Comet Clearence

silverfoxdude

dont know if this is the right place to post this or if you all have seen this but it looks good to me http://www.clearance-comet.co.uk/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/CategoryDisplay?cgrfnbr=36514&cgmenbr=37087214&noMoreSub

ohreally

Tread carefully. Coment have clearance warehouses around the country and very many of the goods are returns which are often in poor condition...i speak from experience. I suspect this may be an internet outlet for the same.

silverfoxdude

thanks oh really, we shall def bare that in mind.... ahhh well never mind,

stratford_2

Yes, check out the product condition report for each item.

E.g. the mini hifi (2nd on your your link) has:

Medium scratches (front, left side, right side, top, back) - between two and five inches long

no remote, or manual

ben500

Not only that but these items seldom go for anything near a bargain price, check this one out for instance.

http://www.clearance-comet.co.uk/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=61751630&prmenbr=37087214&aunbr=62098340

You will find that these auctions tend to end up very close to what is already an inflated retail price comparison.

MarkyMarkD

Comet's clearance site used to be good, before lots of people found out about it and the prices rose.

People now pay way over the odds for most of the items.

The price comparisons can definitely be misleading as they are the price in the shop, which may be a long time out of date if the item was taken off sale a while ago. For all you know, the buyer bought it as a clearance item themselves, then returned it broken/defective a while later, etc.

We bought a washing machine from them, and it had undeclared front damage and a missing control knob - basically, it was useless. We got it collected and refunded and had just wasted a few weeks of our own time when we could have bought a sensible machine.

Ironically we now have a new washing machine bought brand new from Currys Online. (Ironic because generally I wouldn't say anything better about Currys than about Comet).

You will almost always get just as good a deal by shopping around using price comparison services etc. than buying from Comet Clearance.

The small ticket items on Comet Clearance are a complete joke. For some reason people buy things for £5 less than shop prices, and then pay Comet Clearance's hugely inflated shipping costs. D'oh!

silverfoxdude

well i guess this wont win me post of the month lol back to the drawing board thanks for the advice folks

RussWWFC

People are mugs the prices they pay, a lot of them are within a tenner of the original price

ohreally

silverfoxdude wrote:

well i guess this wont win me post of the month lol back to the drawing board thanks for the advice folks

Don't want to see you purchase something you are likely to regret.
Oh, and check the mentality...

Store Price: £49.95
Current Bid:
£51.00 + delivery
http://www.clearance-comet.co.uk/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=61751633&prmenbr=37087214&aunbr=62098343

pointsofview

If there's something you're interested in; look at the product, come up with an upper price limit you'd pay and then see if you can get a deal...

Chuckman

Thanks for the link ohreally, found it really funny.

A fool and their money...