HP Touchpad Thread (NO Discussion Of Personal Buying/Selling)

leavingcert. · 23-08-2011 12:53AM

if i reserve one on argos, will I have to pay the price quoted or will they drop the prices? The website prices havent changed but i can reserve it online..help PLEASE

rinarally · 23-08-2011 12:54AM

What amazon are doing is probably pre-selling, thats why they won't confirm a delivery date yet... As per Elara's post earlier, numbers to be sold to each re-seller won't be confirmed untill mid-morning tomorrow... No-one is going to commit exact numbers and deliveris till then..

By pre-selling amazon know exactly what their demand is, and have a ready stream of cards to charge...

generalmiaow · 23-08-2011 12:55AM

leavingcert. wrote: »

if i reserve one on argos, will I have to pay the price quoted or will they drop the prices? The website prices havent changed but i can reserve it online..help PLEASE

Nobody knows, but probably. Which branch can you reserve it at - AFAIK it's all reserved everywhere since about midday...

celj · 23-08-2011 12:55AM

leavingcert. wrote: »

if i reserve one on argos, will I have to pay the price quoted or will they drop the prices? The website prices havent changed but i can reserve it online..help PLEASE

You pay what the price is on the day.

Charlie Haughy · 23-08-2011 12:55AM

jack888 wrote: »

I now have 5 on the way.

Friend got me one in town today.
Have 2 reserved on argos, in diff branches.
Ordered 1 on amazon just now, says it will go in stock soon.
Picked up one from dabs.ie, they only came up for a sec.

Why do you need 5?

rinarally · 23-08-2011 12:56AM

What amazon are doing is probably pre-selling, thats why they won't confirm a delivery date yet... As per Elara's post earlier, numbers to be sold to each re-seller won't be confirmed untill mid-morning tomorrow... No-one is going to commit exact numbers and deliveris till then..

By pre-selling amazon know exactly what their demand is, and have a ready stream of cards to charge...

Dman001 · 23-08-2011 12:56AM

Lads, where ever you see stock just go ahead and order it. Even if you end up ordering from 10 different websites. Cos I wouldn't believe it to be actually purchased until you get shipping confirmation. At least once you get that, you can cancel your other orders.

Or if by some freak of nature you end up with 10, throw them on Adverts.ie, sell them at cost and help a few Boardsies out who never got one.

Paddy_man · 23-08-2011 12:57AM

Right, time to sleep.. Had a weeks hols from work and back in tomorrow, typical, seeing as I could have stayed up all night any other night the last week. One or both of my orders better go through.. or the French and English will pay.. or i'll prob just be p1ssed off for a day or 2 and do nothing..
Night All.. Hope everyone gets sorted.:)

strandroad · 23-08-2011 12:57AM

rinarally wrote: »

What amazon are doing is probably pre-selling, thats why they won't confirm a delivery date yet... As per Elara's post earlier, numbers to be sold to each re-seller won't be confirmed untill mid-morning tomorrow... No-one is going to commit exact numbers and deliveris till then..

By pre-selling amazon know exactly what their demand is, and have a ready stream of cards to charge...

Quite likely. But if any one retailer is to be treated with preference by HP, I'd put my money on Amazon.

johnmcdnl · 23-08-2011 12:57AM

leavingcert. wrote: »

if i reserve one on argos, will I have to pay the price quoted or will they drop the prices? The website prices havent changed but i can reserve it online..help PLEASE

argos's policy is that you pay the price on the day you go into the store... so if there's a price drop you pay the new price...

fingers crossed there will be a price drop now today is all

and that they don't cancel reservations or something snakey like that :mad:

superflyninja · 23-08-2011 12:58AM

Im with Paddyman. im wrecked from this.ill try in the morning

Dec4 · 23-08-2011 12:59AM

I have a bad feeling about these amazon orders. There's no way that they could fulfill ALL orders at 89 quid, the price is still live on the site. Expect lots of cancellation emails...hope I wrong!

jack888 · 23-08-2011 01:01AM

Charlie Haughy wrote: »

Why do you need 5?

Cause I want to win.

Its all about winning.

rinarally · 23-08-2011 01:02AM

No guarantee that argos will match any price, why would they sell cheaper if heaps of people have reserved them at the higher price? TBH with the demand worldwide i wouldnt hold out any hopes stock becoming available after tomorrow...

swingking · 23-08-2011 01:02AM

it would leave a lot of people with a sour taste in their mouth from Amazon. It could damage their reputation which could end up costing them a lot of money

dannydiamond · 23-08-2011 01:02AM

Thanks for the help lads.

Went ahead and ordered one, fingers crossed I actually get it now!

Charlie Haughy · 23-08-2011 01:03AM

jack888 wrote: »

Cause I want to win.

Its all about winning.

