Good Guys Liquidation

[h2orange]

I posted about this earlier today and it was deleted. Just wanted to let everyone know that the Good Guys electronics store is going out of business. I won't post prices here, for fear that this will be deleted again, but they are selling the Canon 20D, Maxxum 7D, and Nikon D50 WAY below cost right now... Apparently Canon has three rebates right now and Konica has a $200 rebate I just took advantage of...

The store in Corte Modera has about six cameras in box in their store room that are being displayed on the sales floor... If you're considering buying, stop in there or have a friend or relative do it for you.

If you want details, feel free to email me... Again, not putting the prices here since that may be why my other post was deleted... Not SPAM, just being a good samaritan, though it seems people don't appreciate that...

 

[PhotoTraveler]

Well, they are sold out of everything at one location I went. Another still had some D50s and 20Ds but even with their discount, you can still get them for the same from BHphoto.

I only ever went to this place before just to see what they were (I'm from PA originally, so no clue what kind of store they were). No wonder it went out of Business. They had nothing in their stores, but what they had was insanely priced.

And when your blowout closing sale only gets your prices down to normal levels, yeah, you had problems.

 

[kristian2000]

I have only been to a Good Guys exactly once, and couldn't get out that store fast enough, the sales people are commissioned, and they won't leave the customers in peace for even a moment.

Well, they are sold out of everything at one location I went.
Another still had some D50s and 20Ds but even with their discount,
you can still get them for the same from BHphoto.

I only ever went to this place before just to see what they were
(I'm from PA originally, so no clue what kind of store they were).
No wonder it went out of Business. They had nothing in their
stores, but what they had was insanely priced.

And when your blowout closing sale only gets your prices down to
normal levels, yeah, you had problems.

 

[h2orange]

Wow! I worked at Circuit City when I was in high school long ago and worked commission. I've always liked shopping at those kinds of stores because the guys actually know what they're talking about when asked a question rather than being minimum wage knuckle draggers...

Re their prices... again, surprised. I don't shop there much and much rather prefer shopping online, however, I've gotten a great deal on a stereo there... Bought it brand new for $499 when everyone else was selling it for $999 clearance.

Very surprised at both of your responses. You cannot find the D50 kit for $599 brand new. You'll have a tough time finding the 7D for $899 with 28-100 kit... I posted for the first time on this forum and have essentially been ripped by the only two folks who replied when all I was trying to do was pass on a deal that I'd found...

By the way, the lowest price I've been able to find on a 20D kit is $1250. Again, the store I mention had it for $1,199 + tax no shipping of course.

Sorry to have bothered.

 

[PhotoTraveler]

We weren't ripping on you. Just pointing out a few things.

50 buck difference would not make me buy. If I'm going to buy something, I'm buying it from a place where I can return it for that little of a gain. If it was say 800 bucks or something like that, I might go for it. Also, if the only one left for that price is the display one, definitely not going to buy.

Keep in mind why such a place went out of business, their prices were insane.

Far as commissions. I think just about everyone would disagree with you on that if you took a poll. Stores based on commission are despised by just about every customer in the world. Thus why the whole business models of companies was based on getting rid of it. Saturn (the car company) was an experiment by GM on just this issue. And it was a overwhelming success. I know people who will never buy a car from anyplace else just because they don't want to go through the traditional car buying experience. They want to just walk in, see the goods, the price, and make a decision.

Far as sales people knowledge, again most would disagree. I've never heard a sales person in a electronics store have a clue about what they are saying. I've even jumped in and corrected them before to stop them from sc@wing a customer. Even at a place like a apple store, where they don't get commission, and they get trained in the product very well, all they put out is BS.

Also, probably one of the number one reasons I hate going to a place like a best buy, or circuit city is sales people coming up to me and asking me if they can help, or what not. I HATE THAT. You never approach the customer unless they show they are looking for you (staring at you hinting they need help). If you approach me, I will never buy something from you. Same goes for girl/boy scouts selling cookies and so forth. Most of us were taught you don't go up and bug a person to buy something, or in other words show up un-invited. But the sales industry forgets this.

