Is Newegg becoming Screwegg?

[Bona Fide]

I had heard lots of accounts of people hating Newegg for their absymal pricing, but I never found that to be the case. The past few days have seriously changed my judgement about that though.

Athlon 64 4400+ = $729 + Out of stock

@Tigerdirect = $$629

Athlon 64 4000+ = $475

@ZipZoomFly = $380

Athlon 64 3500+ = $246

@ZipZoomFly = $230

Athlon 64 3700+ = $323

@ZipZoomFly = $278

Maybe Newegg just hates AMD...I don't get it.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Maybe they aren't getting enough of them to price them better?

 

[AndrewZorn]

NE has started to get crappier lately...

 

[KeepItRed]

I only use Newbegg to read reviews, never to buy. They really do overprice.

 

[d2arcturus]

You can't get screwed by a company who has high prices, for it is totally the consumer's fault for buying that item without research.
A lot of their stuff kills Monarch's prices, and probably some other companies to. It's all supply and demand.

 

[slsmnaz]

I deal w/ many commodity items in my work and this is very common. First, you compare more than 1 competitor to make your point. Is this trend carried through with every product or just these select processors? Second, you have no idea what the current stock levels are. After the announced price reduction by AMD, maybe Newegg has many of the old priced chips. Do you think they will sell them at a loss? You are also not taking into account the differences in service levels and customer service. You don't always have to be the cheapest to get more business because some people base their buying decisions on more than price.

Edit: Not a newegg fanboy but a salesman who understands market pricing.

 

[imported_crypt33]

i think Newegg are a wonderful company...even if their prices are sometimes higher, the service & speed of delivery makes it worht every penny to me

 

[Bona Fide]

Originally posted by: slsmnaz
I deal w/ many commodity items in my work and this is very common. First, you compare more than 1 competitor to make your point. Is this trend carried through with every product or just these select processors? Second, you have no idea what the current stock levels are. After the announced price reduction by AMD, maybe Newegg has many of the old priced chips. Do you think they will sell them at a loss? You are also not taking into account the differences in service levels and customer service. You don't always have to be the cheapest to get more business because some people base their buying decisions on more than price.

Edit: Not a newegg fanboy but a salesman who understands market pricing.

It's true that I did not make a point worthy of appreciation by a professional market analyst, but it is still strong enough to stand on. Newegg is overpricing, for whatever reason. The other companies listed, Tigerdirect and ZipZoomFly, are not bad companies either. Sure they don't have the 9.4 on ResellerRatings, but they are above-average and many people can back that up. Also, if Newegg is trying to get rid of the old processors, don't you think the other retailers would be doing the same as well? And as for Newegg's service, read some more of the more recent "store" reviews. People are not all too fond of Newegg's MIR service and support. In fact, most people hate it.

 

[Jojo1971]

lately, ive noticed that their prices have been a little higher than other competitors but i still purchase from them because of their fast delivery and easy RMA....

 

[klah]

Originally posted by: Bona Fide
I had heard lots of accounts of people hating Newegg for their absymal pricing, but I never found that to be the case. The past few days have seriously changed my judgement about that though.

Athlon 64 4400+ = $729 + Out of stock

@Tigerdirect = $$629

Apparently they are not setting the prices high enough.

 

[AmberClad]

No one store is always going to have the best prices on everything. Some things NewEgg has for cheaper than the competition, other things, you can find a better price at ZZF, Monarch, etc. Yeah, it's annoying when the items you want might be more pricey at NewEgg (just yesterday, I bought from another online shop because the MP3 player I wanted was quite a bit more at NewEgg), but someone else could find a good deal on what they're looking for.

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: crypt33
i think Newegg are a wonderful company...even if their prices are sometimes higher, the service & speed of delivery makes it worht every penny to me

agreed my friend.

 

[shoRunner]

who cares if their prices are higher, use someone else...WTF are you married to the company. it annoys me when people continually complain about the prices at a particular store. if you don't like the prices shop somewhere else, no one is forcing you to buy from retail(OMG THEY HAVE HIGHER PRICES THAN ONLINE WTFNOOESS!!!111) or from some particular store online. a store can charge whatever they want, they are the fxckin store, if you don't like it, DON'T buy there.

/rant

 

[slsmnaz]

Newegg is overpricing, for whatever reason. The other companies listed, Tigerdirect and ZipZoomFly, are not bad companies either. Sure they don't have the 9.4 on ResellerRatings, but they are above-average and many people can back that up. Also, if Newegg is trying to get rid of the old processors, don't you think the other retailers would be doing the same as well?

You never can be completely sure what is driving their pricing structure. Maybe Newegg placed a 1000+ piece CPU order last month based on bad market info and the others waited. It also always takes pricing samples from 2 or 3 competitors for anyone to make this argument. Take Newegg vs. Tigerdirect or Newegg vs. ZZF pricing across the board and see if your statement still holds. It all comes down to the chicken/egg question. Are they good because they're big or are they big because they're good. It's a free market and that's what makes it great.

