Radeon 5870 376.04 or 5850 284.26 +FS +no tax in CA at Tiger Direct after Bing Cashback

Ok I must be doing something wrong here. I go to bing.com and type "radeon 5850"
On the search results page I get the normal articles reviewing the radeon 5850 etc etc and at the bottom before the "Next Page" I see this:
VisionTek Radeon HD 5850 - graphics adapter - Radeon HD 5850 - 1 GB »
VisionTek Radeon HD 5850 - graphics adapter - Radeon HD 5850 - 1 GB

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o Price ·
o from $278 ·
o 10 stores ·
o [Bing CashBack] Bing CashBack

Ok... so when I click on that I only see a 10% Cash Back deal from TigerDirect. I can't find a link for 15% anywhere.

I tried going to bing.com/shopping and going to the TigerDirect bing store and had the same results. Did the deal end or change or is it based on region or something? I've been poking at this off & on since the deal was posted w/ no success.

Thanks for any help

A 100 new XFX Radeon HD 5870s were sold on eBay for $149 each yesterday. Folks were snapping them up 10 at a time and all sold out in a couple of hours.
I bagged one for $138 (using Bing's eBay CashBack) and we'll see if the seller makes good on the deal.
The seller claims it purchased too many of them to put on custom Alienware machines and he just has to get rid of them.
One wonders how much these cards actually cost to the retailers. Can the retailer mark-up be over 100%? It boggles the mind.

WUT? $150? report back

msage said: A 100 new XFX Radeon HD 5870s were sold on eBay for $149 each yesterday. Folks were snapping them up 10 at a time and all sold out in a couple of hours.
I bagged one for $138 (using Bing's eBay CashBack) and we'll see if the seller makes good on the deal.
The seller claims it purchased too many of them to put on custom Alienware machines and he just has to get rid of them.
One wonders how much these cards actually cost to the retailers. Can the retailer mark-up be over 100%? It boggles the mind.

Where is that Geneva Watch thread when you need it most.

Ok, it was my AdBlock extension. It was removing that thing up at the top, so I got it now. Sorry bout the confusion, but at least anyone else that reads the thread will know now =)

I hope its not a fraud. Seller has sold quite a number of Alienware systems on eBay before. The item number on eBay is 110504644560 - (search completed listings ) He also sold 200 Core I7-920s for $80.

I'm just dumbfounded that the seller just don't sell it to other retailers for much more.

Anyway Paypal should have all buyers covered.

msage said: I hope its not a fraud. Seller has sold quite a number of Alienware systems on eBay before. The item number on eBay is 110504644560 - (search completed listings ) He also sold 200 Core I7-920s for $80.

I'm just dumbfounded that the seller just don't sell it to other retailers for much more.

Anyway Paypal should have all buyers covered.

I changed my mind. If he sold i7-920s at $80, then I think you are in trouble. He could easily sell just as fast at $150 and $300 for the 5870.

If its too good to be true......

The reason the price drop on the 58XX cards is Nvidia cards are coming out in a few weeks.

Lets assume ( because we don't really know yet at this point ) that it is a scam.
Can the seller honestly think he'd get paid by Paypal? That was what he insisted to be paid.

I browsed the eBay help pages and there does not seem to be any easy way to report 'suspicious' sales. My stake is just $138 for the one card I've bid on so I'm inclined to just let Paypal cover the loss after a couple of weeks, if the seller does indeed turn out to be a fraud. I wonder about those who bought ten or more units - they should be more concerned than I am.

Thanks, Pun. That's good advice. Just heard on the grapevine that Newegg mistakenly ships 300 fake Core i7-920s. This guy sold 199 (Not 200 - my mistake) of the same processor yesterday. Hmmmm... Maybe if it the HD 5870 does ship the card should be checked carefully. It could be a budget 5450 with a big cover over it. .

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msage said: I browsed the eBay help pages and there does not seem to be any easy way to report 'suspicious' sales. My stake is just $138 for the one card I've bid on so I'm inclined to just let Paypal cover the loss after a couple of weeks, if the seller does indeed turn out to be a fraud. I wonder about those who bought ten or more units - they should be more concerned than I am.

Did you notice he's getting negative feedback? Canceling those i7 920s already......WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT!

Now the 5870 folks are getting their cancellation notices. LOLOLOL