Wow these are some of the weirdest gfx card prices

[jtnstnt]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcat17080&type=page&qp=crootcategoryid%23%23-1%23%23-1~~q70726f63657373696e6774696d653a3e313930302d30312d3031~~cabcat0500000%23%230%23%2311a~~cabcat0507000%23%230%23%233b~~cabcat0507001%23%230%23%231z~~nf157%7C%7C3531324d42&list=y&nrp=15&sc=abComputerSP&sp=%2Bbrand+skuid&usc=abcat0500000
I never knew the 8800gts was cheaper than the 8800gt. Better deal on bestbuy for the same video card on newegg because of free shipping. The 9600gt price is out of this world too. srry for the link being long

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

These prices stink

 

[4745454b]

Yeah, I'm with jaydee on this. Look at the prices they are charging for some of this. $107 for an 8400GS? $147 for a 7300GT? $160 for a 2600XT? These prices do stink.

 

[randomizer]

I wish our prices were that good.

 

[jtnstnt]

what is it over there for an 8800gt

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

And the $150 off deal for the listed $399 GTS512 sheeeesh

 

[randomizer]

what is it over there for an 8800gt

Less than I thought. Last time I checked an overclocked 8800GT was around $300, now it's about $20 more than a stock one, so about $250.

 

[rwayne]

Best Buy constantly 'rapes' consumers. Prices like these are evidence of that. That is why I never buy from Best Buy.

The other stunts they pull like increasing the prices of all XBOX360 controllers and accessories a week prior to the release of Halo 3 in anticipation of increased XBOX360 sales is futher evidence of their foul tactics.

 

[4745454b]

While we are dumping on BB, lets not forget dual websites. One to draw people in, then other to @$$ r@p3 them.

 

[jtnstnt]

Sometimes the stuff on best buy such as laptops do have an okay price and the accessories are made expensive though

 

[rwayne]

Then they try to screw you with the extended warranty and accident protection. Then offer to load Norton antivirus on your system for $80.

My aunt in Tennessee had the geek squad come over to her house to set up a wireless network for her computer. They stuck her with a $300 bill !!! R-A-P-E!!!

 

[jtnstnt]

dont forget gouged prices for memory and other computer components
i agree R-A-P-E

 

[rwayne]

I was at Best Buy about 3 weeks ago with a friend of mine ONLY Because he had a $70 gift card to Best Buy. He wanted to get some extra DDR2 800 ram.

This is how bad it was:
1. They did not have DDR800 only DDR533 by PNY
2. It was (crap) high latency ram with no heatsink cover - non-gaming ram
3. They wanted $198 for a 1 GB kit!!!! (512MB x 2)

I could get the exact same type of ram from Kingston, Corsair, or Crucial on newegg.com for about $18 bucks!

Talk about INSANE profit! That is if they can find someone insane enough to buy it.

I told the sales person their ram prices are absuolute rape. He totally agreed with me. (He is a computer builder too.) 3 more employees chimed in and even admited their own company's prices are a rip-off. How bad is that?

 

[Asian PingPong]

I remember back when the 3870's came out, and raised from $220 to $250 in the month following the release, and my friend managed to pick one up from best buy for $215, which was 35$ less than any other price at the time. They just don't update their prices with time, they just keep them at whatever price they were first listed at.

 

[nkarasch]

The biggest scam they have going is the way they push expensive cables on people whenever they buy TVs or audio equipment.

The cheapest HDMI cable they sell is $50 for 3' and $60 for 6'

That is about a 1000% markup

 

[San Pedro]

What do you guys expect it's Best Buy. The only reason I ever look at their computer hardware is to get a good laugh, although, at times they do have some good deals on monitors and hard drives.

 

[jtnstnt]

And the surprising thing is that the employees agreed with you. That never happens to me even though im 14. My local store has an employee saying all the time ddr533 1gb stick at $100 is a good.

 

[rwayne]

It is good....

Good for them if they sucker you in to buying it.

They are nothing but snake oil salesmen.

 

[Shadow703793]

Best Buy constantly 'rapes' consumers. Prices like these are evidence of that. That is why I never buy from Best Buy.

The other stunts they pull like increasing the prices of all XBOX360 controllers and accessories a week prior to the release of Halo 3 in anticipation of increased XBOX360 sales is futher evidence of their foul tactics.

Well said. +1