 

[TankGuys]

Newegg has advantages and disadvantages. You know how much volume they do? Just consider this for a second: Anytime people post links to a particular product on this forum, what website do they usually point to? Newegg is the ubiquitous mega-mall of computer parts. On many components, they have fantastic prices that are far under the wholesale cost I can even get them for. On the other hand, they significantly over-charge for low stock, high demand parts, simply because they can. ZZF has better prices on a lot of parts for sure, but newegg charges more since they are so well known, so widely used that often times people buy there without even bothering to check elsewhere, simply assuming they get the best price.

Even if they over-charge on a lot of parts, they still have great prices on others, and with the market share they have, I don't think they'll sweat the items they over charge on.

 

[Powermoloch]

Lol newegg is a very nice place to buy @. Since I bought my first comp built parts in there, did my first rma, and darn golly I was satisfied. Beats most of the prices from other retailers like Fry's, best buy, pc club...etc. But lately, i'll be in consider to check out other retailers in the future like cheif value, monarch comp..sometimes shipping prices can be a handful, but service can't be beat in my taste.

 

[AmberClad]

Originally posted by: TankGuys
Just consider this for a second: Anytime people post links to a particular product on this forum, what website do they usually point to? Newegg is the ubiquitous mega-mall of computer parts.

I think part of the reason is also that NewEgg is one of the few stores that has a rating/review system for products, and with the amount of traffic they get, there're usually a fair amount of feedback to base a purchase on. Hell, even if I find a better price elsewhere, I still might go to NewEgg to check the product's rating before placing an order at the other place.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Originally posted by: Bona Fide
I had heard lots of accounts of people hating Newegg for their absymal pricing, but I never found that to be the case. The past few days have seriously changed my judgement about that though.

Athlon 64 4400+ = $729 + Out of stock

@Tigerdirect = $$629

Athlon 64 4000+ = $475

@ZipZoomFly = $380

Athlon 64 3500+ = $246

@ZipZoomFly = $230

Athlon 64 3700+ = $323

@ZipZoomFly = $278

Maybe Newegg just hates AMD...I don't get it.

Repost * 200. There's been so many threads on this for the last few years. But yeah, I agree

 

[ShadowBlade]

i do all my research at newegg (and AT of course) and rarely buy from them

 

[dguy6789]

Newegg has been going downhill for the last few years. Pretty soon, prices will be so bad that not even their A+ customer support will save them

 

[wkinney]

Originally posted by: AmberClad

Originally posted by: TankGuys
Just consider this for a second: Anytime people post links to a particular product on this forum, what website do they usually point to? Newegg is the ubiquitous mega-mall of computer parts.

I think part of the reason is also that NewEgg is one of the few stores that has a rating/review system for products, and with the amount of traffic they get, there're usually a fair amount of feedback to base a purchase on. Hell, even if I find a better price elsewhere, I still might go to NewEgg to check the product's rating before placing an order at the other place.

I agree, I had no idea how popular newegg.com was until I saw this listing:

http://toolbar.netcraft.com/stats/topsites?s=E2281C688226E9D7131D0E6F061B#91

#91 on the net

 

[TankGuys]

Originally posted by: AmberClad

Originally posted by: TankGuys
Just consider this for a second: Anytime people post links to a particular product on this forum, what website do they usually point to? Newegg is the ubiquitous mega-mall of computer parts.

I think part of the reason is also that NewEgg is one of the few stores that has a rating/review system for products, and with the amount of traffic they get, there're usually a fair amount of feedback to base a purchase on. Hell, even if I find a better price elsewhere, I still might go to NewEgg to check the product's rating before placing an order at the other place.

True, but then again, have you noticed how filtered those reviews are? It's extremely rare that I ever see a negative review about anything on there, and seeing as how I'm in this business, I know for darn sure there are many people out there who are never satisified... so it's very disconcerting how biased all the reviews are. That alone made me disregard them years ago.

A non-filtered and unbiased review system would be great though.

 

[Powermoloch]

Hmmm. I seen negative reviews on a product, sure I see them alot of new egg. they are not "rare"

 

[AmberClad]

Originally posted by: TankGuys
True, but then again, have you noticed how filtered those reviews are? It's extremely rare that I ever see a negative review about anything on there, and seeing as how I'm in this business, I know for darn sure there are many people out there who are never satisified... so it's very disconcerting how biased all the reviews are. That alone made me disregard them years ago.

A non-filtered and unbiased review system would be great though.

I do find it annoying that they'll censor certain things, like prices and product names. But the sheer number of ratings for a particular product is often a good indicator of how popular it is, and therefore whether it's a safe buy. After that, for finding the best price, you're on your own.

 

[TankGuys]

Originally posted by: AmberClad

I do find it annoying that they'll censor certain things, like prices and product names. But the sheer number of ratings for a particular product is often a good indicator of how popular it is, and therefore whether it's a safe buy. After that, for finding the best price, you're on your own.

Good point. At least the "saftey in numbers" theory works pretty well!