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Is this the most expensive DVD of all time?

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  • Registered Users Posts: 43,810 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Eh... £7.99?

    They had the DVD of 'Dogville' on sale in the HMV online store for £1299 a couple of weeks back.


  • Registered Users Posts: 45,873 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Nunu wrote:
    With the big change over to selling to Irish people in Euro only they have got carried away with the exchange rate. ;)


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,920 ✭✭✭kirving




  • Registered Users Posts: 43,810 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    muffler wrote:
    With the big change over to selling to Irish people in Euro only they have got carried away with the exchange rate. ;)
    Ah... i see!

    Still, Dogville was more! :D

    EDIT: Actually no... i'm not fully correct. It was in fact Manderlay and Virgin Megastores had it for £1999


  • Registered Users Posts: 45,873 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Nice spot. I see all the 24 box sets are "keenly" priced.

    What would happen if you ordered at that price? Can they then look for more


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  • Registered Users Posts: 4,585 ✭✭✭honru


    Am I the only one seeing really fúcked up yet really tempting prices on Play?


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,267 ✭✭✭mcgovern


    Look at the prices of X360 games!
    Prey is 2.50!!


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,585 ✭✭✭honru


    Nintendo DS Lite is €4.49.

    New Bob Dylan album is €82.49.

    Family Guy box set of Seasons 1-5 is €1,229. And 99c.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭Nunu


    Oh my God, the euro prices are really screwed up!
    I couldn't resist pre ordering 24 season 1-5 for €44.99. I know it won't come off but God loves a tryer!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭mondeoman




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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,552 ✭✭✭✭GuanYin


    Sony Vaio laptop for 17.99.

    I take it they don't have to honour these.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,909 ✭✭✭✭Wertz


    ahahaaa....a philips 32" HD LCD for €7.49?

    I'll take 10!


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,267 ✭✭✭mcgovern


    They dont ship electronics to Ireland anyway.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,892 ✭✭✭bizmark


    mondeoman wrote:

    I gave it a order see how it goes


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,552 ✭✭✭✭GuanYin


    they took my gameboy order.

    Just saw in their T&C
    If an error is discovered in the price of the goods that you have ordered, we will inform you as soon as possible. In the event that you order an item and the price published on the Site is incorrect for any reason, we will contact you to let you know the correct price and ask you whether you still wish us to fulfil your order at this price. We shall be under no obligation to fulfil an order for a product which was advertised at an incorrect price. We shall give you the option of confirming the order at the correct price or if you so choose, to cancel the order altogether. If you cancel and have already paid for the goods in the circumstances described in this clause, we shall refund the full amount in accordance with these Terms.

    :(


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,267 ✭✭✭mcgovern


    Well if you're not in you cant win.
    We'll see what happens :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 752 ✭✭✭Lorax




  • Registered Users Posts: 1,758 ✭✭✭alastair_doom


    or why not pre-order a nintendo Wii for 5euro?

    http://www.play.com/Games/Wii/CART/3-/1032617/-/Product.html?cur=258


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    wow a PS3 for 20.49.And people complain about the price of the ps3


  • Registered Users Posts: 422 ✭✭Popeleo


    Some great bargains, though a few pricey items:

    Jamelia - Walk With Me
    EUR 1229.99 Delivered | In stock.

    Includes delivery though


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 752 ✭✭✭Lorax


    Popeleo wrote:
    EUR 1229.99 Delivered | In stock.
    Includes delivery though

    Thats not too bad then, still cheaper than HMV etc


  • Registered Users Posts: 45,873 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    I banged in order a while ago for 4 of the 24 box sets and a west wing 7 box set.
    Got the usual confirmation email and just after checking my order status and its classed as being "processed"

    heres hoping :):)


  • Registered Users Posts: 43,810 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    I can see the headline tomorrow:

    Play.com honours Euro pricing mistakes... and declares bankrupty 12 times over!


    But honestly.. not a chance of them honouring at this price. PS3 for under a €10?! :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 45,873 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Lorax wrote:
    Thats not too bad then, still cheaper than HMV etc
    Nice one :D:D


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    I think they put the wrong prices on the usa site aswell


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,325 ✭✭✭lensman


    Star Trek season 1 & 2 (origenal series) €5.99 each,.;) :)
    but season 3 is €49.99,..:mad: :( :mad:
    I ordered 1 & 2 anyway,..just got my confirmation email ,..looking good so far:D

    anyone fancy a 300gb HDD for €15 see link below,...who has the balls to order it ??http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/MCRPR/3-/1102656/Buffalo_300GB_DriveStation_External_Hard_Drive_USB2_0_HDD/Product.html


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,208 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Just ordered a 32 inch hd tv prey and ghost reckon for the 360 for €20. Nice!


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,788 ✭✭✭the corpo


    http://www.out-law.com/page-427

    Kodak error shows need for legal protection

    This article appeared in Up, a British business magazine, in spring 2002. It has not been updated since that date.

    The potential cost of making a simple error on a website was highlighted early this year when Kodak.com misstated the price of its Kodak DX 3700 digital camera being offered for sale on its site. The company initially refused to fulfil the orders placed, and legal action was taken by disgruntled customers in Ilford County Court. Trading Standards and the Advertising Standards Authority also investigated. Almost immediately after the court action was raised, the company capitulated, although not without a few weeks of bad publicity.

    An estimated 2,000 cameras were ordered for £100 each before the error was identified – the price should have been £329. The case is reminiscent of a more significant error by Argos in 1999 when it offered Sony Nicam TV s for £2.99 each, instead of £299. Thousands of orders were placed before the company recognised its mistake and apologised to customers – but refused to honour the orders. Legal action, although threatened, did not materialise.

    The Kodak.com customers received confirmation of their orders, which referred to a contract having been formed. However, Kodak then denied that any contract was in fact formed and apologised to customers for "any inconvenience and disappointment caused."

    Given the language used in its acknowledgement, it seems unlikely that Kodak could have won its argument that no contract was formed, and its decision to fulfil orders was possibly based on both the risk of fighting a losing court battle and negative publicity.

    When an item is offered for sale on a website at a certain price, there is a consensus that it has the same effect in UK law as an item in a shop window being offered at a certain price. This is known as an "invitation to treat." At this stage, the item is not being "offered" to the customer. Rather, the customer is expected to make an offer at the check-out, which the shop will usually accept. If a price is incorrect, the shopkeeper can legally reject the customer's offer (although, if a shop does this too often, it may run into problems with Trading Standards).

    Similarly, if a website confirms an order, the consensus has long been that the contract is formed at that point, in the absence of anything to the contrary in the terms and conditions of the site.

    It is difficult to make sure that a website never contains an error of the kind found on Kodak.com, but it is possible for a site to protect itself in the way it accepts orders. Instead of concluding a contract at the point of the user clicking a button or sending the user an automated acceptance, a site can make it clear to users that they are submitting an offer on the site which if accepted will result in a binding contract. The law requires immediate acknowledgement of the order; not immediate acceptance. This is how Kodak could have avoided the problems it faced.


  • Registered Users Posts: 45,873 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    muffler wrote:
    I banged in order a while ago for 4 of the 24 box sets and a west wing 7 box set.
    Got the usual confirmation email and just after checking my order status and its classed as being "processed"

    heres hoping :):)

    just a wee update. Checked the credit card and the money/charge is down as "posted" Then I checked the order status with play.com and it is now listed as "packing"

    Must run and get a few valium :D


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  • Registered Users Posts: 642 ✭✭✭red_fox




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