Canadian Airgun Forum
https://www.airgunforum.ca/forums/

Weird scope purchase from Amazon.ca.
https://www.airgunforum.ca/forums/topic75752.html		 Page 1 of 2
Author:  abslayer [ Wed Mar 22, 2017 5:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Weird scope purchase from Amazon.ca.
Below Is what I paid for it and its on its way from Amazon.ca.

Simmons ProHunter Truplex Reticle Handgun Scope, 2-6x 32mm (Matte)
Sold by Amazon.com.ca, Inc.
CDN$ 114.89
Item Subtotal:
CDN$ 114.89
Shipping and handling:
CDN$ 0.00
Tax Calculated (GST/HST):
CDN$ 5.74
Tax Calculated (PST/QST):
CDN$ 0.00
Total:
CDN$ 120.63
Paid by Mastercard:
CDN$ 120.63


Told friend about great price and now all we can't find is Cost that is below WTF

Simmons ProHunter Truplex Reticle Handgun Scope, 2-6x 32mm (Matte)
by Simmons
5.0 out of 5 stars 2 customer reviews
Price:
CDN$ 173.00 Free Shipping for Prime Members

Only 2 left in stock (more on the way).
Want it Monday, March 27? Order it in the next 19 hours and 20 minutes and choose Two-Day Shipping at checkout.

Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca. Gift-wrap available.
5 new from CDN$ 173.00


Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca. Gift-wrap available.
All took place a hour apart
Author:  Hobbyman2007 [ Wed Mar 22, 2017 6:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Weird scope purchase from Amazon.ca.
Looks like you got a deal. That's the beauty of amazon never know when you'll get the next great deal .lol
Author:  Daryl [ Wed Mar 22, 2017 6:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Weird scope purchase from Amazon.ca.
Haven't seen the Simmons Pro-Hunter scopes since I used them in 6-18X on some gopher rifles, way back in the early 2000'ds- maybe 2004- Wholesale sports or Russell's Sports had them in Calgary. After Wholesale Sports bought out Russell's Sports, a LOT of useful stuff became impossible to buy in Canada. Stuff, like Moly Solve (made in Sask) and 10-22 Ruger Custom parts from Volquartson, that Russell's carried as a regular item.

Moly Solve, if you can find it, is also a good copper solvent. It is incredible on moly fouling & the only solvent that will quickly and reliably remove moly buildup in a bore, such as it is.

I run a 6-18 Prohunter on my 10-22 gopher rifle. they were $189.95, iirc, much cheaper than the 6.5-20X44 scopes ($325.95) I had on the CF .172's & my Martini .17HMR.
The last 6.5x20x44, I paid $95.00 US(on par then) from a friend in the States. Then, we found out that was not quite legal. Oh well.

Image
Image

Bottom line, is I got very god service from my Simmon's scopes - The Pro0hunters and the 44 Mags.
Author:  Daryl [ Wed Mar 22, 2017 6:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Weird scope purchase from Amazon.ca.
Got it to work - copy page to desktop. "Save As" didn't work.

They look OK in B&W. tks.
Author:  abslayer [ Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Weird scope purchase from Amazon.ca.
Daryl wrote:
Got it to work - copy page to desktop. "Save As" didn't work.

They look OK in B&W. tks.


Think you are in wrong post LOL
You need paper target post
Author:  pete [ Thu Mar 23, 2017 5:08 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Weird scope purchase from Amazon.ca.
hi ab. I think this came up about amazon prices before. I bought a reflex sight from them a while ago for $22.00. and the next day almost the same sights had a $3000.00 dollar price on them. yesterday I was looking for one of these clamps. price for the one on top was $4.59 +$4.65 shipping. the exact same clamps underneath the first one were priced at $61.07 + $5.54 +shipping. check those scopes again today and they might even be lower than what you paid.

Attachments:
41GrLYNLKsL__AA218_.jpg
41GrLYNLKsL__AA218_.jpg [ 5.14 KiB | Viewed 1283 times ]
Author:  Castle02 [ Thu Mar 23, 2017 6:48 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Weird scope purchase from Amazon.ca.
I think it has something to do with the seller keeping track of their inventory. If they are out of stock or there is an issue, they put a couple of extra numbers to make the price outrageous so no one will buy it. They'll fix whatever the issue is when they have time.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Author:  abslayer [ Thu Mar 23, 2017 8:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Weird scope purchase from Amazon.ca.
What ever it was I sure liked getting that scope for that much off :shock: MY lucky day I guess :D

But really strange thing was after my purchase , when back about hour later to get in for my friend and they were 173.00
Author:  DDtank [ Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:12 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Weird scope purchase from Amazon.ca.
I have an Amazon wishlist I check almost daily (several times a day if I am waiting for a deal) as their prices fluctuate wildly - and that is more their own prices than those of Marketplace sellers. I think it might be connected to how many they have in stock for a particular item and maybe when they restock a shipload the prices drop(?).
Their warehouse deals can be good too - however, I picked up a TRS-25 dot sight up on there for about $85 or so and I reckon it was the one I had returned a couple of months previously as I didn't find it any better than cheapo Ebay items for $20. (I still like the look of them but would like to see them up close before buying another to get one with a decent dot rather than a blur - but that's a different story).
Author:  ITGUY [ Sat Mar 25, 2017 5:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Weird scope purchase from Amazon.ca.
It is ALL controlled by computer algorithmic pricing and has been for quite some time. Some algorithms are better than others :)

I suppose it would be boring to most people, but you can read up on this for hours and to me its always been fascinating.
Author:  tango [ Sat Mar 25, 2017 1:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Weird scope purchase from Amazon.ca.
On Ebay, some dealers list the same item several times with one thread being considerably more expensive. That way it looks like you are getting a deal and just maybe someone in a hurry will simply buy the more expensive item.
Author:  martyh [ Sun Mar 26, 2017 2:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Weird scope purchase from Amazon.ca.
Just bought it from amazon for 97. Free shipping
Author:  abslayer [ Sun Mar 26, 2017 3:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Weird scope purchase from Amazon.ca.
martyh wrote:
Just bought it from amazon for 97. Free shipping



US amazon.com right not Canadian
Author:  martyh [ Sun Mar 26, 2017 5:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Weird scope purchase from Amazon.ca.
Canadian
Author:  martyh [ Sun Mar 26, 2017 5:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Weird scope purchase from Amazon.ca.
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/offer-listing/ ... dition=new
Page 1 of 2 All times are UTC - 5 hours
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group
http://www.phpbb.com/