BEWARE! Amazon charging $2899 for i5 iMac base model?

[easy-mac]

I don't know if anyone has seen this yet or not, but I was just on Amazon looking at the prices on iMacs and I came across this:

http://www.amazon.com/Apple-iMac-MB...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1259600423&sr=8-2

I hope I'm missing something, but it looks like they're charging $2899.99 for the standard i5 iMac! That's $900 more than Apple charges! Is Amazon hoping to take advantage of a few careless buyers, or is there a demand that great for i5 iMacs that they can price gouge like that? I hope this is just a typo, but any potential buyers should beware of tricks like this!

 

[peskaa]

Third party Marketplace seller, not Amazon

 

[alphaod]

You'd be fool to pay that. If anyone pays that price without doing product research, it's their own fault.

 

[flopticalcube]

Look at the blue box. Ships from and sold by Techno Intelligence.

Amazon's price is just under Apple's when they have them.

 

[rdowns]

But, but, but, shipping is free.

 

[arkitect]

*sigh*
Not Amazon…

It is a 3d party seller.

Always check the fine print.

 

[Badger^2]

probably just a typo regardless

$1820 new

http://www.macconnection.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=10682076

 

[alphaod]

But, but, but, shipping is free.

Well maybe it's tax free as well, which in that case would be cheaper (to NY at least )

 

[macrumorsMaster]

$1820 new

http://www.macconnection.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=10682076

It's not a typo. I've seen other mac's (prevs gens at that!) grossly overpriced by 3rd party sellers. I guess they're hoping for that 'sucker born every minute' to snap up their product. I've seen similiar things on ebay sometimes.