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This is really a crappy thing to do, Newegg. Just this morning, I checked the price of the new Phenom 9850 BE, an upgrade that I have been saving up for ever since it came out a while back. Just this morning it was listed at 235.99-- a great price and free shipping! I sold a few things on eBay today and now I have exactly enough to buy it. But I just checked the website, intending to purchase the phenom. And when I add it to my cart, it shows up as 245.00! I know that prices go up occasionally, but my god, newegg-- did you just up the price because this chip is in demand right now? I ALWAYS buy from newegg, because they always have the best price and you can't beat the customer service, but this time they have really let me down. I'll be looking for a better price and skipping Newegg on this purchase...

'Erm, it's just supply and demand.. If they're running low, they'll bump the price up..   It's strange that they do that for some items and not for others.. For example, the HDTV I'm buying, I really wish they would bump the price up because it keeps going out of stock around the time I get my paycheck and then when it comes in, I don't have the money (spent it on new tires)..I'd say, going in and out of stock on an item is a much greater annoyance than a slight price fluctuation.. If they bump the price up a bit, then some people will go elsewhere to buy it, while others who want NewEgg quality customer service wouldn't mind paying a few bucks more for it..  Really, I'd pay almost $100 more for the TV if I knew it would be in stock and I could order it around the time I get my paycheck... Problem is, it goes out of stock and nobody knows when it will be back in (days? weeks? MONTHS???)  since it's such a hot item and people swarm to NewEgg from other sites because people link to it since it's such a great deal.. So sometimes I really wish they did bump the price up on some items like HDTVs and hot-model Blu-Ray players before they run out of stock so there's at least one left for me when I get my paycheck in..

Especially since many Manuf. limit the number of supplies they give to each retailer. If they gave all their supplies to one retailer, then that retailer would be the only company that you'd be able to buy it from.. Since there likely isn't enough to give unlimited number of the items to every retailer for new items, the release of the item to retailers / online shops is controlled and they're only allowed X many a month to sell...  Quite annoying, manufacturers want to reward retailers for carrying their goods by making sure they get at least a couple of the items instead of giving them all to one retailer / online store to sell.. So it's quite possible NewEgg might not be capable of getting any more 9850 BE chips from AMD this month and instead of selling out, they're just bumping the price up a bit so those who only want to buy it from NewEgg still can..

Just a guess, but if that's the case, I certainly have no problem with it..  

I'm glad you're cool with it... but in my book, that's just plain wrong! Sounds like price gouging to me, if they're conducting business like you say they are. I shop Newegg for the great prices they offer, AS WELL as the great customer service. But to jack up prices just because something is about to sell out? I hope that's not the case, because I like to think of Newegg as a company that cares about their customers as much as they do making a profit.

Er...sorry to hear ur unhappy experience!! Yeah, prices would go up occasionally in newegg. So when u added this product to ur list and found the increased price,  maybe newgg  was upgrading and maintaining their prices. But i've heard that after u pay for ur order and then found the price is up, u can send emails to their customer service to go with the original price.

Sent you a PM for further discussion :-)