Did Gbax Rip Me Off?

[Thraka]

Hello, I use the word RIP OFF but I'm not using it in a ?slanderous? way but as i'm really wondering...

I remember people saying the final price was below or at 200$, my final price was about 245$ is this correct? Place in USA is selling for 189.99, and I see things in forum about GBAX "fixing" the USA price, but I bought day of (or after) preorder was out.

ARg? Just curious I did post email to craig that day but I never heard back..

 

[TelcoLou]

Hello, I use the word RIP OFF but I'm not using it in a ?slanderous? way but as i'm really wondering...

I remember people saying the final price was below or at 200$, my final price was about 245$ is this correct? Place in USA is selling for 189.99, and I see things in forum about GBAX "fixing" the USA price, but I bought day of (or after) preorder was out.

ARg? Just curious I did post email to craig that day but I never heard back..

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I ordered my BLU at launch, simply because there were no retailers in the U.S. that carried them, and it was very costly ... but remember, if you're in the U.S. there will be extra costs for shipping across the pond ...

(Though this time around, I pre-ordered at gp32z.com ... total including shipping is $204 .... wish he was around when I gt my BLU :lol

 

[OrR]

Hello, I use the word RIP OFF but I'm not using it in a ?slanderous? way but as i'm really wondering...

I remember people saying the final price was below or at 200$, my final price was about 245$ is this correct? Place in USA is selling for 189.99, and I see things in forum about GBAX "fixing" the USA price, but I bought day of (or after) preorder was out.

ARg? Just curious I did post email to craig that day but I never heard back..

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You might be able to get your VAT back...

 

[Jarska333]

Good also be, that the "under 200$" was before we lobbyed GPH to ad extra 32 megs of memory...

 

[Prophet]

Hello, I use the word RIP OFF but I'm not using it in a ?slanderous? way but as i'm really wondering...

I remember people saying the final price was below or at 200$,  my final price was about 245$ is this correct? Place in USA is selling for 189.99, and I see things in forum about GBAX "fixing" the USA price, but I bought day of (or after) preorder was out.

ARg? Just curious I did post email to craig that day but I never heard back..

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Eh?

Nobody ever said "final" price (if you mean with shipping and taxes etc.) is under $200. The base price of the GP2X is under $200 USD. As you even said, at GP32Z it's $189. Shipping and other fees are alwasy extra.

And if you're in the USA, why are you importing all the way from the UK? GP32Z is the US distributor.

 

[skate2live92]

do you mean you signed up for the preorder list, or you payed them already?

If you paid, ask them to cancel the order and get it from GP32Z....$204 total

 

[x68000]

the $200 applies if you were to buy it from a retailer in your own country and not from the other side of the atlantic with additional taxes, exchange rate differences and higher shipping costs to take into account.

If you are happy to wait till the end of november or early december for the 2nd batch, order from a retailer in your own country.

 

[Prophet]

the $200 applies if you were to buy it from a retailer in your own country and not from the other side of the atlantic with additional taxes, exchange rate differences and higher shipping costs to take into account.

If you are happy to wait till the end of november or early december for the 2nd batch, order from a retailer in your own country.

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GP32Z is getting them end of October. And I think they're still taking pre-orders.

 

[Thraka]

Thanks for the answers. Before the US retailers were seen by me I had signed up for the preorder for gbax (because thats where I got my BLU+) and when email went out for it I bought it. I should have done more looking work to find out.

Is it possible to refund from GBAX?
If so, how?

Thanks for the answers guys.. I also love GBAX too, so don't get me wrong Craig does a lot for us all.

 

[Patch]

Thanks for the answers. Before the US retailers were seen by me I had signed up for the preorder for gbax (because thats where I got my BLU+) and when email went out for it I bought it. I should have done more looking work to find out.

Is it possible to refund from GBAX?
If so, how?

Thanks for the answers guys.. I also love GBAX too, so don't get me wrong Craig does a lot for us all.

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Jaysus....not a great choice of thread title so eh? <_<

 

[iignotus]

I emailed the GBAX personnel about the price change and they refunded my credit card with the difference. Very quick, very nice, and very cheap. Don't accuse GBAX of ripping you off before you even email them. Even with all the peculiarities from shipping between three countries, GBAX has been nothing but spectacular in handling my order.

 

[Alpha2]

Didn't Craig alter the check out process recently so that US customers dont get hosed so bad? You might be able to get the difference refunded to you.

 

[slygamer]

I just got the VAT refunded on my pre-order from GBAx because I placed my order before GBAx got export registration.

 

[DaveC]

I emailed the GBAX personnel about the price change and they refunded my credit card with the difference. Very quick, very nice, and very cheap. Don't accuse GBAX of ripping you off before you even email them. Even with all the peculiarities from shipping between three countries, GBAX has been nothing but spectacular in handling my order.

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I guess he just likes you more I e-mailed him and got no e-mail, no refund nothing. It is kind of aggravating.

 

[Thraka]

Yes it was a bad title choice, my bad!

I emailed the GBAX personnel about the price change and they refunded my credit card with the difference. Very quick, very nice, and very cheap. Don't accuse GBAX of ripping you off before you even email them. Even with all the peculiarities from shipping between three countries, GBAX has been nothing but spectacular in handling my order.

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In my main post I did say that I emailed them the day of and haven't heard back

I just got the VAT refunded on my pre-order from GBAx because I placed my order before GBAx got export registration.

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How did you go about doing the refund slygamer

 

[second exodous]

I'm confused, isn't GBAx in the UK and you in the US? GP32Z is the official US distributor. Oh, I see that you ordered before you saw that, sorry. They should be able to refund you money if it hasn't shipped yet, aren't there some kind of laws in place? Just keep e-mailing them, you have an entire month before it ships, I wouldn't worry too much about it.

But I reserved mine at gp32z, they still have some left, I e-mailed them asking if I would get one from the first shipment and told me they still have a few reservations available.

Thanx,
Stan

 

[DaveC]

I'm confused, isn't GBAx in the UK and you in the US? GP32Z is the official US distributor. Oh, I see that you ordered before you saw that, sorry. They should be able to refund you money if it hasn't shipped yet, aren't there some kind of laws in place? Just keep e-mailing them, you have an entire month before it ships, I wouldn't worry too much about it.

But I reserved mine at gp32z, they still have some left, I e-mailed them asking if I would get one from the first shipment and told me they still have a few reservations available.

Thanx,
Stan

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I thought that GP23Z was going to get theirs in November while GBAX gets in the middle of Oct? That may be why some are ordering from GBAX even if in the US.

 

[deadlychicken22]

I thought that GP23Z was going to get theirs in November while GBAX gets in the middle of Oct? That may be why some are ordering from GBAX even if in the US.

Thats what i thought before (but i didn't preorder at gbax because it was too much $). Then I read somewhere that gp32z will be getting them at the same time as gbax so i preordered there. I think that gp32z are getting them from gbax....

 

[TJFBryant]

prophet knows, cause I told him the same thing....I paided 228 or so for my Gp2x...shipped to the US. I am still happy with my purchase. After all I am hopeful to receive a free case and headphones. I am still content. you weren't ripped off.

 

[joele]

It was clear to me that they were including VAT in the price, I contacted them, they said a non-Vat price was on the way, so I waited for that....

I don't think you were ripped off either, they have to pay VAT so they pass it on, like everyone else..