Nothing worse then having best buy people follow you asking if they can help you and what are you looking for and so forth. Then you finally loose one, and 30 seconds later another one shows up. Never fails. I've had this happen over and over. I tell on to go away, and another shows up, then another. Sometimes one that was right next to the first one when i told that one to go away. Just let people browse in peace.

Just cause I'm walking through the Refrigerator section in route to the tv section does not mean I'm interested in fridges. And then to have the nerve to run around me while I'm walking away and stop me in my path and tell me I do want to look at them and such, and then not listening to me when I say no, is not a way to get a sale. (that was a true story).

Retail has doomed themselves from this. This is why people shop at newegg, amazon, BHphoto and so forth. They can shop in peace, no annoying sales people. Free to compare all day. Better prices, no commissions. Its rarely a issue that one can get something cheaper at a local store. Its almost always much more expensive. I have no issue paying some shipping and such, if it means not dealing with a physical store.

 

[Joe0Bloggs]

How big is Good Guys?

 

[Glen Barrington]

Apparently, smaller than they used to be!

All kidding aside, I never heard of them. Must be a California specific chain. As such, the whole thread is meaningless for 99% of us!
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[Joseph S Wisniewski]

I posted about this earlier today and it was deleted. Just wanted
to let everyone know that the xxx store is going
out of business. I won't post prices here, for fear that this will
be deleted again, but they are selling the xxx, xxx,
and xxx WAY below cost right now... Apparently xxx has
three rebates right now and xxx has a $200 rebate I just took
advantage of...

The store in xxx has about xxx in box in their
store room that are being displayed on the sales floor... If
you're considering buying, stop in there or have a friend or
relative do it for you.

If you want details, feel free to email me... Again, not putting
the prices here since that may be why my other post was deleted...
Not SPAM, just being a good samaritan, though it seems people don't
appreciate that...

That's because whether or not you say it was spam, or whether or not it really was spam, it looks exactly like spam.

Whether you did it by accident or on purpose, you followed the classic spammer "formula": brand new user, first time post, telling us about a great deal he "found", "saw", "heard about" or was "told about". Posts like these have existed as long as the internet and USENET have existed.

Now, you may be a really great guy; we might all like you if we met you socially. And we might have welcomed you warmley if your first post had been a bit more "conventional". Your resemblance to a smappem might have been pure coincidence. But accidental or not, you came on exactly like a spammer, and you received a spammer's welcome.

Your later posts didn't help much, when you got defensive instead of apologetic.

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[Ed Leys20479]

That's because whether or not you say it was spam, or whether or
not it really was spam, it looks exactly like spam.

Whether you did it by accident or on purpose, you followed the
classic spammer "formula": brand new user, first time post, telling
us about a great deal he "found", "saw", "heard about" or was "told
about". Posts like these have existed as long as the internet and
USENET have existed.

Now, you may be a really great guy; we might all like you if we met
you socially. And we might have welcomed you warmley if your first
post had been a bit more "conventional". Your resemblance to a
smappem might have been pure coincidence. But accidental or not,
you came on exactly like a spammer, and you received a spammer's
welcome.

Your later posts didn't help much, when you got defensive instead
of apologetic.

[snip]

Joe

Joe, Joe, Joe,

You may be an all right Jake (and it's public knowledge that Petteri likes you--not a bad thing). but you are really over the top on this one.

A poster, first time or no, whose word is knocked, can go any one of 38,000 different ways. "Defensive" is one of the more rational ones. If we assume, (and why not?) that he was really trying to be helpful, why do you want him to be apologetic about it?

Then, your personal definition of "spam" does not seem to be one of the common ones. He posted once. That got deleted, presumably because he put prices into the text, then posted again without prices. Did he paper every thread? Why, given that he thought it was worthwhile news, he even put it in the right forum. Sorry that you seem to be the thread apologist, but a more widely accepted definition of (non-processed meat) "spam" can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_%28electronic%29 - no doubt you have read this.

