. I have ordered the 840 Evo as well from shopping express. I am thinking should i cancel the shopping express order and wait for this. What is the probability of getting this order fulfilled. I will say 5% at the max. What's everyone's opinion.

    • kheob on 01/09/2013 - 09:21
      +13

      Why are you asking questions without a question mark.

      • pmupsinep on 01/09/2013 - 09:30
        +16

        He's not asking a question, I think he's summarising his life story.

      • scampy on 01/09/2013 - 09:35
        +7

        You just did the same thing.

        • wtfnodeal on 01/09/2013 - 09:39

          Because he already has an inverted ¿

        • stickyfingers on 01/09/2013 - 09:42

          Accidently negged your comment, ment to up vote it. Sorry!

        • foobar on 01/09/2013 - 09:44
          +2

          Click on votes under the comment, you can remove your neg but you won't be able to + though.

        • kheob on 01/09/2013 - 12:55
          +4

          Woosh.

          I thought it was an obvious poke at the OP, but I guess not.

    • snvl on 01/09/2013 - 09:22
      +1

      chances are that you end up with nothing.

      • fchis on 01/09/2013 - 11:43

        i would say the chances are the same as RBA interest rate atm.

    • jv on 01/09/2013 - 11:29
      +1

      What is the probability of getting this order fulfilled. I will say 5% at the max.

      I'm a bit more optimistic, I reckon 6.25%

  • plague69 on 01/09/2013 - 09:51
    +1

    Keep checking guys. When Amazon cancelled, or I should say when the seller cancelled my order on Amazon, Amazon did NOT send me anything. The order simply disappeared from my orders, and the money came back to my Cc a few days later.

    • hawamahal on 01/09/2013 - 10:00

      Probably that order was not being fulfilled by Amazon, but another seller.

  • jazzyman9182 on 01/09/2013 - 10:18
    +3

    Looking back at the link now, I think it was just missing a 1 at the start

  • pepitovfr on 01/09/2013 - 10:26
    +2

    Ordered one drive last night and received email confirmation soon after but I've just checked my account and looks like my order has disappeared, oh well.

    I hope people don't start negging the OP.

    • Gavman on 01/09/2013 - 10:33
      +7

      this will happen if you log into USA amazon (amazon.com) as apposed to amazon.co.uk which is where you woulda ordered it from! logon to .co.uk and u should see ur order

      • pepitovfr on 01/09/2013 - 10:37

        Thanks Gavman, you are indeed correct :)

      • iiiyaegr on 01/09/2013 - 10:40

        You're right. You can also just click the order in the confirmation email and if you're already logged into Amazon (any country's Amazon), the order page will pop right up. Mine is still there, but "Not yet dispatched."

  • hollykryten on 01/09/2013 - 10:55
    +2

    Well i can't see Amazon honouring this price. It's obviously a massive pricing error. I reckon they missed out a 1 and it's supposed to be £139.92. They've probably already begun cancelling the orders.

    • Tal_Shiar on 01/09/2013 - 11:59
      -1

      Amazon aren't that proactive about cancellations in my experience

      • chipstss on 01/09/2013 - 15:17

        They are with the PS4 international pre-orders.

  • HLK on 01/09/2013 - 10:57

    Hmmmm, assuming this was an actual deal with no error, I wonder how much stock they had and if they can make the demand of thousands of orders.

    If they didn't have enough stock and resorted to shipping only what they had, what would the cut off be :| I read this deal at +15 votes, pretty much bought it straight away, then came back to read comments and it was already +111.

  • psychtracker on 01/09/2013 - 11:01

    It's a amazing what a feeding FRENZY!!! a bit of cheap geek tech causes! If you buy a couple spares to resell on ebay or whatever, you'd probably make approx $50-60ea after fees. Plus the time taken to list, pics, pack and ship. That's of course if the purchase is actually honoured and arrives.

  • BluebirdV on 01/09/2013 - 11:55

    Was up last night by coincidence just after this deal was posted. Had to resist buying because I may well be in another state/location when it arrives.

    • Astro551 on 01/09/2013 - 12:28

      similar position, moving house soon. but also i had a hunch it wasn't legit - just a pricing error. So I held out, hopefully will see another good deal in the future

  • blopd on 01/09/2013 - 12:15

    Well, ordered one yesterday, hoping the cancellation emails don't come ;)

    • hollykryten on 01/09/2013 - 12:26
      +4

      These people in this thread are deluding themselves if they think that Amazon UK are going to honour this pricing mistake. I reckon the cancellations most likely will come. Here's an example of a pricing mistake from Amazon UK where all the orders got cancelled the following day. So yes Amazon UK does cancel orders from pricing mistakes.

      http://slickdeals.net/f/5765550-Transformers-Masterpiece-Opt…

  • Flyerone on 01/09/2013 - 12:37

    I see people at slickdeals ordering hundreds, one dude (Broden?) ordered 3500 trying to cash in on gift cards.

    • c0balt on 01/09/2013 - 13:06
      +6

      If they decide to give gift cards (and that's a bloody big 'if') then it would be one per order, not one per item in the order.

      It would be unreasonable to expect Amazon to honor the deal or gift that many gift cards. It's an obvious pricing error.

      That said, I ordered 2 of them and really hoping to get them.

      • StewBalls on 01/09/2013 - 13:23
        -1

        If they decide to give gift cards (and that's a bloody big 'if') then it would be one per order, not one per item in the order.

        It would be unreasonable to expect Amazon to honor the deal or gift that many gift cards.

        ^This.

    • David Hasslehoff on 01/09/2013 - 13:07
      +1

      yeah sure someone who has a credit card limit over $30,000 is trying to scam giftcards.

      • billybrown on 01/09/2013 - 13:32

        Money isn't deducted until order is shipped apparently.

        • hollykryten on 01/09/2013 - 14:32

          That's right. The money is not charged until the item is being prepared for shipment.

    • hollykryten on 01/09/2013 - 14:31

      lol oh no not Broden again

  • hollykryten on 01/09/2013 - 14:52

    The SSD is back on Amazon UK but this time at £128.97. So looks like they've corrected the price. It says it's in stock.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Series-250GB-Solid-State/dp/…

  • BlazinPast on 01/09/2013 - 14:54
    +3

    Looks like it's not going to be honoured? http://www.amazon.co.uk/According-support-Samsung-mistake-pr…
    Not surprised.

    • hollykryten on 01/09/2013 - 14:55
      +1

      Told you so. Amazon UK would not honour this pricing mistake. People in this thread were deluding themselves.

    • Elijah on 01/09/2013 - 15:00
      -1

      I knew it !, the funny thing however was that people kept +ve voting this deal, without any certainty that it will ever be fulfilled… rofl

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