HOT AS HELL! WD 200GB 8MB $128 AR & After BVG + S/H (AMEX BVG Only, Temporarily DEAD)

[KidViciou$]

Outpost Hard Drive
PM to GoogleGear

If you have Amex with BVG, you can do this.

$349.99 pm to $248.00 - 120.00 Rebate = $128.00 + S/H

please don't flood this deal, im still waiting to get my BVG approved :frown:

ripped from phatwallet


edit: after looking at my post, that scowl isn't what i wanted, i want the worry emotion

UPDATE: price changed to $349.99

 

[JubJub4]

wow thats awesome im gonna get me one of these

 

[TheDiggler]

Even better:

1) Buy the drive BEFORE 2/16/03 (i.e. TODAY or TOMORROW) at CompUSA for $349.99 (as listed here).

2) BVG PM it to GoogleGear for a bigger PM amount (i.e. $102 PM)

3) Go back to CompUSA on 2/16 or 2/17 w/ your receipt. The drive will be on-sale those two days only for $349.99 - $50IS - $120MIR (see this thread for details). Refund and re-purchase the drive to qualify for the new price and the MIR.

$349.99 - $50IS - $120MIR - $102PM = $78!!! (plus sales tax on $299.99)

Note: I don't have BVG, so I don't know exactly how it works. In the event Amex checks to see if the item you're BVG'ing has been returned, circumvent their ability to do so as follows:

a) When you purchase the $350 WD drive, purchase some other "temporary item" (your safest bet is a $350 item, but $50+ should do)

b) When you go back to CUSA on Sun/Mon for your CUSA PM, only return the $350 WD drive (and have it re-rung up at the $300 sale price). Do not return the "temporay item" that day!

c) Return your "temporary item" 10-14 days after you've purchased it (CompUSA has a 14 day return policy). The 10-14 days gives you time to file your BVG claim and hopefully have it approved.

d) In step b, by having a different refund amount than your orignal purchase appear on your Amex, you can claim that it was a refund of something else. If you purchase a $350+ temporary item, you can claim it's a refund of the temporary item.

*EDIT*
In the event CompUSA rings up a REFUND and RE-PURCHASE in the SAME TRANSACTION, the "circumvention" above is not needed. The only new charge that'll appear on your card is a refund of $50 + sales tax.

 

[JubJub4]

now thats a little too much work for my lazy ass

 

[BD231]

Anyone wanna get me one of these and charge me for labor?, if so PM me .

 

[xdjopmx]

dang ,people make posts at 6:45 am!

sounds hot...

i am not sure if i need this since i already got a 120 and a 60. (as seen below in my sig)

hmm

djopm

 

[DaMutha]

I did something similar last week: Got it for $350 from Best Buy - @$100 BVG PM (I used a site that didn't so blatantly say it was an OEM drive) - $130 MIR = $120 before tax. The BB deal may still be on....

 

[dc]

heh, at times like this i wish i had bvg.

 

[huesmann]

I can't believe they still have BVG...they can't possibly be making any money off the BVG-users. They must really be raping the people who don't pay off their balance...

 

[xdjopmx]

Originally posted by: huesmann
I can't believe they still have BVG...they can't possibly be making any money off the BVG-users. They must really be raping the people who don't pay off their balance...

When you pay 90bucks/75bucks for an Amex B. Gold/Amex Gold a year...it better have some kind of benefit !!!
The best thing is that you can put things on flexible pay and pay only 2% of it every pay period. NO INterest too
GOt my Del 4150 on flex pay..and only paid 75 bucks last month ...still got a lot to go tho! haha

djopm

 

[chrisjor]

I'm in. This will be first BVG claim of the year!!

 

[DaMutha]

I've wondered about the BVG as well--I assume that the vast majority of cardholders don't bother with it, so the annual fees more than cover it (though my card came with the first year free ). Their exposure is capped at $1,000 per year per holder. Plus, it certainly does encourage people to use their card, especially for relatively big ticket items. For electronic/computer purchases, I always use this card, even though I get better miles with a different card. AmEx charges pretty high fees to the companies that accept it, so they benefit by driving as much business as possible to their card. At the end of the day, I suspect that they're doing okay (to say the least).

That said, it is quite amusing how they take just about anything that you say/send to them. It's not at all suspicious that my video camera and digital camera were sold for $200+ less on the street corner in NYC that happens to have a website, is it? I'm sure that you get the exact same product.....

One thing that's certain is that you certainly are guaranteed the "best value."

 

[m2kewl]

Originally posted by: chrisjor
I'm in. This will be first BVG claim of the year!!

me too! bought two - woohoo!

 

[DefRef]

Boo! I've got AmEx Blue and they killed BVG (what is BVG?!?) a year ago. Saved a TON with it. Mandatory for PC parts.

 

[atac]

since we're talking about amex. anyone have one of these cards? i think this is the best card amex has to offer. no annual fee, bvg, and cash rebate. can't beat that with a bat. sad thing is that you have to be invited to apply for it (i.e. you can't apply anywhere on their website, i spent hours checking and calling them).

iow, this card would make the deal even better. anyone care to share how they got theirs?

