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Questionable prices?

JonnyG1982 said:
Missing point, missing point, missing point. The £430 price is fine. Charge £450, £480, £500. I don't care. Its up to me or a consumer to buy it at a price were happy with. Its up to OCUK what they wish to charge. I am questioning the use of the "Was Now" advertising.

Yes I used the word "illegal". I don't make the laws in this country. Whether we agree or disagree with it is our opinion however there is a divide between legal & illegal. And by law we all need to follow it. Im questioning the laws in the comparions of the "Was Now" prices OCUK is using. U can check out the laws here. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...12-pricing-practices-guidance-for-traders.pdf

OCUK may not have done anything wrong, Im not a lawyer, but the "Was Now" prices seem to be bouncing all over the place & even after putting prices right back up they then use older "Was" prices to make it more appealing, it does feel a bit misleading when the price has been hiked up yet Joe Bloggs checks the shop out & doesnt realise the price is has shot up £30 not just dropped £150 for example.

Again, NNOOOOO issue with £430, its a fair price in comparison to other traders & again, with the bundle to me its more of a no brainer as to whcih GTX980ti to buy if u want one, however u still need to advertise it within the law.

With your logic we may as well get the GTX480 GTX580 GTX680 GTX780 etc all back in at £400 & say "Was £550 Now £400". Some idiots will fall for it unaware their getting a shafting. Its misleading. Can't defend it cause theyve added a free £2 toy :)

Again, and im really trying to strain this point, im more than happy if OCUK charge £430 for it, charge more if wish, i am making a point of "Was Now" prices. But for all i know they may legally be following the law, in which case, as i said, my opinion is I feel as a customer I was mislead but OCUK havent broke the law so i have to accept it. Im merely raising the issue incase they are doing it wrong
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I understand you're questioning the "Was" price quoted, but rather than simply tell me many times I'm "missing the point" please tell me which bit of my post I'm wrong about.

Rather than try to muddy the water by throwing in words and links, let's just simplify it to the core question you're asking. The price for this graphics card was £575+. It's now £430. Over the weekend, it was £400. Therefore, saying it was previously £575 and is now £430 is correct.
 
Was that particular model of card ever £575? Im refering to that exact bundle product. Has it ever been listed at £575 on OCUK? Maybe it has, maybe I missed it, first time i noticed it it was £430 or less, I don't recall it ever coming in at £575+. I see it as "Was £399.99 now £430". Or simply raise price back to £430 (which is fine) & leave out the "Was Now" part.

Im sorry if u feel im mudding the waters but im only applying the law. Going to court u can't just say "The laws stupid" & they will let u off. If u ever go to jail despite not breaking the law, dont complain to me when the only reason your in their is because some people thought u should be in there so screw the law, im sure you would be like "I didnt break the law though" :)
 
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I don't know about on OCUK but that card was £500+ on other sites until a week ago. I imagine it was on OCUK too.
 
JonnyG1982 said:
Was that particular model of card ever £575? Im refering to that exact bundle product. Has it ever been listed at £575 on OCUK? Maybe it has, maybe I missed it, first time i noticed it it was £430 or less, I don't recall it ever coming in at £575+. I see it as "Was £399.99 now £430". Or simply raise price back to £430 (which is fine) & leave out the "Was Now" part.

Im sorry if u feel im mudding the waters but im only applying the law. Going to court u can't just say "The laws stupid" & they will let u off. :)
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Has that particular model of card ever been £575?
Yes

That exact bundle product?
No

So I was correct in my first post that because the card has had some free items added, you now consider it to be a different card than the one that has been sold at the price quoted. Thank you for finally answering my original question.

We are going to have to agree to disagree on this one. I believe that a card that was previously sold at £575 can still be quoted as such even though free stuff has been added to it to sweeten the deal, you obviously believe otherwise.

Have a good day, mate. :)
 
Might as well have the thread closed. Because the point of thread has generally been missed & even if a lawyer came in & stated OCUK is in breach of misleading advertising some people here would still argue its completely fine, screw the law. Anyhoo, lets hope OCUK keep the downward trend of GTX980ti prices going, its good to see them moving to better values.

Have a good day everyone.

