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"I had read on the Consumer Reports website that Circuit City's liquidator had actually raised the price on many items for the going-out-of-business 'sale.'" T

"I had read on the Consumer Reports website that Circuit City's liquidator had actually raised the price on many items for the going-out-of-business 'sale.'" That I can believe. I made the mistake of going in to Circuit City's going-out-of-business sale to find a wide screen TV, only to find they were all at least $200 more than I'd spend at Sam's Club or Costco. It seemed they had no care if they sold any merchandise whatsoever.

flooha 17y ago
Wow, I had EXACTLY the same experience. We were going to buy a TV and thought "What the hell, why not?" and stopped in at the CC going out of business "sale". It was a joke. The TVs were $300 to $500 more expensive than Sam's Club. I had the feeling like they didn't actually want to sell anything. It was ridiculous.
noodle 17y ago
this is how pretty much every liquidator operates. if you see a "going out of business" sign, avoid it at all costs. all the "good" stuff will be marked up to or past MSRP and then marked back down again to the level of their original costs just so that they can legally advertise huge-sounding discounts. they mark something up so that they can then put a "30% off" sticker on it and run an advertisement, despite the price not actually changing. you won't find anything worth buying until the final days when they really do discount items. but by then, the "good" stuff is gone because the liquidators have tricked unwitting consumers into buying it up.
- dugmartin 17y ago
  Don't confuse markup with discount. A $1 item that is marked up 30% and then given a 30% discount has a final cost of 91 cents.
  - noodle 17y ago
    good point, after re-reading i didn't word things how i meant. edited.
pchristensen 17y ago
I went on the final day and got a $1900 laptop for $1080. Not much selection, but they coincidentally had exactly what I was looking for.
- alnayyir 17y ago
  Would you mind sharing the model of laptop? I might be in the market soon. Just curious
  - pchristensen 17y ago
    Sony VAIO AV model. 18.4" screen, 1920x1080. I have four monitors at my work desktop so I need at least a double monitor equivalent laptop. It weighs a ton and I had to go to five stores to find a bag big enough to hold it (most bags only hold up to 17") but it's wonderful to work on. It's not Apple-sleek but Sony-sleek is an ok substitute.

flooha 17y ago

Wow, I had EXACTLY the same experience. We were going to buy a TV and thought "What the hell, why not?" and stopped in at the CC going out of business "sale". It was a joke. The TVs were $300 to $500 more expensive than Sam's Club. I had the feeling like they didn't actually want to sell anything. It was ridiculous.

noodle 17y ago

this is how pretty much every liquidator operates. if you see a "going out of business" sign, avoid it at all costs. all the "good" stuff will be marked up to or past MSRP and then marked back down again to the level of their original costs just so that they can legally advertise huge-sounding discounts. they mark something up so that they can then put a "30% off" sticker on it and run an advertisement, despite the price not actually changing. you won't find anything worth buying until the final days when they really do discount items. but by then, the "good" stuff is gone because the liquidators have tricked unwitting consumers into buying it up.

dugmartin 17y ago
Don't confuse markup with discount. A $1 item that is marked up 30% and then given a 30% discount has a final cost of 91 cents.
- noodle 17y ago
  good point, after re-reading i didn't word things how i meant. edited.

pchristensen 17y ago

I went on the final day and got a $1900 laptop for $1080. Not much selection, but they coincidentally had exactly what I was looking for.

alnayyir 17y ago
Would you mind sharing the model of laptop? I might be in the market soon. Just curious
- pchristensen 17y ago
  Sony VAIO AV model. 18.4" screen, 1920x1080. I have four monitors at my work desktop so I need at least a double monitor equivalent laptop. It weighs a ton and I had to go to five stores to find a bag big enough to hold it (most bags only hold up to 17") but it's wonderful to work on. It's not Apple-sleek but Sony-sleek is an ok substitute.