Even the mention of "forum spam" given: "Spamming an internet forum is when a user posts something which is off-topic or doesn’t have anything to do with the current subject. Also, a post that doesn’t contribute to the thread whatsoever is also considered spam in some cases." - is not a close fit. His post related to digital cameras, it can validly be considered news, even if some disagree.

What's wrong Joe? Are your typing fingers itchy? A slow day for you? Running out of people to correct?

I bet you can do better than this.

My best,

Ed

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[h2orange]

This is so unfortunate. I've developed and managed web forums, in conjunction with other services, for many years and hadn't expected that the forums here would carry the negative vibe associated so often with the fan sites I've managed.

While some of you have been posting on this forum for years at the rate of 45/week, a feat I haven't the time to attain, I to have been here for years; not as a troll, but as a subscriber to the insightful knowledge Phil so generously shares.

To be frank, as soon as I returned from the store with my camera, the first thing I thought about was sharing what I'd found with others. The first place I posted was on Craigslist, and the second/last place I posted was here... again, my first time ever posting here... my first time even visiting here/the forums at DPReview.

Some of you (who must be so miserable in life that you believe 45 posts a week secures your ranking at the top of a virtual hierarchy) dismiss my gesture and posting as worthless. I've always encouraged those who've participated in my forums to rank members by quality of content submitted rather than the tally of content submitted. My "questionable" submission, edited to be less "offensive", carries more value than any of the posts I've read in the last two days by the respective "trolls" who've knocked my good intent.

B & H advertises the 7D kit for ~ $999 after the $200 rebate. I bought mine for $960 including tax BEFORE the rebate. I think that's worthy news to pass on... especially considering it is a deal not being advertised.

This is so pointless... I have exceeded the little patience I have for people who like to find fault in such minuteness, whilst we witness countless atrocities throughout the world. These are the folk who hate spammers yet excuse killers.

I will not apologize as I have done nothing wrong. I even attempted to correct the matter by editing my original submission a bit... thanks for noticing friend.

What an unfortunate welcome as I'd intended only the best. Will YOU apologize? Probably not as it's more effective for your purpose to bicker as often as possible to sustain that 45/week achievement.

 

[hobster]

Wow! I worked at Circuit City when I was in high school long ago
and worked commission. I've always liked shopping at those kinds
of stores because the guys actually know what they're talking about

You or the store you worked in must have been special. The one Good Guys I went to was terrible. Salesmen were all gathered in a corner listening to loud and obnoxious music, laughing and joking, and couldn't be bothered with customers. One who finally reluctantly escorted me to the area I was interested in was clueless and singularly unhelpful. Prices were anywhere from good to silly, all over the map. At the time they were pretty much the only game in town when comes to large electronic superstores, so they could survive, but when competition appeared right and left, predictably they sank like a stone.

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hobster

 

[hobster]

What an unfortunate welcome as I'd intended only the best. Will
YOU apologize? Probably not as it's more effective for your
purpose to bicker as often as possible to sustain that 45/week
achievement.

Now, you see, you are ridiculing a posting record of someone who is hardly matched by more than a few on these forums in his helpfulness and knowledge. This kind of pissy attitude rarely endears, but perhaps you don't care. Your right, I suppose.

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hobster

 

[h2orange]

...and I couldn't care less about the store or their salesman! I didn't come on here touting Good Guys as a great store. I didn't once state that I was sorry that they are going out of business, as I am fairly impartial leaning towards happy that I got a deal.

I walked in the store and walked out within 5 minutes... and I waited two of those minutes. The sales people are way too busy to attack the hundred or so people that were in the store anyway. Where else are you going to get a brand new G5 Mac for 25% off? Apple? An online store? Who cares about the salespeople???

Your post is anything but appropriate as it doesn't even deal with the subject matter. The only things that should be discussed in this topic are whether or not the deals at the mentioned merchant are worthy of your stopping in and picking something up. Wouldn't you want to know if Buy.com was liquidating it'ws inventory? That's all I've attempted to do... share the savings.

What's funny is that I've received a number of emails from people who saw my post on Craigslist who went and got deals... and were appreciative that I told them about the sale.

No worries... I've gotten the message all.

