Re:Raspberry Pi Model A (the $25 one) finally on sale in US
by droithomme on Sunday March 31, 2013 @07:07PM
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So, only one vendor, and they state back orders not accepted, and they state they have 0 in stock.
Which means it's not really on sale for $25 in the US.
I could make the same claim myself, that I am selling them for $25, don't have any in stock, and don't accept backorders. They wouldn't make it really for sale unless I am actually accepting $25 and shipping out boards. It might be convenient though if I give people a link to where I am selling other items, that's a lot of free incoming traffic without having to pay Google for AdSense clicks.
This is just cheap dishonest advertising for the company. A lot of people visiting the link will buy something else. Someone there has figured out a good way to make money is send out press releases to the tech press about their desirable but unavailable non-sale item, and hope for a bite. They got a bite - Cyrus Farivar at ArsTechnica fell for it. Sure, they had 50 in stock that were sold instantly. 50 that this company no doubt bought for more than $25 each and either sold as a loss leader, or simply charged more for shipping than they paid.
Which means it's not really on sale for $25 in the US.
I could make the same claim myself, that I am selling them for $25, don't have any in stock, and don't accept backorders. They wouldn't make it really for sale unless I am actually accepting $25 and shipping out boards. It might be convenient though if I give people a link to where I am selling other items, that's a lot of free incoming traffic without having to pay Google for AdSense clicks.
This is just cheap dishonest advertising for the company. A lot of people visiting the link will buy something else. Someone there has figured out a good way to make money is send out press releases to the tech press about their desirable but unavailable non-sale item, and hope for a bite. They got a bite - Cyrus Farivar at ArsTechnica fell for it. Sure, they had 50 in stock that were sold instantly. 50 that this company no doubt bought for more than $25 each and either sold as a loss leader, or simply charged more for shipping than they paid.