Anyone feeling rich?
Posted 02/07/2009 - 12:17
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Yes, mine did. It seemed to be the only one in stock as when I looked straight after buying the status had changed. I doubt if there are any hanging around the shops.
Posted 02/07/2009 - 12:50
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Unlocker wrote:
Well, let's just hope they are daft enough to take the money out of my account then, then they will have to supply!
Well if not I may do you a deal.
Well, let's just hope they are daft enough to take the money out of my account then, then they will have to supply!
Posted 02/07/2009 - 12:50
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Unlocker wrote:
Well, let's just hope they are daft enough to take the money out of my account then, then they will have to supply!
Most internet firms now have clauses heavily in their favor, similar to play(dot)com where a contract does not exist until they actually dispatch the item.Well, let's just hope they are daft enough to take the money out of my account then, then they will have to supply!
shim
Posted 02/07/2009 - 13:25
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shim wrote:
Most internet firms now have clauses heavily in their favor
Chalk one more up for Johnny Foreigner Most internet firms now have clauses heavily in their favor
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Dell ordered to sell 19-inch LCD displays for $15 in Taiwan
IDG News Service - Taiwan's Consumer Protection Commission has ordered Dell to make good on sales from an online pricing error and deliver 19-inch LCD monitors to local consumers for $15.
The government agency said it received 471 complaints about the mix-up after Dell corrected the discount to reflect the $146 price it should have given. Prior to the discount, the monitors cost $229.
The pricing mistake was posted online June 25 at 11 p.m. and removed June 26 at 7 a.m. During that eight hour period, 26,000 people placed orders for nearly 140,000 displays.
Full Story:
Dell ordered to sell 19-inch LCD displays for $15 in Taiwan
IDG News Service - Taiwan's Consumer Protection Commission has ordered Dell to make good on sales from an online pricing error and deliver 19-inch LCD monitors to local consumers for $15.
The government agency said it received 471 complaints about the mix-up after Dell corrected the discount to reflect the $146 price it should have given. Prior to the discount, the monitors cost $229.
The pricing mistake was posted online June 25 at 11 p.m. and removed June 26 at 7 a.m. During that eight hour period, 26,000 people placed orders for nearly 140,000 displays.
Full Story:
Posted 02/07/2009 - 13:55
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There is an interesting difference in law (and no, I'm not an expert) which basically states there is a difference in offering to sell something which doesn't yet exist.
So if Jessops (for example) agree to sell a lens which is in stock and take your money then they would be duty-bound to sell it, as it could be legally considered to be your property at that point. If they take your money and ask someone else to supply it, and the third party either does not have it or will not make an agreement to sell, then Jessops would not be obliged to provide anything, other than your money back.
I think...
So if Jessops (for example) agree to sell a lens which is in stock and take your money then they would be duty-bound to sell it, as it could be legally considered to be your property at that point. If they take your money and ask someone else to supply it, and the third party either does not have it or will not make an agreement to sell, then Jessops would not be obliged to provide anything, other than your money back.
I think...
Posted 02/07/2009 - 14:19
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a zoom is more involved to design, but that big front element is going to be a pig to grind. There will be a marked difference between design costs and manufacture costs here.
Partly it'll be that primes are niche items for those who desire the highest quality at any cost. They don't make so many so economys of scale cannot be used.
Partly it'll be that primes are niche items for those who desire the highest quality at any cost. They don't make so many so economys of scale cannot be used.
you don't have to be mad to post here
but it does help
but it does help
Posted 02/07/2009 - 15:04
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Some of the most expensive lenses are actually made to order. The Pentax 600mm f4 was an example of this.
I read once that the more esoteric items could be finished by just one specialist in the factory, meaning of course that when they went on holiday there was no-one else.
I read once that the more esoteric items could be finished by just one specialist in the factory, meaning of course that when they went on holiday there was no-one else.
Best regards, John
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So a bargain indeed, good luck in selling it on, if you can bear to part with it .