6600GT AGP, 4 now offered at newegg

I guess this is the first time you've purchased through Newegg. They are
located in California. That's why you got charged sales tax. Kind of a
bummer but I've always lived with it. I sent a message to them saying they
need to give CA people a break on shipping or something to compensate but
they did not respond. Have fun with the new card. I'm still hoping to land
a Leadtek from xpcgear.

DaveL


"...D." wrote in message
...
Well, since I came across some extra money pre-Christmas, I went ahead and
ordered a 6600GT AGP. I got the link at pricegrabber I think.. not from
newegg for sure - screw newegg, they are out of stock for just about
everything.

I am paying $241. The XFX model. It was the most inexpensive link to
it, at $216.

I have no idea if it is an OK brand or not. This includes the shipping
costs $8, & there was $17 sales tax added, which is crap - I thought no
sales tax online? But come to find out I am ****-out-of-luck, living here
in California - how come only California online sales tax, I wonder what
gives - not only do I have pay living costs double a lot of other places,
now it's a crappy sales tax. I want to point out that I've charges stuff
other places and no sales tax.

http://www.pagecomputers.com/cgi-bin/page/M1525406.html

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On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:02:51 -0800, ...D. wrote:

Four 6600GT AGP moldels now offered at newegg online. Getting cheaper,at
$224. The most expensive XFX is $240.

http://www.newegg.com/app/SearchProd...ult.asp?DEPA=0

...D.


...D.

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:49:38 -0800, "DaveL" wrote:
I guess this is the first time you've purchased through Newegg. They are
located in California. That's why you got charged sales tax. Kind of a
bummer but I've always lived with it. I sent a message to them saying they
need to give CA people a break on shipping or something to compensate but
they did not respond. Have fun with the new card. I'm still hoping to land
a Leadtek from xpcgear.

DaveL

No, it wasn't newegg. newegg was out of stock for the 6600GT AGPs.
They're offering 'em & they either don't have them yet, or they were sold
out. I bought from a link I got at pricegrabber. The company's name is
Pine something or other.r But it is a good price at $216, plus $7 - $8
shipping. But yep, they aren't California, and I am in California, and so
just another way to scrape a little extra money out of me..

I see then, that if it is a California law & not a Federal law, California
basically supporting other state';s businesses, and not their own, because
next time I purchase online, I will not buy from a company that resides in
California and I figure in the 7.5 % sales tax added.

Yes. Very smart California. An economy that needs a boost, yet sending
the message to all California residing online buyers to buy from the 49
other states of the union, and not California.

...D.

$216!

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...122-206&depa=1


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"Anthony" wrote in message
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I still dont see the point of them charging 240.50 for the xfx 6600 gt card
why the 50cents it went from 240.00 to 240.50 in like a few days its kind
of funny if u ask me

I was reading about XFX models in Europe or someplace and it could be a
special model, like the Gainward Golden Samples. But I can't remember.


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"...D." wrote
However, here I found 8 manufacturers of the 6600GT AGP and it says "buy
now" (I going to try to buy one in a minute, after I post this message).


http://www.pricewatch.com/

Watch out! Check out the store at http://resellerratings.com first! Lots of
bummers list on pricewatch.


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"...D." wrote
costs $8, & there was $17 sales tax added, which is crap - I thought no
sales tax online?
I think it's like mail order. You pay tax if it's from your own state.


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I did my weekly e-mail to xpcgear today. Told them I saw they had another
agp 6600 gt card and they should just give me that one for hte price I was
gonna pay for the leadtek and that I think thier leadtek shortage is mainly
due to thier pricing error and that I would complain to the FTC about it if
something isnt done soon...

Anthony


"DaveL" wrote in message
...
I guess this is the first time you've purchased through Newegg. They are
located in California. That's why you got charged sales tax. Kind of a
bummer but I've always lived with it. I sent a message to them saying
they
need to give CA people a break on shipping or something to compensate but
they did not respond. Have fun with the new card. I'm still hoping to
land
a Leadtek from xpcgear.

DaveL


"...D." wrote in message
...
Well, since I came across some extra money pre-Christmas, I went ahead
and
ordered a 6600GT AGP. I got the link at pricegrabber I think.. not from
newegg for sure - screw newegg, they are out of stock for just about
everything.

I am paying $241. The XFX model. It was the most inexpensive link to
it, at $216.