Cool story.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0055D66V4?ie=UTF8&seller=AC6SUTCU1T4GX&condition=new

:pac:

checkcheek · 23-08-2011 01:03AM

amazon said Temporarily Out of Stock

and for them that means, according to their website

Temporarily Out of Stock: this item is currently not in stock but it is available for ordering. If you place an order, we will send you an e-mail with the expected delivery date as soon as we have that information from our suppliers. It is also possible that you could order the item (new or used) from an Amazon Merchant or Marketplace seller. Look for the "More Buying Choices" link on the product detail page.

so maybe ye will all be lucky

celj · 23-08-2011 01:04AM

swingking wrote: »

it would leave a lot of people with a sour taste in their mouth from Amazon. It could damage their reputation which could end up costing them a lot of money

I would think Amazon know exactly how many they have to sell.They have a slick operation.

celj · 23-08-2011 01:05AM

Charlie Haughy wrote: »

Cool story.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0055D66V4?ie=UTF8&seller=AC6SUTCU1T4GX&condition=new

:pac:

A bargain!!:pac:

farrelli · 23-08-2011 01:05AM

Expansys are now taking pre orders on them

http://www.expansys.ie/hp-touchpad-16gb-wi-fi-3g-eu-black-209145/

leavingcert. · 23-08-2011 01:06AM

so I read an article there saying that anybody who's bought one at full price since like june 9th gets the difference in money refunded, does that mean that if I buy one now at full price i'd get the money back? haha

23-08-2011 01:07AM

farrelli wrote: »

Expansys are now taking pre orders on them

http://www.expansys.ie/hp-touchpad-16gb-wi-fi-3g-eu-black-209145/

That's the 3g model which will never be released.

Charlie Haughy · 23-08-2011 01:08AM

Deleted User wrote: »

That's the 3g model which will never be released.

Yes, here is there one like amazons http://www.expansys.ie/hp-touchpad-eu-black-209138/

farrelli · 23-08-2011 01:09AM

Deleted User wrote: »

That's the 3g model which will never be released.

Scratch that so, my bad.

spongbob · 23-08-2011 01:09AM

Just tried pre ordering one on amazon site. this is what i got when trying to complete checkout¬ "It seems they are no longer accepting orders at all"

Important Messages

We're sorry. The item HP TouchPad 9.7 inch Tablet PC (16GB, Glossy Black) - UK Version is no longer available from the seller you selected. We've moved it to the Saved Items section of your Shopping Cart. To see if it's available from another seller, click here to return to the item's product detail page.

Please note that the quantity of HP TouchPad 9.7 inch Tablet PC (16GB, Glossy Black) - UK Version has been updated to 0.

Dman001 · 23-08-2011 01:09AM

Deleted User wrote: »

That's the 3g model which will never be released.

You're right actually. I was just about to say that the Pre 3 is up for pre order too, but that has been like that for months.

segadreamcast · 23-08-2011 01:11AM

spongbob wrote: »

Just tried pre ordering one on amazon site. this is what i got when trying to complete checkout¬ "It seems they are no longer accepting orders at all"

Important Messages

We're sorry. The item HP TouchPad 9.7 inch Tablet PC (16GB, Glossy Black) - UK Version is no longer available from the seller you selected. We've moved it to the Saved Items section of your Shopping Cart. To see if it's available from another seller, click here to return to the item's product detail page.

Please note that the quantity of HP TouchPad 9.7 inch Tablet PC (16GB, Glossy Black) - UK Version has been updated to 0.

Now seems to be gone as an option on Amazon.co.uk - been refreshing just to see what'd happen...

strandroad · 23-08-2011 01:12AM

spongbob wrote: »

Just tried pre ordering one on amazon site. this is what i got when trying to complete checkout¬ "It seems they are no longer accepting orders at all"

Important Messages

We're sorry. The item HP TouchPad 9.7 inch Tablet PC (16GB, Glossy Black) - UK Version is no longer available from the seller you selected. We've moved it to the Saved Items section of your Shopping Cart. To see if it's available from another seller, click here to return to the item's product detail page.

Please note that the quantity of HP TouchPad 9.7 inch Tablet PC (16GB, Glossy Black) - UK Version has been updated to 0.

Looks like they sold out for now at least.

I ordered when it was "temporarily OOS" and the first message I got was (in the email):
[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]Delivery estimate: We'll notify you via e-mail when we have an estimated delivery date for this item. It will ship separately. You can cancel at any time. [/SIZE][/FONT]
Now it has changed to (in the order status):
Delivery estimate: We need a little more time to provide you with a good estimate. We'll notify you via e-mail as soon as we have an estimated delivery date. You can cancel at any time.

Fingers crossed it means they are processing orders or will in the morning.

ccarr · 23-08-2011 01:12AM

hi
bit of long shoot but im over in the new york any one ere no where i could pick one up still either in new york are online
thanks

HP Touchpad Thread (NO Discussion Of Personal Buying/Selling)

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