Sl-6000l On Amazon For $300 Right Now!

[blackspion]

Will it be possible for us as a group to pressurize Amazon to sell us Z6Ks at least at their advertised lowest price ($379)? How many ZUGers would be willing to go for that price?

I think it`s hard to get a gadget to low price
without units in stock  

but to use f1oyd1an words

"ripped by jpettins dude
hunting for a z6k"

also at 379,-  

kr
Wolfgang

[SHaubner]

As I said yesterday, Amazon is a huge company and I'm sure that customer service is a semi-automated process where reps are sitting in a big cubicle farm and expected to quickly process 'x' number of responses per hour.  The only info they have is what pops up on their screen.  Furthermore, one of the three people I spoke to over the last few days was obviously in India, who was using a script and couldn't even understand me.  I'm sure the email processing is similar.

[SHaubner]

p.s.  More feedback today for jpettins -- this guy really seems like a putz

[f1oyd1an]

Fast shipping, great communication??  

[SHaubner]

Fast shipping, great communication?? 

But he still screwed up that order!  And the other sale was misadvertised as well.

Anyway, looking at offroadgeek's tally thread the current total is 17 (Dec 8-14:00 EST)

That's 17x$300=$5,100 which is a lot more that the "limit" that gretchen said was in place, and the tally doesn't even count a few of the other folks that mentioned they had bought, nor any non-ZUGers.  Again, not sure for what duration this limit applies.

[adf]

Ok.. so we have amazon not really complying with it's own policies. One of us should sign up as a vendor to verify the policies btw. Their failure (if the policies are currently what we understand them to be) cost us as a group about $2500 ( the other half being lost to fraud committed in accordance with their policies  (if we look at it that way.. and based on the sales arising from a post within our "association's" communication system ...ahem... I think we might) maybe there is some hope for cutting deal with Amazon.
My guess though is that at the end of December we will be having very annoying bureaucratic conversations with amazon trying to get our money back before the Christmas '05.

Re the e-mail. I have also spoken to India.
I have twice posted that the matter is not resolved using the link they suply in the email for that purpose.
I expect a future email from amazon about how glad they are they have resolved this to my satisfaction and that yak hair sweaters are a great gift idea.. for sale now used by attila@weaselface.net..  ...would I like to make a one click purchase?

[wizzard]

One of us should sign up as a vendor to verify the policies btw.

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[adf]

I guess i'll have to (or someone will) follow the links and see if there is a definite quatable policy on volume....
"Amazon.com was founded with a vision of providing an extraordinary
experience for buyers. "
They definitely succeeded in providing me with an extraordinary experience.....  But then I guess a prostate check-up would qualify along the same lines.

[adf]

I don't get the new feedback...... unless as was said he expected the electronics scam to run longer and needed to be sure there were positive listings. Or they are red herrings to forestall an investigation from amazon and give him breathing room.
Or we drew the wrong conclusions....  
right

This and sorting outr dns on pocket workstation  is getrting to be a hobby

[vputz]

this guy really seems like a putz

Hey, easy there!

-->VPutz
(yes, my name really is "Vic Putz")

[f1oyd1an]

jpettins@yahoo.com denies me to be on his yahoo buddy list..

[adf]

this  _radu_  from the feedback really exists... he has written several reviews on Amazon.. some prior to pettins existence.
So... somebody who seems unaffiliated did really get something...

"DVD was wrong edition, but issue resolved quickly & easily. Fast shipping, great communication. Thanks!"
 Date: 12/08/2004     Rated by Buyer: _radu_
If we could get a hold of him he would have info.....

If pettins has fled it wouldn't matter, but worht checking?
anyone able to contact _radu_ ?

[SHaubner]

this guy really seems like a putz

Hey, easy there!

-->VPutz
(yes, my name really is "Vic Putz")

Sorry dude!

[SHaubner]

It may be that jpettins signed up or transitioned his seller account to "Pro" since he was "offering" items in bulk

www.amazon.com/promerchant

It may have provided for a higher seller limit

Again, looking at Amazon's policies, after 14 days he would have been free to transfer the funds to his checking account at will.  He could have transferred everything this past weekend, and then withdrawn the money and closed his checking account (most likely under a fake ID) on Monday--just as folks would have started wondering where their packages were that supposedly shipped on Thursday...

About the feedback, it sometimes takes *me* weeks to post eBay feedback so these items may have been received over a week ago.

[wizzard]

this  _radu_  from the feedback really exists... he has written several reviews on Amazon.. some prior to pettins existence.
So... somebody who seems unaffiliated did really get something...

"DVD was wrong edition, but issue resolved quickly & easily. Fast shipping, great communication. Thanks!"
 Date: 12/08/2004     Rated by Buyer: _radu_
If we could get a hold of him he would have info.....

If pettins has fled it wouldn't matter, but worht checking?
anyone able to contact _radu_ ?

The only _radu_ I was able to find on Amazon has written 3 reviews, all on books. Sadly i couldn't discover a e-mail ID.