Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Optics Minox HG 8x33's @ Amazon >> $350.64 shipped?!

I just got my Minox 6.5x32's from Doug in, and they are freakin' awesome! Wow! What a view..

Anyway, as I was perusing the net at noon, I stumbled on these Minox HG 8x33's at Amazon. I don't know if these are demos, show samples or refurbs. It says that they are new in the description, but who knows with Amazon. For this price, I figured that I would take a chance. With a price that is 58% off retail, can do weird things to a person.

http://www.amazon.com/Minox-High-Gr...lectronics&qid=1212437514&sr=8-2

[Add to cart to see the price]

(They also list the Minox HG 8.5x43's for a crazy low price too. In case anyone wants to know.)

Thats a crazy price...

Now just need to find a way to justify having my 7X42FL's and those....

I really need to stay away from this place....

Let's hope they are not Chinese counterfeits, when they counterfeit a brand they just try to make it look the same with disregard for getting the guts right.

Grey market??

That is way too cheap.

Amazon isn't a authorized dealer I trust. I wonder about GREY MARKET also - if not, the price rocks! I'd say one is almost dumb for not getting them, if they're legit that is . . .

Hopefully they are legit. If they are not real, or grey market, I'll despute it with the Visa card that I used...

Just return them if not legit....

Well, I called my Visa card and they said if they are fake, just to call them and that they would take care of it. That's reasurring.

I hope that I that these are in fact real. I also hope that I didn't make a bunch of people run out and purchase fake binoculars. If that does turn out to be the case, I want to apologize in advance.

I have used Amazon for sport optics and I'll bet they'll come from an authorized dealer.

Dave

Those are coming direct from Amazon, I wouldn't be worried about it.

I bought my Zeiss spotter from STC, I called Zeiss and asked if they were good and they were. Just call MInox and ask.

I doubt that there are people making fake Minox's anyways... Not that they are not worthy of it just that they are not quite as big of a name as some.

I have to think that this is a solid deal.

Must have been a mistake, $599 as of this morning.

It must have been a mistake with their initial listing, as the price is now more in line with reality at $599...at least that's what shows up when I add them to my cart.
I'll bet it was a mistake and your order brought it to the seller's attention and they changed it pronto! You'll probably still get them at that price, though - makes me jealous that I didn't click on the "Add to Cart" button two days ago.

I wonder how many of us bought them at the $350 price... Wonder if they will honor it.

I once bought a bushnell 4200 4-16 scope online and it had a listed price of like $250. I got a reciept and everything and this guy called me all fractic and said that the price was wrong and that I could still have the scope for the normal retail price but the origional order was cancelled....

Whew. I was agonizing... I pretty much was going to hit the buy button this am for comparison purposes........

Looks to me like anyone who ordered them before today would have gotten them at $350.00. Yesterday, while I was thinking of hitting the button, I noticed that they were listed as being for sale direct from Amazon for $350. The were also listed as being available from a couple of other sources for $599.00.

This morning they are listed as being sold by Adorama for $599.00. I think that Amazon Direct sold out and the only ones left are from the other source at a higher price.
I snoozed, I losed.

me to - dumb move not sure why I didn't pull the trigger!

When I first saw these last week, they were listed for just over $400. Then they dropped to $388, then $369-ish a day later, and then finally that $350 price. So it hasn't been at that price for more than a few days, maybe two or three at the most.

The 8.5x43 HG's were priced at around $449 or $499 last Friday but appear to have gone up since then....

It wasn't a mistake. When this thread was posted, I followed the link and the Amazon page said "Only 5 left, order soon" at $350.64. Later, the number went down to 4, then 3, and early this morning it said 2 left. I was checking because I was contemplating buying a pair, but didn't. Sometimes the retailer really only has a limited number of items at that price....