wparsonsgisnet Posted May 3, 2008 Share #1 Posted May 3, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) While waiting for the magical fw update that will allow our M8's to speak to SDHC cards, I have been noticing the rapid drop in SD card prices. Based on a posting by RobertW at http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m8-forum/52437-sdhc-sd-support-coming-soon.html I went looking for 2GB 133x Transcend SD cards so I could pick up some write speed, compared to a 150x card. In my search today, these cards turned up at prices in the US$19 range, except for a stand-out price of $8.85 on Amazon. I've been a very happy Amazon customer for years. I logged on to buy 5 of these guys. When I got to the last page of the order process, the shipping was more then $30. They must be coming from overseas, but what a scam. I'll keep waiting and watching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LichMD Posted May 5, 2008 Share #2 Posted May 5, 2008 While waiting for the magical fw update that will allow our M8's to speak to SDHC cards, I have been noticing the rapid drop in SD card prices. Based on a posting by RobertW at http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m8-forum/52437-sdhc-sd-support-coming-soon.html I went looking for 2GB 133x Transcend SD cards so I could pick up some write speed, compared to a 150x card. In my search today, these cards turned up at prices in the US$19 range, except for a stand-out price of $8.85 on Amazon. I've been a very happy Amazon customer for years. I logged on to buy 5 of these guys. When I got to the last page of the order process, the shipping was more then $30. They must be coming from overseas, but what a scam. I'll keep waiting and watching. Bill, were these from one of their partner vendors? Cause that sounds ridiculous. J Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haroldp Posted May 6, 2008 Share #3 Posted May 6, 2008 I buy flash cards from amazon regularly. If it does not say ' eligible for super saver shipping ', it is not directly from amazon but from a merchant partner. Amazon shipping is free if you are willing to wait. I have received counterfeit cards from amazon partners, but never directly from amazon, who buy directly from the manufacterer. I only buy directly and never use amazon partners for these reasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted May 6, 2008 Share #4 Posted May 6, 2008 Tell Amazon and the problem will go away, instantly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted May 6, 2008 Share #5 Posted May 6, 2008 It's something a lot of the Amazon affiliated sellers do when selling memory cards. You can find them for under £1, but the p&p charges bump it up to the 'proper' price. I'm guessing that they do that in order to look competative - in other words once one company does it the others have to follow suit and have a low 'up front' price. Provided you're aware of that, and the total price is reasonable, then you won't get burned - though I accept it's misleading if you don't realise what's happening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted May 6, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted May 6, 2008 I told Amazon and their response was that they don't set the handling charges for their affiliates. To me, the problem is that to set a price so low implies that the goods are suspect. It also muddies the situation with regard to any vendor that Amazon will work with. It's too bad -- my idol has clay feet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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