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Just saw a posting on rec.photo.digital about a really low price for a Lexar 48MB - 8x
Compact Flash USB card for $ 44.95 at Buycomp.com. I went to the Buycomp site

and searched for Lexar and sure enough there it was - item number 10247111. It is

listed as on backorder, but I figured it is worth a shot in case they ever come in. I know
we went through a lot of newsgroup space a while ago when Buycomp misquoted a

price on a discontinued Sandisk 40 MB card and couldn't deliver them all. But a few

lucky souls did get a good deal. So before they change the price or pull the link you
might want to check it out for yourself.
Good Luck JoAnne
 
WOW. Thanks for the pointer. I placed my order as well. The worst that can happen is nothing. You forgot to mention that this is actually the "jumpstart" version that comes with the USB cable. YAHOO. I could have a USB enabled 950!
jjk said:
Just saw a posting on rec.photo.digital about a really low price for a
Lexar 48MB - 8x
Compact Flash USB card for $ 44.95 at Buycomp.com. I went to the Buycomp
site
and searched for Lexar and sure enough there it was - item number
10247111. It is
listed as on backorder, but I figured it is worth a shot in case they
ever come in. I know
we went through a lot of newsgroup space a while ago when Buycomp
misquoted a
price on a discontinued Sandisk 40 MB card and couldn't deliver them all.
But a few
lucky souls did get a good deal. So before they change the price or pull
the link you
might want to check it out for yourself.
Good Luck JoAnne
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Thanks JoAnne!

I placed an order for 2 cards - we'll see what happens.

Maybe we'll all get lucky!

Jim
jjk said:
Just saw a posting on rec.photo.digital about a really low price for a
Lexar 48MB - 8x
Compact Flash USB card for $ 44.95 at Buycomp.com. I went to the Buycomp
site
and searched for Lexar and sure enough there it was - item number
10247111. It is
listed as on backorder, but I figured it is worth a shot in case they
ever come in. I know
we went through a lot of newsgroup space a while ago when Buycomp
misquoted a
price on a discontinued Sandisk 40 MB card and couldn't deliver them all.
But a few
lucky souls did get a good deal. So before they change the price or pull
the link you
might want to check it out for yourself.
Good Luck JoAnne
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The list price on these from Lexar is $179. I suspect a data entry clerk may have omitted a "1" in front of the "44.95". A dollar a meg for Lexar is a very good deal. With a jumpshot cable, it's a great deal.
jjk said:
Just saw a posting on rec.photo.digital about a really low price for a
Lexar 48MB - 8x
Compact Flash USB card for $ 44.95 at Buycomp.com. I went to the Buycomp
site
and searched for Lexar and sure enough there it was - item number
10247111. It is
listed as on backorder, but I figured it is worth a shot in case they
ever come in. I know
we went through a lot of newsgroup space a while ago when Buycomp
misquoted a
price on a discontinued Sandisk 40 MB card and couldn't deliver them all.
But a few
lucky souls did get a good deal. So before they change the price or pull
the link you
might want to check it out for yourself.
Good Luck JoAnne
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Will the jumpshot version CF card work in a regular Sandisk (Parallel) card reader? My PC does not have USB, But if the card will work, I don't need the jumpshot cable.

Rick Ohnsman
[email protected]
Daniel Lauring said:
jjk said:
Just saw a posting on rec.photo.digital about a really low price for a
Lexar 48MB - 8x
Compact Flash USB card for $ 44.95 at Buycomp.com. I went to the Buycomp
site
and searched for Lexar and sure enough there it was - item number
10247111. It is
listed as on backorder, but I figured it is worth a shot in case they
ever come in. I know
we went through a lot of newsgroup space a while ago when Buycomp
misquoted a
price on a discontinued Sandisk 40 MB card and couldn't deliver them all.
But a few
lucky souls did get a good deal. So before they change the price or pull
the link you
might want to check it out for yourself.
Good Luck JoAnne
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I too ordered two.
Thanks for the tip...
Jim
jjk said:
Just saw a posting on rec.photo.digital about a really low price for a
Lexar 48MB - 8x
Compact Flash USB card for $ 44.95 at Buycomp.com. I went to the Buycomp
site
and searched for Lexar and sure enough there it was - item number
10247111. It is
listed as on backorder, but I figured it is worth a shot in case they
ever come in. I know
we went through a lot of newsgroup space a while ago when Buycomp
misquoted a
price on a discontinued Sandisk 40 MB card and couldn't deliver them all.
But a few
lucky souls did get a good deal. So before they change the price or pull
the link you
might want to check it out for yourself.
Good Luck JoAnne
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Just ordered one. Do they have the option of claiming these are "forever backordered" once they realize their mistake?

