It seems Amazon.co.za is getting the same crazy markdowns as Amazon.com regularly gets?

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I noticed recently Amazon.co.za seems to be getting the same crazy deals as Amazon.com is renowned for.

I got some items recently for 80% off on Amazon.co.za and when it arrived it looked like very old stock - dusty and the packaging looking tatty but the contents were brand new and in perfect condition, there were also a few other items on similar markdown at the same time. Apparently Amazon does these crazy markdowns on stock that has stood for too long in their warehouses, so it's an automated thing once the stock goes past a certain age and it seems the same principle is being applied to their South African stock/warehouses. Those 4K Dell 27" monitors that sold for I think it was R2k vs R9k full price a while back, posted on the Hardware Bargains thread, was perhaps the same thing.

Has anyone else noticed this?
 
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Stop revealing our hidden gems
I was thinking about not making a thread about it but you come across most of these deals by luck in any case and how much exposure is this thread really going to get to make an impact, those that know know.

Have you also noticed some insane deals on Amazon.co.za regarding older stock?
This instance was a first for me on Amazon.co.za but I have experienced it a few times on Amazon.com
 
I was thinking about not making a thread about it but you come across most of these deals by luck in any case and how much exposure is this thread really going to get to make an impact, those that know know.

Have you also noticed some insane deals on Amazon.co.za regarding older stock?
This instance was a first for me on Amazon.co.za but I have experienced it a few times on Amazon.com
They were selling the Weber grill I was looking for for half price. 4k off
 
Vague thread is vague
The thread is not about what gets marked down, that's always random but rather the fact that they get marked down so heavily and just like the other global Amazon websites, the US one particular.
 
They were selling the Weber grill I was looking for for half price. 4k off
It's like BF deals just not on BF, I can't say I have ever seen such deals on Takealot other than on their publicised sales.
 
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