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Groupon in Hot Waters for Misleading Nexus 7 MSRP

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Groupon had recently published a deal for a refurbished Google Nexus 7 tablet for $189 and listed the original retail price of the tablet as being $260. Users have turned to Reddit complaining that Groupon’s promotion is misleading and deceptive as the original price for the Nexus 7 sold directly through Google through its Play Store online is $199. Moreover, the version being offered through Groupon isn’t a new in-box unit, but rather it’s a refurbished unit.

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According to Groupon in response to a user’s questions and complaints, the list price calculation used may be from averages from various online merchants who may be reselling Google’s 7-inch tablet at a much higher price than what Google sells the slate for.

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When the Nexus 7 was initially released, it was frequently out of stock and demand may have created lucrative opportunities for users who obtained the tablet from Google to resell the slate for a profit.

This is a situation really of caveat emptor, or buyer beware. In situations with deals, retailers often list the highest possible retail price possible to show that there is significant mark downs. However, the situation with Groupon takes things to the next level as the actual MSRP listed by Google is $199, and by using some sort of complex calculus to average out higher than retail prices listed by third-party resellers to mark the price up seems unethical at best.

 

5 Comments

5 Comments

  1. Angelica Thomson

    01/29/2013 at 7:01 am

    like Terry answered I am startled that a mom can get paid $4210 in a few weeks on the internet. did you read this webpage jump15.comCHECK IT OUT

  2. Matt

    01/29/2013 at 7:04 am

    Haha, I saw the groupon yesterday and thought it was complete BS. I was all set to jump on a discounted Nexus 7 at more than 50 dollars off of retail price. Who in their right mind would buy a refurb unit at 10 dollars less than a new unit? Groupon deals usually suck anyway.

  3. Legor

    01/29/2013 at 11:20 am

  4. Donna T (nexus 7 owner)

    01/31/2013 at 7:28 am

    Ridiculous yes. Dishonest about pricing?NO!! I don’t know what all the fuss is about. It is the 8GB for $199; the 16GB they are advertising is $249 new, even at Google store.

    • rebecca

      01/31/2013 at 1:31 pm

      It’s actually $199 for a 16GB and $249 for the 32GB. They don’t even sell the 8GB anymore…I bought mine around Thanksgiving from Google play for $199/16GB.

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