Bargains

[vinteuil]

Predictable?

... yes, I can be.

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[Bryn]

... yes, I can be.

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I was thinking more of the text.

[Conchis]

The Strauss box was, iirc, advertised on Amazon for the ridiculous price of £11.99. I wouldn't have clicked 'buy' for any higher price, as there was already significant overlap with my existing collection, but things like the Leinsdorf Friedenstag swayed my hand.

I certainly wouldn't have paid over twenty quid for it.

[cloughie]

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... I got the DG Strauss Complete Opera box from amazon this Feb for some 40 euros. Does this make me a bad person?


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No, that seems a fair price, not the superbargain that Amazon advertised, but fair. The positive side to the Menhuin cancellation is that I will not have to find space for it and will not need to dispose of duplicates!

[MickyD]

Hurry, folks, that wonderful 30 CD Sony Telemann box is back on Amazon at around £18 - really great recordings, DHM, Seon etc with vintage artists.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Georg-Philipp-Telemann-Masterworks-Various/dp/B06XJGR3V1/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1537463401&sr=1-1&keywords=telemann+sony

[Bryn]

Hurry, folks, that wonderful 30 CD Sony Telemann box is back on Amazon at around £18 - really great recordings, DHM, Seon etc with vintage artists.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Georg-Phili...=telemann+sony

"Temporarity out of stock", but marketplace suppliers do have it, starting at £57.73.

[MickyD]

"Temporarity out of stock", but marketplace suppliers do have it, starting at £57.73.

So presumably one could try and order it at £18 and see if Amazon would honour it?

[Bryn]

So presumably one could try and order it at £18 and see if Amazon would honour it?

Worth a try, for those who don't already have it.

[Conchis]

So presumably one could try and order it at £18 and see if Amazon would honour it?

I get the impression Amazon is done honouring 'accidental bargains'. This thread has pretty much skidded to a halt over the last couple of years - a far cry from the glory days of 2010/11.

[visualnickmos]

I get the impression Amazon is done honouring 'accidental bargains'. This thread has pretty much skidded to a halt over the last couple of years - a far cry from the glory days of 2010/11.

Tell me about it! RVW EMI set of about 30 CDs for 4,99 € for one example - mind you that was not as far back as that.

[cloughie]

I get the impression Amazon is done honouring 'accidental bargains'. This thread has pretty much skidded to a halt over the last couple of years - a far cry from the glory days of 2010/11.

This thread is probably essential reading for the Amazon vigilantes! Maybe we need an undercover PM network!

[gurnemanz]

So presumably one could try and order it at £18 and see if Amazon would honour it?

We did get the Telemann box for 20 Euros at Amazon.de a few months ago.

[MickyD]

We did get the Telemann box for 20 Euros at Amazon.de a few months ago.

Yes, I managed to do the same. I am still working my way through it - so many treasures by some of the very best artists, an outstanding bargain.

[Barbirollians]

Some excellent bargains on warner box sets at Presto including the Philharmonia/Karajan Beethoven symphonies for just £10.70 .

[Dave2002]

This thread is probably essential reading for the Amazon vigilantes! Maybe we need an undercover PM network!

I think it depends how greedy bargain hunters are. I suspect that a "bargain" at a £5 ,£10 or even £20 discount is neither here nor there re "honouring", and can be shut off quickly enough if needed. £50 or more is probably more than can be reasonably tolerated.