-- Rick
Jim said:
jjk said:
Just saw a posting on rec.photo.digital about a really low price for a
Lexar 48MB - 8x
Compact Flash USB card for $ 44.95 at Buycomp.com. I went to the Buycomp
site
and searched for Lexar and sure enough there it was - item number
10247111. It is
listed as on backorder, but I figured it is worth a shot in case they
ever come in. I know
we went through a lot of newsgroup space a while ago when Buycomp
misquoted a
price on a discontinued Sandisk 40 MB card and couldn't deliver them all.
But a few
lucky souls did get a good deal. So before they change the price or pull
the link you
might want to check it out for yourself.
Good Luck JoAnne
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They do have a disclaimer:

In the event a product is listed at an incorrect price or with incorrect information due to

typographical error or error in pricing or product information received from our suppliers,

buy.com shall have the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for product listed at the

incorrect price. buy.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. If your credit card has already

been charged for the purchase and your order is canceled, buy.com shall immediately issue a
credit to your credit card account in the amount of the charge.
Rick Ohnsman said:
-- Rick
Jim said:
jjk said:
Just saw a posting on rec.photo.digital about a really low price for a
Lexar 48MB - 8x
Compact Flash USB card for $ 44.95 at Buycomp.com. I went to the Buycomp
site
and searched for Lexar and sure enough there it was - item number
10247111. It is
listed as on backorder, but I figured it is worth a shot in case they
ever come in. I know
we went through a lot of newsgroup space a while ago when Buycomp
misquoted a
price on a discontinued Sandisk 40 MB card and couldn't deliver them all.
But a few
lucky souls did get a good deal. So before they change the price or pull
the link you
might want to check it out for yourself.
Good Luck JoAnne
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Thanks for the tip! I hope my order for 5 of these babies arrives! This would almost double my money on Ebay! Surely they won't process this order, but I hope so.
Cary said:
Hmmmm I wonder what is connected to the end of the cable?
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I caught wind of that on rec.photo.digital too. What a SMOKIN' deal! I don't know if the "8x" holds any real world performance advantage, but at that price who cares?! I jumped on it "like stink on sh*t" for two cards! I sure hope they deliver. If thay don't, oh well. If they do...it's an incredible deal.
We'll see,
hickster
jjk said:
Just saw a posting on rec.photo.digital about a really low price for a
Lexar 48MB - 8x
Compact Flash USB card for $ 44.95 at Buycomp.com. I went to the Buycomp
site
and searched for Lexar and sure enough there it was - item number
10247111. It is
listed as on backorder, but I figured it is worth a shot in case they
ever come in. I know
we went through a lot of newsgroup space a while ago when Buycomp
misquoted a
price on a discontinued Sandisk 40 MB card and couldn't deliver them all.
But a few
lucky souls did get a good deal. So before they change the price or pull
the link you
might want to check it out for yourself.
Good Luck JoAnne
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I see that this comes with its own USB cable. But, will it work with a card reader?
jjk said:
Just saw a posting on rec.photo.digital about a really low price for a
Lexar 48MB - 8x
Compact Flash USB card for $ 44.95 at Buycomp.com. I went to the Buycomp
site
and searched for Lexar and sure enough there it was - item number
10247111. It is
listed as on backorder, but I figured it is worth a shot in case they
ever come in. I know
we went through a lot of newsgroup space a while ago when Buycomp
misquoted a
price on a discontinued Sandisk 40 MB card and couldn't deliver them all.
But a few
lucky souls did get a good deal. So before they change the price or pull
the link you
might want to check it out for yourself.
Good Luck JoAnne
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You're right...That's a great buy, but it's a long shot. Buy.com's supplier DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THEM ON ORDER from Lexar yet!! So if they materialize, it's no telling when.
jjk said:
Just saw a posting on rec.photo.digital about a really low price for a
Lexar 48MB - 8x
Compact Flash USB card for $ 44.95 at Buycomp.com. I went to the Buycomp
site
and searched for Lexar and sure enough there it was - item number
10247111. It is
listed as on backorder, but I figured it is worth a shot in case they
ever come in. I know
we went through a lot of newsgroup space a while ago when Buycomp
misquoted a
price on a discontinued Sandisk 40 MB card and couldn't deliver them all.
But a few
lucky souls did get a good deal. So before they change the price or pull
the link you
might want to check it out for yourself.
Good Luck JoAnne
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Yes it will! Lexar includes a USB driver in the CF card that works with it's jumpshot cable. But the CF card functions like any other CF card and can be read by other readers fine. I have a 64MB one and use it with the jumpstart cable and my PCMCIA adaptor all the time. The jumpshot cable is great....and FAST!!!!!
JimmieD
Rick Ohnsman said:
Will the jumpshot version CF card work in a regular Sandisk (Parallel)
card reader? My PC does not have USB, But if the card will work, I don't
need the jumpshot cable.

