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donslade · 02-26-2009, 11:09 AM

CompUSA was bought out by TigerDirect. Almost all the stores were liquidated except for a handful. We have one left in El Paso, TX.

CompUSA, like it TigerDirect, sells a lot of refurbished/recertified stuff. Sometimes they are not as clear as they should be on what is new and what is refurbished/recertified. Fry's Electronics also sells a lot of R/C stuff in their brick and mortar stores but I've always had clear indication of new or not.

Sam's Club has the silver PRS-505 for $269 but did not have local stock on hand.

Of course any local purchase will need to have sales tax added - 8.25% in El Paso. Both Fry's and CompUSA also charge state or city sales tax on online purchases since they have B&M stores in Texas.

02-26-2009, 11:09 AM	#11
donslade Member Posts: 24 Karma: 140 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: El Paso, TX Device: PRS-505, Nook STR, Kindle PW3	CompUSA was bought out by TigerDirect. Almost all the stores were liquidated except for a handful. We have one left in El Paso, TX. CompUSA, like it TigerDirect, sells a lot of refurbished/recertified stuff. Sometimes they are not as clear as they should be on what is new and what is refurbished/recertified. Fry's Electronics also sells a lot of R/C stuff in their brick and mortar stores but I've always had clear indication of new or not. Sam's Club has the silver PRS-505 for $269 but did not have local stock on hand. Of course any local purchase will need to have sales tax added - 8.25% in El Paso. Both Fry's and CompUSA also charge state or city sales tax on online purchases since they have B&M stores in Texas. Last edited by donslade; 02-26-2009 at 11:16 AM.