Side effects of the HP Prime

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Side effects of the HP Prime
Message #1 Posted by Harald on 29 Oct 2013, 4:33 p.m.

I just bought a couple of these: HP 50G and there are 2 left.

Re: Side effects of the HP Prime
Message #2 Posted by Mike Powell on 29 Oct 2013, 5:40 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Harald

Not a bad price at all for a boxed/new :) , but I'm all HP50'ed up with more than 2 secondhanders found on ebay recently.

Re: Side effects of the HP Prime
Message #3 Posted by Mike Powell on 30 Oct 2013, 4:09 a.m.,
in response to message #1 by Harald

Last one left now

Re: Side effects of the HP Prime
Message #4 Posted by Mike Powell on 4 Nov 2013, 9:35 a.m.,
in response to message #3 by Mike Powell

Well mine arrived today (yes I crumbled !)
It is factory sealed and has an amazon stock label on it , so I can only presume Amazon dumped their overstock at cost to one of their dumpee's Checking the address it came from turns out to be a private dwelling, but it clearly has an amazon label on it. I wonder whether they thought they'd get stuck with dead stock now the prime is up and running? (Maybe they think the prime is the replacement?, maybe it is the replacement?)
The one thing I'm not sure of is does the product receive one of those labels if amazon are simply doing the fulfillment of orders (ie it was one of amazon's vendor's?) Sorry I can't help doing some research when I see a bargain and start wondering how they got hold of it.
I also checked out the ebayer's sales, turned out the initial couple of units were Ł57.99, then he adjusted the price down to Ł45.
Edited: 4 Nov 2013, 9:36 a.m.

Re: Side effects of the HP Prime
Message #5 Posted by Michael de Estrada on 4 Nov 2013, 10:10 a.m.,
in response to message #4 by Mike Powell

Quote:
The one thing I'm not sure of is does the product receive one of those labels if amazon are simply doing the fulfillment of orders (ie it was one of amazon's vendor's?)
No. It this case, Amazon is just acting as a middleman and taking a cut of the action, just like eBay does.

Re: Side effects of the HP Prime
Message #6 Posted by Mike Powell on 4 Nov 2013, 10:41 a.m.,
in response to message #5 by Michael de Estrada

I realise they take a cut, I was wondering whether the amazon stock label was also put on stuff that they just handle (and take a cut of) or whether that label definitely marks it out as amazon's own stock .

Re: Side effects of the HP Prime
Message #7 Posted by Michael de Estrada on 4 Nov 2013, 10:58 a.m.,
in response to message #6 by Mike Powell

They never handle items sold by others.

Re: Side effects of the HP Prime
Message #8 Posted by Mike Powell on 4 Nov 2013, 11:11 a.m.,
in response to message #7 by Michael de Estrada

They do!, they will take over the logistics of shipping them from amazon's warehouse. :) You ship the product to Amazon and they handle the fulfillment (for a fee of course) http://services.amazon.co.uk/services/fulfilment-by-amazon/features-benefits.html?ld=AZUKSOAGNO112012

Re: Side effects of the HP Prime
Message #9 Posted by Michael de Estrada on 4 Nov 2013, 11:27 a.m.,
in response to message #8 by Mike Powell

I wasn't aware of that service. Everything I've ever bought from other vendors through the Amazon system have always been shipped directly from the vendor's address.

Re: Side effects of the HP Prime
Message #10 Posted by Harald on 4 Nov 2013, 12:01 p.m.,
in response to message #4 by Mike Powell

Quote:
I also checked out the ebayer's sales, turned out the initial couple of units were Ł57.99, then he adjusted the price down to Ł45.

Yes, and that is where I decided to buy and posted it here afterwards. My units have arrived at a friends place (shipping was to the UK only) the next day. But I'll have to wait until February when I visit him....

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