I have no idea if it is an OK brand or not. This includes the shipping
costs $8, & there was $17 sales tax added, which is crap - I thought no
sales tax online? But come to find out I am ****-out-of-luck, living
here
in California - how come only California online sales tax, I wonder what
gives - not only do I have pay living costs double a lot of other places,
now it's a crappy sales tax. I want to point out that I've charges stuff
other places and no sales tax.

http://www.pagecomputers.com/cgi-bin/page/M1525406.html

-----------------------------------------------------
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:02:51 -0800, ...D. wrote:

Four 6600GT AGP moldels now offered at newegg online. Getting
cheaper,at
$224. The most expensive XFX is $240.

http://www.newegg.com/app/SearchProd...ult.asp?DEPA=0

...D.


...D.

The law states that any company must charge sales tax in any sate where they
have a presence in that state. So it isn't just California. In fact when
Gateway had there stores in different places like here in Phoenix you could
order from their online site but still had to pay sales tax even though it
was shipped from out of state. Newegg by the way ships from 4 different
locations. Most of the time my orders from Newegg come out of California but
I have received a couple orders that were shipped from New Jersey. So if you
live in New Jersey and your order came out of the California warehouse you
would still have to pay N.J. sales tax. And that is how it is.
"...D." wrote in message
...
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:49:38 -0800, "DaveL" wrote:
I guess this is the first time you've purchased through Newegg. They are
located in California. That's why you got charged sales tax. Kind of a
bummer but I've always lived with it. I sent a message to them saying
they
need to give CA people a break on shipping or something to compensate but
they did not respond. Have fun with the new card. I'm still hoping to
land
a Leadtek from xpcgear.

DaveL

No, it wasn't newegg. newegg was out of stock for the 6600GT AGPs.
They're offering 'em & they either don't have them yet, or they were sold
out. I bought from a link I got at pricegrabber. The company's name is
Pine something or other.r But it is a good price at $216, plus $7 - $8
shipping. But yep, they aren't California, and I am in California, and so
just another way to scrape a little extra money out of me..

I see then, that if it is a California law & not a Federal law, California
basically supporting other state';s businesses, and not their own, because
next time I purchase online, I will not buy from a company that resides in
California and I figure in the 7.5 % sales tax added.

Yes. Very smart California. An economy that needs a boost, yet sending
the message to all California residing online buyers to buy from the 49
other states of the union, and not California.

...D.

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 17:41:27 -0600, "Anthony"
wrote:

I did my weekly e-mail to xpcgear today. Told them I saw they had another
agp 6600 gt card and they should just give me that one for hte price I was
gonna pay for the leadtek and that I think thier leadtek shortage is mainly
due to thier pricing error and that I would complain to the FTC about it if
something isnt done soon...

Well, AFAIK none of the other major on-line retailers have Leadteks for
any price (although some have started to show them in their catalogs) so
it would be hard to convince the FTC that they have been sitting on a
crate of the cards for a month but refusing to sell them. It's unlikely
that the FTC could compel them to sell the cards even if they were
sitting in their warehouse.

From their web site:

"Typographical Errors
We at eXtreme PC Gear.com strive to provide the most accurate pricing,
descriptions, and specifications for our products; however; we cannot
guarantee that the products descriptions, features, specifications,
depictions, pricing or any information on eXtremePCgear.com is correct,
accurate or complete. In the event a product is or has been listed
incorrectly due to errors in product's descriptions, features,
specifications, depictions, and/or pricing, eXtremePCgear.com shall have
the right to refuse or cancel any such orders whether or not the order
has been confirmed and your credit card charged."

Fairly boilerplate wording. You'll see pretty much the same at every
vendor's site.

It was too good to be true. It wasn't true. There is no Santa Claus nor
is there a Tooth Fairy. They are not selling a card that's just arrived
on the market for $100 less than anybody else.

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA

"Rich Webb" wrote in message
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On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 17:41:27 -0600, "Anthony"
wrote:

Well, AFAIK none of the other major on-line retailers have Leadteks for
any price (although some have started to show them in their catalogs) so
it would be hard to convince the FTC that they have been sitting on a
crate of the cards for a month but refusing to sell them. It's unlikely
that the FTC could compel them to sell the cards even if they were
sitting in their warehouse.

I was skimming through todays Fry's Electronics ad in the paper and they
have them in stock and selling for $229.99. This is for the Leadtek 6600GT
AGP !!! So we should start to see them everywhere soon, including xpcgear.

DaveL