Non private mode on left. I am not logged in but have cookies enabled. Right is private mode.

99 points

Sometimes there are vendors or distribution rules that require that they don’t post discounts publicly so people can’t price match or other retailers can’t demand a discount to match.

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44 points

That’s a weird logic. If I cannot find it on price comparison sites, the offer doesn’t exist.

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6 points

Well you’d be in the minority so they don’t care.

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6 points

It’s not too uncommon for PC equipment. Back when Newegg was a good company, before they were bought out over a decade ago, there would be quite a few items on there that were like this.

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25 points

That’s an odd definition of non-public if the information is available to everyone. More like annoyingly public.

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8 points

I reloaded the page and it showed up.

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4 points

This is super common with niche hobby products I buy. Doesn’t make any fucking sense. Vendors will send out an email saying “hey we have a sale but we can’t tell you the dollar amount just the percentage until you put it into your cart.” I think it’s also common with some lines of luxury goods. You’ll find a few different reasons online if you Google “luxury brands hide price.”

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61 points

Don’t get that card. I used to have it but it would randomly output max volume static… Not a fun experience.

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9 points

Had the same thing with a Xonar DX, probably got some permanent hearing damage from that.

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8 points

MM yes. Thanks.

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4 points

I’ll offer that I’ve had the DX for probably a decade and had zero trouble, but of course YMMV.

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1 point

WHAT DID YOU SAY? I COULDN’T HEAR YOU, IT’S SO LOUD HERE!

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1 point

I had a Xonar about 15 years ago. Can’t remember the model. Its surround sound has a delay on the rear speakers, made playing games in 5.1 impossible, horrible reverb effect. The official drivers didn’t fix it, I had to get a non-official driver pack to fix the issue.

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59 points

Dude it’s $3 an ounce. Totally worth it.

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9 points

lol I didn’t notice that.

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On the right it has a rough shipping location (LA with zipcode), are you sure that’s not the change?

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11 points

You know maybe it’s because I’m on a VPN. Testing out anti-botting methods?

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18 points

Or trying to filter out price scrapers

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Anti-botting or rough shipping calculations being factored in, both fairly plausible. I notice on the left it even prompts to “select delivery location” near where the price would be.

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1 point

I tested putting it in my cart and it showed me the price. No location needed.

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1 point

Perhaps. It’s coming from the same IP.

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34 points

Amazon is a big POS

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22 points

Yes, that is the purpose of s shopping website. One big Point of Sale

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10 points

Go to bed Dad

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22 points

No. The manufacturer has a minimum advertised pricing policy in place. Amazon has the item priced below this point. So they can only display the price after it’s been added to the cart.

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8 points

The neat part is - amazon is still a POS

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