[OFFICIALLY DEAD] - Official Dell Outlet Thread

[dyn0]

Originally posted by: dp004i
I ordered a similar one (160 gig HD, 1 gig RAM, XP MCE) for $370 about a week ago. Guess that was before all the 31337 script monkeys showed up.

thats a good deal IMO.

 

[gshock888]

soembody should pick this up. most of my cards are maxed out and i still need to rid 4 more XPS before buying any new ones unless they are super duper hot

http://outlet.us.dell.com/Dispatcher?ta...pecPage&serviceTag=ZRDH68HX&POPUP=true

this is a very nice one. x800 not x850 but still great

 

[MowSow]

Originally posted by: dyn0

Originally posted by: dp004i
I ordered a similar one (160 gig HD, 1 gig RAM, XP MCE) for $370 about a week ago. Guess that was before all the 31337 script monkeys showed up.

thats a good deal IMO.

Killer deal if it has a similar processors ...
Factory outlet is not a good deal anymore ... you can get better systems on ebay that have better hardware for less, and they are new, not a refurb. junk ... I bet they give you heavy volume discount when you have a resale license from them !!

 

[fobchink]

Originally posted by: dp004i
I ordered a similar one (160 gig HD, 1 gig RAM, XP MCE) for $370 about a week ago. Guess that was before all the 31337 script monkeys showed up.

I've been trying all week to get a decent deal but the script monkeys got to them first.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: MowSow

Originally posted by: dyn0

Originally posted by: dp004i
I ordered a similar one (160 gig HD, 1 gig RAM, XP MCE) for $370 about a week ago. Guess that was before all the 31337 script monkeys showed up.

thats a good deal IMO.

Killer deal if it has a similar processors ...
Factory outlet is not a good deal anymore ... you can get better systems on ebay that have better hardware for less, and they are new, not a refurb. junk ... I bet they give you heavy volume discount when you have a resale license from them !!

I truly doubt you're going to find better deals on eBay that you can get directly from Dell. I spend thousands with them each month, and their online deals (and price mistakes) plus their outlet are always at least a hundred below the lowest eBay price (don't forget that most eBayer's charge at least $50 S&H for laptops and $80 S&H for desktops.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: gshock888
actually i did a lot of work today.

anyhow, to those who are selling machines, i'm kinda pissed that someone on ebay is going around saying that i sell fake machines, even to those who won the auctions. WTF?

Find out who he is. File lawsuit. That is slander (or libel). Depending on what state in which you live, you may or may not have to prove damages due to the defamation. I am not a lawyer, so I would get a second opinion.

Edit:

Tax on the xps is makes it 1332 for me, I held off. But thanks a lot for the heads up, I'd love to find some more xps g4's. I'm actually going to keep the second one (3.4/1GB/Dual DVD/X850/MCE) I found, and sell off my current system.

 

[gshock888]

thats one reason why the more expensive machines arent as hot as the cheaper 8400s.

tax kills it for many people. thank god they dont charge anything in NY... yet (i hope i dont jinx it!!! )

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: gshock888
thats one reason why the more expensive machines arent as hot as the cheaper 8400s.

tax kills it for many people. thank god they dont charge anything in NY... yet (i hope i dont jinx it!!! )

Damn, if I didn't have to pay TN sales tax, this would be killer. I pass up so many because of it. TN tax is 9.25%. My mark-ups are maybe 20 to 30%, so tax is a big hit.

 

[fobchink]

Originally posted by: gshock888
thats one reason why the more expensive machines arent as hot as the cheaper 8400s.

tax kills it for many people. thank god they dont charge anything in NY... yet (i hope i dont jinx it!!! )

I had to pay tax on my pc and I live in NY!

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: gshock888
actually i did a lot of work today.

anyhow, to those who are selling machines, i'm kinda pissed that someone on ebay is going around saying that i sell fake machines, even to those who won the auctions. WTF?

That's probably the reason why most Dell reseller's don't give out their eBay info on public forums. You have yours linked in your signature.

People do a lot of stupid things with the anonyminity of the internet.

 

[bgc99]

... I bet they give you heavy volume discount when you have a resale license from them !!

I wonder how many ebay sellers are actually authorized to resell those systems? If they aren't, I wonder what will happen when one of the ebay buyers tries to get service under the warranty?

