tedkord
03-13-2008, 13:33
Ecost has the 60GB Q5W in stock for $510.
Sign up at shop.com, a portal with many stores under it. Theres a sign-up on the homepage for a 10% off code.
Buy it through shop.com (must be through their checkout), apply the 10% code during checkout.
IMPORTANT: It's a 10% back rebate. It's not an instant discount. SHOP.COM will mail you a check for $51 in 6 weeks or so. You pay full price up front.
So it's $510-51=$459 + shipping (it was less than $11 to southern NJ)
DISCLAIMER: I've never done business through shop.com or ecost. Ecost has miserable ratings on resellerratings.com, most negatives to do with the difficulty of returning defective or incorrect orders and poor customer service.
If you're going to order, my advice would be to use a good credit card that will back you up if you need to dispute. Always check seller ratings at resellerratings.com, a great resource.
If you do need to return for defect, save evidence. Videotape it not working, take it to a local shop to document it's defect, something like that. I read several user reviews that stated ecost, on receiving the defective item back, claimed it wasn't defective and charged a restock fee.
Based on what I read, I'd just pay the extra and buy from amazon or zipzoomfly or newegg. I'm only posting for those who need to pinch every last penny due to budget concerns.
Sign up at shop.com, a portal with many stores under it. Theres a sign-up on the homepage for a 10% off code.
Buy it through shop.com (must be through their checkout), apply the 10% code during checkout.
IMPORTANT: It's a 10% back rebate. It's not an instant discount. SHOP.COM will mail you a check for $51 in 6 weeks or so. You pay full price up front.
So it's $510-51=$459 + shipping (it was less than $11 to southern NJ)
DISCLAIMER: I've never done business through shop.com or ecost. Ecost has miserable ratings on resellerratings.com, most negatives to do with the difficulty of returning defective or incorrect orders and poor customer service.
If you're going to order, my advice would be to use a good credit card that will back you up if you need to dispute. Always check seller ratings at resellerratings.com, a great resource.
If you do need to return for defect, save evidence. Videotape it not working, take it to a local shop to document it's defect, something like that. I read several user reviews that stated ecost, on receiving the defective item back, claimed it wasn't defective and charged a restock fee.
Based on what I read, I'd just pay the extra and buy from amazon or zipzoomfly or newegg. I'm only posting for those who need to pinch every last penny due to budget concerns.