Hardware Bargains

[Zertop]

Probably not but it's worth a try.

I agree - Why not try nothing much you can lose if you order with EFT - just don't pay until it has been confirmed

 

[Yotch]

Every time that I have tried to buy items cheaply from FirstShop they have been out of stock. Their prices are usually very similar to the other online places.

 

[D4N]

Yip. I bought a mouse off them on BoB. Took them just under a month to establish they had no stock and to then refund me. I gave them a negative rating for their poor turnaround time, they then gave me a revenge rating stating that I should have enquired first if they had stock.

They filed a snc and the deal was over turned including the negative ratings.

Had a similar experience with them wrt BoB rating, very unprofessional

 

[Zenbaas]

Had a similar experience with them wrt BoB rating, very unprofessional

Well if they cock this up they're gonna have a ton of negative ratings.

 

[Zertop]

Well if they cock this up they're gonna have a ton of negative ratings.

I wouldn't rate them badly if the prices were wrong, I would rate them on how they handle the apologize and refund stage

 

[Pooky]

Eish I'm just thinking all these orders and what an admin nightmare it's gonna be to refund everyone.

 

[Zertop]

Eish I'm just thinking all these orders and what an admin nightmare it's gonna be to refund everyone.

Hmm... Its a longshot, but maybe they'll just decide to give them away at the advertised price (assuming the prices were wrong of course)

Also - anyone found what price the laptop is advertised at on BoB, cause that's a manual process - meaning that the price would have been rechecked

 

[Zuner]

Hmm... Its a longshot, but maybe they'll just decide to give them away at the advertised price (assuming the prices were wrong of course)

Also - anyone found what price the laptop is advertised at on BoB, cause that's a manual process - meaning that the price would have been rechecked

http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/130429579/Acer_TravelMate_Core_i5_NX_V8YEA_002.html, here it is.

 

[Praeses]

On BoB there's a "quantity available" box, so they can't really say that they don't have stock. They had to manually list the availability.

 

[Zertop]

https://www.firstshop.co.za/toshiba-mq01abd075-hard-drive-mq01abd075-p-14644

See - now thats not possible

http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/133117653/Toshiba_MQ01ABD075_hard_drive_MQ01ABD075.html

??
Z

EDIT: And this: http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/131186712/Targus_15_4_16_inch_TEB01.html

 

[ld13]

Also - anyone found what price the laptop is advertised at on BoB, cause that's a manual process - meaning that the price would have been rechecked

One can bulkload items onto bob.

 

[Zuner]

https://www.firstshop.co.za/toshiba-mq01abd075-hard-drive-mq01abd075-p-14644

See - now thats not possible

http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/133117653/Toshiba_MQ01ABD075_hard_drive_MQ01ABD075.html

??
Z

Whao!! 1 available on BoB.. but really now R24 i'll start my own cloud service. guys i dunno. i wish these are real. but question stands how are they all not out of stock at these prices.

EDIT: Lol -1 available for the HDD on their site.

 

[Zuner]

One can bulkload items onto bob.

did not know that.. so it could basically have been a copy paste job?

but i mean one, two hell 10 items with wrong prices i can understand. but half of their catalogue??

 

[Pooky]

Must be some database error or such that messed some stuff up.

 

[i.got~issues]

OMW ...

D-Link ShareCenter Quattro DNS-345 | DNS-345
R238.80
Available Till: 9 Mar 00:00
Item Condition: New
Product Code: DNS-345
Quantity Available: 65

http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/129082975/D_Link_ShareCenter_Quattro_DNS_345_DNS_345.html

EDIT: Another Jaw Drop...

Cooler Master Cosmos II | RC-1200-KKN1
R490.80
Available Till: 9 Mar 00:00
Item Condition: New
Product Code: RC-1200-KKN1
Quantity Available: 3

http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/133371535/Cooler_Master_Cosmos_II_RC_1200_KKN1.html

 

[FlashSA]

Just a thought: if you add a zero to all these amazing prices, then they look real world. Database zero drop perhaps?

 

[i.got~issues]

Just a thought: if you add a zero to all these amazing prices, then they look real world. Database zero drop perhaps?

Not even close... that NAS is in the R4200-R4900 range ... the other stuff is also waaaay off, not by just a zero.

 

[Zuner]

Just a thought: if you add a zero to all these amazing prices, then they look real world. Database zero drop perhaps?

possible though some stuff will still be cheap like the 512gb ssd i ordered for R154.

 

[Aquadyne]

There is a slim chance that this is a financial year end stock clearance exercise.

 

[Zuner]

There is a slim chance that this is a financial year end stock clearance exercise.

makes no sense though, i'd still be as eager to buy a 512gb ssd for R500 or 1k. prices are just too low.