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

Dan_Solo wrote: »

Why do I care how "ripped off" I am when it's still the cheapest one I can buy?

If it's the only way to get one (and it quite possibly is at this point) I can accept that argument. I'd still argue as a point of principle it's better not to, but I've suffered gadget-lust for many years now, and it's still a pretty good deal, so I can understand doing it. It's a shame to have to do it though.

Cherry_Cola wrote: »

I'm gonna play Devil's advocate here and just say in regards to profiteering etc.

There are very few sure ways of doubling your money in life, instances such as this allow you to do so quite easily due to the demand and so it's not surprising many people will attempt to earn quick money where they can.

Tbh if they managed to go to the trouble of getting multiple tablets and want to make some money, then more power to them. After all, the customer is still getting a good deal, and the seller gets to make a quick profit. We are in a recession after all .

Funny you should mention the recession, the kind of people doing this are the same kind of people who borrowed hundreds of millions to build a few crappy apartments during the celtic tiger, the same kind of people who caused the recession in the first place

m4rkiz wrote: »

well, i was not lucky enough to put my hands on one, but i can't agree with you... hp decided to get rid of them, selling below cost to get quick money, there is obviously not enough stock for everyone that want it for 99, so "profiteers" are helping distributing them to all of us so people that weren't lucky enough to get it still can have one... if they decide to pay higher price

it may not seem 'fair', but that way those touchpads will make their way to people that really wants them, i really think that this is better way than sticking to 'communism'

i can see your point, but i don't believe in santa anymore

Seriously?

"helping distribution", "so people that weren't lucky enough to get it still can have one", "those touchpads will make their way to people that really wants them" ???

Those touchpads could easily have made their way to people who wanted them if the profiteers hadn't snapped them up first. The reason people weren't lucky enough to get is because profiteers were buying them up.

And as for the communism argument, do you realise that the point of capitalism is that you pay people in exchange for goods and services or some benefit and in exchange. The only thing these people offer you is that they relieve you of even more of your money. The touchpad you buy from them, you could have just bought in a store for far less. Instead you are paying them extra to have denied you that ability.











I can understand people still wanting a touchpad, and they are still a great deal even at double or even triple the price, but I really can't understand defending the profiteers doing it. If I hadn't got one I'd like to think that I wouldn't pay over the odds on principle, I hate touts, but if I did I'd do it very begrudgingly, and certainly wouldn't be sticking up for them.