Question about SLS pricelist

[radiobox]

I went to one of the cheapest retail india retail in sls today and want to buy some part and the first item i ask for is Gigabyte H97M-D3H + 4790, the price they quote me is much higher than their pricelist about $40 more. When i ask why the different, they answer i not buying a complete set. And i say i don't want and they give me few dollars discount but i still walk away. If item list on the pricelist is only for COMPLETE unit, don't they have to add comment in their pricelist ONLY for complete unit purchase.

Anyway, I intend to buy a complete full set minus the ram and ssd but they really piss me off and I give the business to PC themes.

 

[Alternative X]

Just curious, which **** shop did you go to?

 

[radiobox]

tradeXXX

 

[Ark Law]

Just say tradepac, no need censor censor. Their normal practice is add $20-$30 more. But prolly because you new face/didn't like your face they say $40 at first, take it or leave it

If item list on the pricelist is only for COMPLETE unit, don't they have to add comment in their pricelist ONLY for complete unit purchase.

No. SLS ain't the Office of Fair Trading

 

[GeForce]

same thing I did.. haha. dam pissed off..
Their ploy is to get every buyer they can possibly find to go to their shop first..
Then they'll brainwash you into buying the whole system.. Though sometimes it'll be cheaper than other stores.. for whole system that is..
and not the first time buying there..
Helped friend buy $3K worth from TP 3 months before I bought my own one.. They don't seem to recognise me I guess.. Now they don't get the other $3K.
Then I wanted a certain brand of 780, but they don't have. Then he recommend me a LeadTek 780Ti T.T . I just walk off.. then he was doing the hand gesture, trying to call me back to his shop.

 

[sglords]

other store nv pratice that also meh?

 

[radiobox]

Just say tradepac, no need censor censor. Their normal practice is add $20-$30 more. But prolly because you new face/didn't like your face they say $40 at first, take it or leave it



No. SLS ain't the Office of Fair Trading

I guess so, must be my face that look like a carrot.

 

[ykgoh]

Best Bargain also same policy. Kena the same thing before. No full rig, extra surcharge. They usually put one or more astericks (*) and indicate prices quoted are "for system bundle only". Then definition of "system bundle" is up to them.

I just walked out.

 

[Peach Tea]

same thing I did.. haha. dam pissed off..
Their ploy is to get every buyer they can possibly find to go to their shop first..
Then they'll brainwash you into buying the whole system.. Though sometimes it'll be cheaper than other stores.. for whole system that is..
and not the first time buying there..
Helped friend buy $3K worth from TP 3 months before I bought my own one.. They don't seem to recognise me I guess.. Now they don't get the other $3K.
Then I wanted a certain brand of 780, but they don't have. Then he recommend me a LeadTek 780Ti T.T . I just walk off.. then he was doing the hand gesture, trying to call me back to his shop.

Best Bargain also same policy. Kena the same thing before. No full rig, extra surcharge. They usually put one or more astericks (*) and indicate prices quoted are "for system bundle only". Then definition of "system bundle" is up to them.

I just walked out.

are they related?
last time i went best bargain and see the hotbay box, $159 i didnt buy
then i went tp, they sent one guy to collect it
when he come back i recognize same box i saw
but of course tradepac gave me better price

 

[royfrosty]

Common practice. Their Mobo and CPU pricelist is ONLY if you buy a so call complete set.

When i say so call "complete" means it can be,

CPU + Mobo + Ram + PSU
CPU + Mobo + Ram + GPU etc

No need to be full rig. Can nego further also.

 

[Ark Law]

are they related?
last time i went best bargain and see the hotbay box, $159 i didnt buy
then i went tp, they sent one guy to collect it
when he come back i recognize same box i saw
but of course tradepac gave me better price

No. That's just the nature of how SLS works

 

[Peach Tea]

No. That's just the nature of how SLS works

Then means even TP take item from other shop sell cheaper to me still have profit margin?
So means other shops profit margin even higher......

 

[radiobox]

Then means even TP take item from other shop sell cheaper to me still have profit margin?
So means other shops profit margin even higher......

I work IT retail shop before when i younger, if my shop short of item, and go loan from another IT shop that my boss friend, when we resupply, i return them the item we loan. So in return if they no stock they loan from us, so we retain the customer. But i no sure how thing run now in sls.

 

[Ark Law]

Then means even TP take item from other shop sell cheaper to me still have profit margin?
So means other shops profit margin even higher......

It's more about loaning inventory than margin when doing such inter-store transactions.

 

[ykgoh]

Common practice. Their Mobo and CPU pricelist is ONLY if you buy a so call complete set.

When i say so call "complete" means it can be,

CPU + Mobo + Ram + PSU
CPU + Mobo + Ram + GPU etc

No need to be full rig. Can nego further also.

If exclude SSD/HDD and casing, still considered full rig/system?

I suspect different shops even have different understanding what constitutes a full rig.

 

[royfrosty]

If exclude SSD/HDD and casing, still considered full rig/system?

I suspect different shops even have different understanding what constitutes a full rig.

As long as it is quite a substantial amount of items they are ok to give you the mobo + CPU price list.

 

[kingcarlos]

Sorry to hijack but which shops sell CPU alone with cheaper price or better to buy from amazon?

 

[duffie]

I work IT retail shop before when i younger, if my shop short of item, and go loan from another IT shop that my boss friend, when we resupply, i return them the item we loan. So in return if they no stock they loan from us, so we retain the customer. But i no sure how thing run now in sls.

I think exactly the same.

Sorry to hijack but which shops sell CPU alone with cheaper price or better to buy from amazon?

Depends on the items. Just ask the shops.