 

[h2orange]

You're right, I don't care, especially when my good intent was so needlessly viewed as evil intent. As someone else pointed out, even as I posted again leaving out what could have been seen as SPAM, my good intentions have received nothing but a negative response.

I've been a faithful reader of this site for six years now... I couldn't care less about someone's record when, again, my positive intentions, which have been reinforced again and again, have received so negatively.

 

[hobster]

...and I couldn't care less about the store or their salesman! I
didn't come on here touting Good Guys as a great store.
[...]
Your post is anything but appropriate as it doesn't even deal with
the subject matter.

Take a pill, will you? I was responding to a specific section in your post.

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hobster

 

[hobster]

I've been a faithful reader of this site for six years now... I
couldn't care less about someone's record when, again, my positive
intentions, which have been reinforced again and again, have
received so negatively.

All Joe did was explain why your post may have been deleted. I didn't see any malice in his explanation. Throwing a hissy fit at him does not make a whole lot of sense.

I can see this thread is turning into a flame fest now. I bid you peace, then.

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hobster

 

[Arend_T]

Hopefully you will keep it up and announce ALL future store closures in the US ?

There is no doubt that the whole planet is already holding its breath.

 

[BobTrips]

I'm going to take you at your word that you made your post to let others know some information that they might find useful. Sharing info with others is what makes sites like this valuable.

Sorry you got singled out by some folks who apparently are suffering from a case of knotted knickers.

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[Joseph S Wisniewski]

This is so unfortunate. I've developed and managed web forums, in
conjunction with other services, for many years and hadn't expected
that the forums here would carry the negative vibe associated so
often with the fan sites I've managed.

Maybe because this isn't a "fan site".

While some of you have been posting on this forum for years at the
rate of 45/week, a feat I haven't the time to attain, I to have
been here for years; not as a troll, but as a subscriber to the
insightful knowledge Phil so generously shares.

The issue here isn't 45 posts/week, it's one certain post, one's first impression.

To be frank, as soon as I returned from the store with my camera,
the first thing I thought about was sharing what I'd found with
others. The first place I posted was on Craigslist, and the
second/last place I posted was here... again, my first time ever
posting here... my first time even visiting here/the forums at
DPReview.

Some of you (who must be so miserable in life that you believe 45
posts a week secures your ranking at the top of a virtual
hierarchy) dismiss my gesture and posting as worthless.

I "dismissed" nothing. You asked why your first post was deleted. I provided the best explanation that I could.

I've
always encouraged those who've participated in my forums to rank
members by quality of content submitted rather than the tally of
content submitted. My "questionable" submission, edited to be less
"offensive", carries more value than any of the posts I've read in
the last two days by the respective "trolls" who've knocked my good
intent.

This is true if you're the only one allowed to assign the values.

B & H advertises the 7D kit for ~ $999 after the $200 rebate. I
bought mine for $960 including tax BEFORE the rebate. I think
that's worthy news to pass on... especially considering it is a
deal not being advertised.

This is so pointless... I have exceeded the little patience I have
for people who like to find fault in such minuteness, whilst we
witness countless atrocities throughout the world. These are the
folk who hate spammers yet excuse killers.

Nice attempt at spin.

I will not apologize as I have done nothing wrong. I even
attempted to correct the matter by editing my original submission a
bit... thanks for noticing friend.

What an unfortunate welcome as I'd intended only the best. Will
YOU apologize? Probably not as it's more effective for your
purpose to bicker as often as possible to sustain that 45/week
achievement.

Not really, no. But you do certainly have an interesting view of reality.

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Original Six Hockey with Motown Style!

(why did I pick a signature that needs to be updated three times a week?)

Ciao!

Joe

http://www.swissarmyfork.com

 

[h2orange]

I know this isn't a fan site, which is again why I hadn't expected to be received in the manor I was...

Not spin, just the truth.

Thanks Bob for assuming positive intentions...

I would like to sincerely apologize for allowing myself to become upset by the response to my post. I could have just as easily not have posted a second time, or not have replied to the initial responses to the second, rather than engaging in needless bickering.

Best to you all.