 

[KidViciou$]

my dad has a plaitnum AMEX, bene a member for almost 30 years ithink.

i have a card on his account, mine is gold

 

[huesmann]

Originally posted by: atac
since we're talking about amex. anyone have one of these cards? i think this is the best card amex has to offer. no annual fee, bvg, and cash rebate. can't beat that with a bat. sad thing is that you have to be invited to apply for it (i.e. you can't apply anywhere on their website, i spent hours checking and calling them).

iow, this card would make the deal even better. anyone care to share how they got theirs?

Holy crap! Is there any reason not to replace my Amex Blue (which I haven't used since they disco'ed BVG) with an AmEx Platinum card?

 

[phaserx]

Originally posted by: huesmann

Originally posted by: atac
since we're talking about amex. anyone have one of these cards? i think this is the best card amex has to offer. no annual fee, bvg, and cash rebate. can't beat that with a bat. sad thing is that you have to be invited to apply for it (i.e. you can't apply anywhere on their website, i spent hours checking and calling them).

iow, this card would make the deal even better. anyone care to share how they got theirs?

Holy crap! Is there any reason not to replace my Amex Blue (which I haven't used since they disco'ed BVG) with an AmEx Platinum card?

Sure is.. the fact that if you buy something using an amex card, i'm pretty sure you have to pay the balance off in full at the end of the month.. whereas with amex blue, you can make payments..

 

[Squalish2357]

Originally posted by: phaserx

Originally posted by: huesmann

Originally posted by: atac
since we're talking about amex. anyone have one of these cards? i think this is the best card amex has to offer. no annual fee, bvg, and cash rebate. can't beat that with a bat. sad thing is that you have to be invited to apply for it (i.e. you can't apply anywhere on their website, i spent hours checking and calling them).

iow, this card would make the deal even better. anyone care to share how they got theirs?

Holy crap! Is there any reason not to replace my Amex Blue (which I haven't used since they disco'ed BVG) with an AmEx Platinum card?

Sure is.. the fact that if you buy something using an amex card, i'm pretty sure you have to pay the balance off in full at the end of the month.. whereas with amex blue, you can make payments..

Wait, what? I thought that that was the whole concept of a credit card?

 

[DefRef]

Originally posted by: huesmann

Originally posted by: atac
since we're talking about amex. anyone have one of these cards? i think this is the best card amex has to offer. no annual fee, bvg, and cash rebate. can't beat that with a bat. sad thing is that you have to be invited to apply for it (i.e. you can't apply anywhere on their website, i spent hours checking and calling them).

iow, this card would make the deal even better. anyone care to share how they got theirs?

Holy crap! Is there any reason not to replace my Amex Blue (which I haven't used since they disco'ed BVG) with an AmEx Platinum card?

Yeah, it costs $395 per year!!!!!:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q

Read it and weep.

The "Invitation Only" is a reference to events cardholders can attend; anyone can APPLY for it if they have the cash and want to pay the fee to look like a mack.

 

[m2kewl]

anyone know if you need active cooling for these WD drives?

 

[sat4fun]

Originally posted by: atac
since we're talking about amex. anyone have one of these cards? i think this is the best card amex has to offer. no annual fee, bvg, and cash rebate. can't beat that with a bat. sad thing is that you have to be invited to apply for it (i.e. you can't apply anywhere on their website, i spent hours checking and calling them). iow, this card would make the deal even better. anyone care to share how they got theirs?

Is this card the same one that Costco provides? I've had one for years, but have not heard of BVG applying to this card.

 

[KidViciou$]

there's a chance i might be getting this drive for $117 shipped. i think Outpost.com over charged me $20 (i.e. they didnt subtract the instant rebate). Amex said they will BVG this +$20 price.

after i get the check from amex, i can call up outpost and complain that they overcharged me. of course if this is illegal then i will not do it, but i think it is legal

anyways, how do you quote an entire post with the username stated?

 

[DUKAT1]

Just want to chime in with my two cents worth:

I have the Amex Optima Platinum card. No annual fee. Includes BVG and return protection program. Each is a seperate program with a limit of $1000/program/year.

Amex encourages you to take advantage of these programs. To them it is an insurance policy that they have taken out with a third party to cover claims. When you make a claim, it is the insurance company who pays, not Amex. Of course, the more the insurance company has to pay out, the more they probably raise the rate they charge Amex next year.

Btw, I bought this 200GB hard drive at BB for $299 with $140 in rebates a couple weeks ago. Unlike some people who use BVG as soon as they make their purchase, I never use BVG right away, but always use my 60 day"buffer" to watch for a really good pm opportunity. Just think how much this drive could drop in 60 days.

And.....
I bought a retail xp 2400+ last week at googlegear for $197. It has already come down to $155 ($145 for the oem) but no way will I use the BVG now. Just think how much farther this chip will drop in the next 50 days.

 

[Madib]

Anyone BVG'd a retail drive to an OEM lately? The Googlegear site says:

Features and Benefits
Bare Drive (Software portion of Data LifeGuard is not included, however you may download it for free at Western Digital's website. Please click here.)

Just wondering how observant Amex is being these days.