P.S. No worries "Confused Stu", we will agree to disagree mate. Take it easy :)
 
Hi there


Product was setup and when put online we matched Rainforest price which was around £575.99:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product...0-2ad7-412c-8634-6cd03b7b73e2&pf_rd_i=desktop

Stock arrived last week and when stock landed we reduced to £449.99 if I remember correctly, but could have being £429.95 it is not easy remember every price I set when working with around 1500 products daily.

Then for weekend special it was £399.95. :)

I shall get it put back on special offer for the this week only at £399.95 again, our only competitor with this is still £572, so we are vastly cheaper and its a great deal as the card is great and it comes with a lot of decent free kit. :)
 
Gibbo said:
Hi there


Product was setup and when put online we matched Rainforest price which was around £575.99:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product...0-2ad7-412c-8634-6cd03b7b73e2&pf_rd_i=desktop

Stock arrived last week and when stock landed we reduced to £449.99 if I remember correctly, but could have being £429.95 it is not easy remember every price I set when working with around 1500 products daily.

Then for weekend special it was £399.95. :)

I shall get it put back on special offer for the this week only at £399.95 again, our only competitor with this is still £572, so we are vastly cheaper and its a great deal as the card is great and it comes with a lot of decent free kit. :)
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Thanks for the response Gibbo, and again I'd like to stress im not complaining about current price, it is competitive, you can sell it for whatever price you wish, its up to the customer if he/she wants to purchase it. I was merely questioning the "Was now" because not sure if its been done right, but I could be wrong. Thanks again for taking the time to respond & putting the deal back on mate :)
 
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JonnyG1982 said:
Yes mate, reduced by 6% from a WAS price of £429.95 to £399. Now its suddenly "WAS £575.99 NOW £429.95" reduced by "25%" it's not very ethical.
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I get it and agree, it's not treating your customer base honestly, Sure the card once cost XXX but to imply the bargain is to be had at a price that looks good compared to the XXX price from long ago even though it has been cheaper is like blindsiding the prospective buyer.
Having said that I also understand why it's seen as fine from the shop's point of view.
At the end of the day it comes down to the buyer either taking such claims at face value and buying or researching the product's price history to ensure he knows what's what.
 
Didn't the supermarkets get in big trouble for something similar? Claiming something was a certain price but actually it had been cheaper previously?

GTA V also got in trouble for something similar in their "steam sale" that was actually more expensive than the previous week or something like that.

You are dead right it's illegal but i'm sure it's an honest mistake/automatic computer program.
 
Musclefood/Westin Gourmet do this all the time.

Constantly fluctuating prices and randoms % savings off.

I have seen the 1.5kg beef fillet cost between £80 and £50, but when a sale is on, it's £37 with a previous price of £80, giving a bigger perceived saving. You only notice it if you are generally aware of the prices of stuff.
 
Gibbo said:
Hi there


Product was setup and when put online we matched Rainforest price which was around £575.99:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product...0-2ad7-412c-8634-6cd03b7b73e2&pf_rd_i=desktop

Stock arrived last week and when stock landed we reduced to £449.99 if I remember correctly, but could have being £429.95 it is not easy remember every price I set when working with around 1500 products daily.

Then for weekend special it was £399.95. :)

I shall get it put back on special offer for the this week only at £399.95 again, our only competitor with this is still £572, so we are vastly cheaper and its a great deal as the card is great and it comes with a lot of decent free kit. :)
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And I was infracted for mentioning them!

:D:D
 
beany_bot said:
Didn't the supermarkets get in big trouble for something similar? Claiming something was a certain price but actually it had been cheaper previously?

GTA V also got in trouble for something similar in their "steam sale" that was actually more expensive than the previous week or something like that.

You are dead right it's illegal but i'm sure it's an honest mistake/automatic computer program.
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Supermarkets were found to be slowly raising prices leading up to sales then on sale day knocking them back to the original and claiming it was cheaper.
 
Having formerly worked in an old blue chip retailer prices and price drops now have to be stated explicity mentioning the time period when the product was advertised at a higher price. And they have had to be for certain durations etc otherwise the ASA can find you in breach and fine you:)
 
The Running Man said:
Having formerly worked in an old blue chip retailer prices and price drops now have to be stated explicity mentioning the time period when the product was advertised at a higher price. And they have had to be for certain durations etc otherwise the ASA can find you in breach and fine you:)
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Yes! This is what the OP has been trying to say all along, and so many posters think he's complaining about the price being asked. He so clearly isn't.

Thank you for the above.
 
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