BGC

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: bgc99

... I bet they give you heavy volume discount when you have a resale license from them !!

I wonder how many ebay sellers are actually authorized to resell those systems? If they aren't, I wonder what will happen when one of the ebay buyers tries to get service under the warranty?

BGC

They'll get warranty service as long as the warranty was transferred correctly (there is an online form that will take care of that).

 

[bigred2k]

there was a pretty sweet dump @ 8:48

 

[dyn0]

Originally posted by: bigred2k
there was a pretty sweet dump @ 8:48

what model? I didn't see any good 8400s

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: bgc99

... I bet they give you heavy volume discount when you have a resale license from them !!

I wonder how many ebay sellers are actually authorized to resell those systems? If they aren't, I wonder what will happen when one of the ebay buyers tries to get service under the warranty?

BGC

I have had zero problems transferring a warranty to a buyer. It takes a minute to do online.

 

[dyn0]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: bgc99

... I bet they give you heavy volume discount when you have a resale license from them !!

I wonder how many ebay sellers are actually authorized to resell those systems? If they aren't, I wonder what will happen when one of the ebay buyers tries to get service under the warranty?

BGC

I have had zero problems transferring a warranty to a buyer. It takes a minute to do online.

Did you transfer it, or did they do the request? I guess either could do it..

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: MowSow

Originally posted by: dyn0

Originally posted by: dp004i
I ordered a similar one (160 gig HD, 1 gig RAM, XP MCE) for $370 about a week ago. Guess that was before all the 31337 script monkeys showed up.

thats a good deal IMO.

Killer deal if it has a similar processors ...
Factory outlet is not a good deal anymore ... you can get better systems on ebay that have better hardware for less, and they are new, not a refurb. junk ... I bet they give you heavy volume discount when you have a resale license from them !!

Are you kidding me? I've sold over 40 systems in the past 12 months, purchased from dell outlet, sold on Ebay.

And junk? No way. My first Dell was an 800mhz P3 refurb, it's still going fine and is owned by my dad now. I found my brother an 8300 with a 9800Pro, it's a great system, and very quiet. Most of the newer models are brand new computers, not refurb's. Hardly junk at all. And with their prices on Outlet, you couldn't build systems for less, that's for sure.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: dyn0

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: bgc99

... I bet they give you heavy volume discount when you have a resale license from them !!

I wonder how many ebay sellers are actually authorized to resell those systems? If they aren't, I wonder what will happen when one of the ebay buyers tries to get service under the warranty?

BGC

I have had zero problems transferring a warranty to a buyer. It takes a minute to do online.

Did you transfer it, or did they do the request? I guess either could do it..

I tell them upfront that we can transfer the warranty when they receive the system. When they get it, most e-mail me about it, and I have a standard one-size-fits-all e-mail with the easy instructions that I copy/paste. Takes me 2 seconds.

 

[FelixTCat]

I don't think it's the script kiddies, I think the drops have died off quite a bit since last week. I could be wrong though ....

 

[dyn0]

Today is the last day for the outlet promos, I wonder if tomorrow we'll get some better promos??

what ya guys think?

 

[FelixTCat]

What was the "good deal" from the 8:48 drop ?. I missed that one and just got back. the 9:48 didn't look that good.

 

[dp004i]

Either all of the recent drops sucked big time, or the script monkeys snatched up everything before mere mortals like us even got a chance to see the prices. Suddenly, that $470 8400 from a couple days ago (P640/1gig/80gig/CDRWDVD) doesn't seem like such a bad deal.

 

[dyn0]

Originally posted by: dp004i
Either all of the recent drops sucked big time, or the script monkeys snatched up everything before mere mortals like us even got a chance to see the prices. Suddenly, that $470 8400 from a couple days ago (P640/1gig/80gig/CDRWDVD) doesn't seem like such a bad deal.

drops just blow now.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: dyn0
Today is the last day for the outlet promos, I wonder if tomorrow we'll get some better promos??

what ya guys think?

Probably have a drought, systems not on sale, no coupons. Then 7 to 10 days later, hot deals again.

 

[FelixTCat]

It's funny, I was sad I missed the sub $300 days (looking for self, not resale) but still happy when I snagged a mid $400 system. Now I'm looking at the drops (out of morbid curosity) and feeling pretty good about the deal I got when I never see anything sub $475 wth less hardware.