Rick Ohnsman
[email protected]
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It's worth putting in an order (as I did for two CF's)... According to the site, "Your credit card will not be billed until your product ships.".

Thanks so much for the heads-up - That's a fabulous deal :)

Donna
******
JimmieD said:
Rick Ohnsman said:
Will the jumpshot version CF card work in a regular Sandisk (Parallel)
card reader? My PC does not have USB, But if the card will work, I don't
need the jumpshot cable.

Rick Ohnsman
[email protected]
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Uh oh... a credit to my account??!! This just might be too good to be true. In other words if they don't honor the price I can just cancel the order and get my money back? I'll have to buy something else from them? They do say the card is not billed until the item ships, so if it never ships then what? $44.99 was a incredible deal for this card, but no deal if it can't be had.

The plot thickens...

Rick
Jim said:
In the event a product is listed at an incorrect price or with incorrect
information due to
typographical error or error in pricing or product information received
from our suppliers,
buy.com shall have the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for
product listed at the
incorrect price. buy.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. If your credit
card has already
been charged for the purchase and your order is canceled, buy.com shall
immediately issue a
credit to your credit card account in the amount of the charge.
Rick Ohnsman said:
-- Rick
Jim said:
jjk said:
Just saw a posting on rec.photo.digital about a really low price for a
Lexar 48MB - 8x
Compact Flash USB card for $ 44.95 at Buycomp.com. I went to the Buycomp
site
and searched for Lexar and sure enough there it was - item number
10247111. It is
listed as on backorder, but I figured it is worth a shot in case they
ever come in. I know
we went through a lot of newsgroup space a while ago when Buycomp
misquoted a
price on a discontinued Sandisk 40 MB card and couldn't deliver them all.
But a few
lucky souls did get a good deal. So before they change the price or pull
the link you
might want to check it out for yourself.
Good Luck JoAnne
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Rick,

"Credit your card" means money goes directly into your Visa account (or whatever). You don't have to spend the refund anywhere. It's just exactly the opposite of billing your card: money goes to you.

So nothing whatever to lose. Except for some poor guy at buy.com who may be in trouble...
Coly
Rick Ohnsman said:
The plot thickens...

Rick
Jim said:
In the event a product is listed at an incorrect price or with incorrect
information due to
typographical error or error in pricing or product information received
from our suppliers,
buy.com shall have the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for
product listed at the
incorrect price. buy.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. If your credit
card has already
been charged for the purchase and your order is canceled, buy.com shall
immediately issue a
credit to your credit card account in the amount of the charge.
Rick Ohnsman said:
-- Rick
Jim said:
jjk said:
Just saw a posting on rec.photo.digital about a really low price for a
Lexar 48MB - 8x
Compact Flash USB card for $ 44.95 at Buycomp.com. I went to the Buycomp
site
and searched for Lexar and sure enough there it was - item number
10247111. It is
listed as on backorder, but I figured it is worth a shot in case they
ever come in. I know
we went through a lot of newsgroup space a while ago when Buycomp
misquoted a
price on a discontinued Sandisk 40 MB card and couldn't deliver them all.
But a few
lucky souls did get a good deal. So before they change the price or pull
the link you
might want to check it out for yourself.
Good Luck JoAnne
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I guess they have figured out one sure fire way of increasing sales huh! I bet they have have over 250 orders placed for these things in the last 24 hours.
Member said:
So nothing whatever to lose. Except for some poor guy at buy.com who may
be in trouble...
Coly
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