Crazy price for a 10MHz pulse generator (£15 !)?

[Brumby]

What Scram said.  ^  ^  ^

[glarsson]

"Taking advantage" is not "punishing", semantically or practically.

They are making an economic loss. This loss was made larger because some people decided they had to take advantage of the situation by ordering something they probably have no use for. In practice this is just punishment.

[Mr. Scram]

They are making an economic loss. This loss was made larger because some people decided they had to take advantage of the situation by ordering something they probably have no use for. In practice this is just punishment.

They really are two very different things. You can't fit definitions to a situation based on how you feel about it.

[beanflying]

"Taking advantage" is not "punishing", semantically or practically.

They are making an economic loss. This loss was made larger because some people decided they had to take advantage of the situation by ordering something they probably have no use for. In practice this is just punishment.

You are confusing 'your' apparent 'moral' issues with what is strictly a 'commercial' issue.

Company A has a price they have set and customers are buying that product which is a contract of sale. This is no different to buying and selling anything be they shares after a crash or goods at a 90% off sale that major retailers do from time to time. No one moralizes about those cases in the slightest unless someone has manipulated the price for personal gain.

In this case the company concerned has likely screwed up. In a lot of countries would be seen to have negotiated a retail sale contract as they advertised a price for a product and taken money for that product. If it doesn't raise a blip on their system or if out of the 'goodness' (Unlikely) of their corporate heart they are 'honoring' that contract without a fight it is still their screwup.

[Mr. Scram]

It should be noted that the company has in no way indicated it has screwed up, as far as I'm aware. We assume this because the difference is large, but Cole Palmer hasn't ever told us the pricing wasn't correct and certainly hasn't tried cancelling any orders.

[rsjsouza]

The other day I was browsing the clearance bin at Walmart and found they had some 60A fuses at $2 the pair (normally they are $6~7 each). I then saw on their electrical area the same pair marked at $0.60. Does that make me a bad person that is punishing the company? Not in my opinion...

[Gyro]

Given that Cole Palmer have just sent me a customer satisfaction rating email, they seem quite happy with the situation.

[Simon]

No they are going on autopilot, the same as the idiots that blew up a £1000 solar inverter for me then asked how happy I was......

[bd139]

I've scanned their site for other "bargains" and haven't found anything interesting yet 

[EEVblog]

Has anyone got one yet?

[alex-sh]

I've scanned their site for other "bargains" and haven't found anything interesting yet 

Its gone I am afraid and like you I was too late to pick it up.
It is priced now at £375 instead of £15, which I think was an expensive mistake.

[alex-sh]

Has anyone got one yet?

Yes, makerman has got one.

[CJay]

I've got three on order, one for me, one for someone else and a third to sell and cover the cost of the first two, hopefully making it a zero cost piece of test gear.

I got the 'end use' email and replied with 'Electronics development' (Obviously a somehwat longer versions but...)

I've not yet had a notification of shipping date, has anyone else?

[Simon]

No i was told mid april and they have taken the money so done deal.

[agehall]

Has anyone got one yet?

Mine is sitting at a friends desk in London atm.

[alex-sh]

No i was told mid april and they have taken the money so done deal.

Simon, can they still say that they are out of stock and issue a refund?
I think until the unit is shipped, this is not a done deal.

[CJay]

AIUI they aren't allowed to take money on items before they ship (possibly from supplier) and once they've taken the money they've entered into a contract to supply.

[Simon]

They were the ones that made me confirm that i was happy to enter into an agreement that I cannot back out of. I expect they have not back tracked as they would be a laughing stock and it looks like they can afford it. If a cole and palmer sales rep turned up at my door at work I would only see them to get out of doing any work

[Gyro]

Has anyone got one yet?

I have...  https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/bk-precision-4030-pulse-generator-impressions-and-teardown/

[Simon]

I have also had the email asking for feedback and yet mine are not due for another 2 months, these people are clueless. God help Knesis whom they have just bought out.

[timgiles]

Simon - did you ask for a delivery date or did they send you one?

[Simon]

I was informed that delivery would not be until mid April and did I agree. If I agreed I could not bact out I was told. Bit pointless asking for feedback before I have the goods.

[makerman]

They are making an economic loss. This loss was made larger because some people decided they had to take advantage of the situation by ordering something they probably have no use for. In practice this is just punishment.

They really are two very different things. You can't fit definitions to a situation based on how you feel about it.

Agreed, like people who call alcoholism a disease ;+}

[makerman]

Given that Cole Palmer have just sent me a customer satisfaction rating email, they seem quite happy with the situation.

I take it you'll give them 10/10

[makerman]

Has anyone got one yet?

Gyro and i do.