Sears Pricing Mistake

[sbouslog]

Ya. I looked into it a bit and it seems that the seller can break the contract and return funds at any time before delivery in situations like this. I was hoping that the shipping arm of the company would get it in the mail before the website people figured out what was going on. Either way it was worth a shot.

[Colorado Luckydog]

Everyone is human. I'm glad my feet aren't held to the fire, everytime I make a mistake. I'd let it go. JMO

[theGinsue]

if I get those 4 Ipads - I'll be doing giveaway contest here (for one), you have my word.

I am SO in on that!

[Bailey Guns]

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away my department transitioned to semi-auto pistols.

The sports castle (was that a Gart's?) on Broadway ran an ad for S&W 645 pistols for like $399. It was about the best deal on a semi-auto so I went down to buy one. When I checked out the clerk said, "Your total is $276 (and change)." I told him I thought he'd made a mistake and even showed him the ad I'd brought with me.

The clerk said, "That's what it comes up as so that's the price. Probably an unadvertised special." I asked if he had any more and he did...two more. I bought them, too. Then he looked in the box...the older, blue cardboard boxes with the inserts in them. There was only one magazine in each box, in the gun. He said, "Oh...these are supposed to come with 2 mags each." He then put 3 additional mags in the bag. I didn't know any better at the time but S&W always tucked the additional mag inside/under that cardboard insert. So when I got home I had 3 645 pistols, 9 magazines and a smile on my face. All for under $900.

I sold 2 of the guns for $475 each with 2 mags. I had a new 645 with 5 mags as my new duty gun at a total cost of +$72 in my pocket.

Never know...maybe they'll show up on the big brown truck.

[BigBear]

if I get those 4 Ipads - I'll be doing giveaway contest here (for one), you have my word.

I am SO in on that!

Me too, my wife has been wanting one for a while. Keep in the circle, lol.

[sbouslog]

Just got cancellation e-mail from them. Sent them a nasty e-mail back in return. No need to take it any further.

[rondog]

Wow, I also see no reason to not take advantage of a pricing error! One of life's little pleasures, IMO. If some poor cashier mis-counts my change, I'll make it right though. That's a different story to me.

But I remember a discussion on The High Road about a feller who found Winchester White Box .45acp in the 100 pack at WalMart for $2.98/100, and bought all he could. At the time, the normal price was $29.98/100, and they had piles of it. He stumbled upon a major pricing error and jumped on it.

But the people on The High Road crucified that poor bastard as everything from a common thief with no morals to damn near a baby-killer. He was raked over the coals from every angle, just because he'd stumbled upon a great deal. The price was mis-entered in the store's computer, he didn't do it. He'd even mentioned it to the cashier, and was told "that was the price that it rang up as, so that's the price".

But you know damn well that every one of those sanctimonious critics would have done the same thing, and probably gloated even more about it.

[Byte Stryke]

Wow, I also see no reason to not take advantage of a pricing error! One of life's little pleasures, IMO. If some poor cashier mis-counts my change, I'll make it right though. That's a different story to me.

But I remember a discussion on The High Road about a feller who found Winchester White Box .45acp in the 100 pack at WalMart for $2.98/100, and bought all he could. At the time, the normal price was $29.98/100, and they had piles of it. He stumbled upon a major pricing error and jumped on it.

But the people on The High Road crucified that poor bastard as everything from a common thief with no morals to damn near a baby-killer. He was raked over the coals from every angle, just because he'd stumbled upon a great deal. The price was mis-entered in the store's computer, he didn't do it. He'd even mentioned it to the cashier, and was told "that was the price that it rang up as, so that's the price".

But you know damn well that every one of those sanctimonious critics would have done the same thing, and probably gloated even more about it.

yeah but I bet you dollars to dimes had the guy in turn offered it to them for the same price they would have jumped on it.
I would have.

[car-15]

just seen this on my news page.
http://digitallife.today.com/_news/2...pad-ad-mistake

[hollohas]

A few years ago I ordered 10 cases of Winchester AA 12ga for $35/case from BassPro online. They shipped them to me but the price went back up to about $80/case the next day.