Sony PRS505 for potentially $140 [Correction: Auction is for PRS-500U]

MidknytOwl · 10-11-2008, 10:19 PM

I looked and didn't see this posted yet, so hopefully I'm not being redundant yet again.

Sony Rewards is having a reverse auction on the 15th, from 12 noon ET to 10 PM ET, and included this month is the 505. The price starts at $300, and the price drops every hour until the quantity they set aside is all bought up, with the potential for the price to be as low as $140.

I've never participated, as everytime I've seen it it's been the 500, so it seems the release of the 700 has some nice trickle down effect.

Ervserver · 10-11-2008, 11:59 PM

that would be a great price

MickeyC · 10-12-2008, 09:55 AM

That is a great price. I got my 505 at 40% off as it was a window display at the Sony Store last Christmas. Dumb luck on my part. I'd decided I couldn't live without an eBook reader and settled on the 505 just after Christmas. And got it for $170

GatorDeb · 10-12-2008, 10:21 AM

Would they have a meter of how many are left?

MidknytOwl · 10-12-2008, 12:06 PM

I've looked when they've had it in the past for the 500 and I'm pretty sure it told you how many there were left at the time. I also think they only had 100 of them to begin with, so not too many.

Maybe I should have kept my mouth shut so I had a better chance for my Mom's Christmas gift.

MidknytOwl · 10-15-2008, 11:36 AM

So now that they have the auction items up, I looked and it is the 500 and not the 505. (And they only have 15 available, so a pitiful auction at that).

I double checked my email and it does say and link to the 505. I called and asked, since I have nothing better to do right now, and she said they didn't have enough stock for the 505 in auction and so they changed it. If you look the 505 is out of stock on the rewards site, so that does seem to be the case.

So don't bother. Sorry.

GatorDeb · 10-15-2008, 11:53 AM

What is the link to the auction?

pilotbob · 10-15-2008, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GatorDeb

What is the link to the auction?

In the first message on this thread. You will see "reverse auction" on the site in the second line menu bar near the top.

BOb

Dr. Drib · 10-15-2008, 12:29 PM

Money is potentially changing hands, so I changed auction title to reflect the PRS-500U, and NOT the 505.

It is the PRS-500U that Sony is having the reverse auction.

Don

pilotbob · 10-15-2008, 03:06 PM

The current price is $181.. still 15 left. The next price drop in an hour will bring it to $158... I think people will start buying at that point. If it gets down to $112 I might even grab one. It would be nice to have a third reader in the family.

BOb

PsyDocJoanne · 10-15-2008, 03:27 PM

Do we know for sure how low it's actually going to go before it bottoms out? The OP said $140, but I didn't see that on the website anywhere...and I have a class to teach at 6pm EST, which means I can only watch it until 5pm EST....

cyan · 10-15-2008, 04:09 PM

The stupid thing is that you can redeem 14,900 sony points for the PRS500. That's roughly $149.00 dollars. If it drops below that, I might pick up another one.

pilotbob · 10-15-2008, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PsyDocJoanne

Do we know for sure how low it's actually going to go before it bottoms out? The OP said $140, but I didn't see that on the website anywhere...and I have a class to teach at 6pm EST, which means I can only watch it until 5pm EST....

It will keep going down until 10PM or until 15 are gone. At least that's my understanding.

It is currently $135 with 15 left. Next price drop in 30 mins will put it at $112.

BOb

pilotbob · 10-15-2008, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyan

The stupid thing is that you can redeem 14,900 sony points for the PRS500. That's roughly $149.00 dollars. If it drops below that, I might pick up another one.

It's $135 if you buy it right now.

BOb

pilotbob · 10-15-2008, 06:08 PM

It's down to $112. There are only 11 left.

So exciting. I might just buy one... hmmm...

BOb

10-11-2008, 10:19 PM	#1
MidknytOwl Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 644 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kobo Aura	Sony PRS505 for potentially $140 [Correction: Auction is for PRS-500U] I looked and didn't see this posted yet, so hopefully I'm not being redundant yet again. Sony Rewards is having a reverse auction on the 15th, from 12 noon ET to 10 PM ET, and included this month is the 505. The price starts at $300, and the price drops every hour until the quantity they set aside is all bought up, with the potential for the price to be as low as $140. I've never participated, as everytime I've seen it it's been the 500, so it seems the release of the 700 has some nice trickle down effect.

10-15-2008, 11:36 AM	#6
MidknytOwl Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 644 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kobo Aura	Not anymore! So now that they have the auction items up, I looked and it is the 500 and not the 505. (And they only have 15 available, so a pitiful auction at that). I double checked my email and it does say and link to the 505. I called and asked, since I have nothing better to do right now, and she said they didn't have enough stock for the 505 in auction and so they changed it. If you look the 505 is out of stock on the rewards site, so that does seem to be the case. So don't bother. Sorry.

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10-11-2008, 11:59 PM	#2
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	that would be a great price

10-12-2008, 09:55 AM	#3
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	That is a great price. I got my 505 at 40% off as it was a window display at the Sony Store last Christmas. Dumb luck on my part. I'd decided I couldn't live without an eBook reader and settled on the 505 just after Christmas. And got it for $170

10-12-2008, 10:21 AM	#4
GatorDeb Evangelist Posts: 447 Karma: 5365 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sin City Device: PW2 + HDX 8.9	Would they have a meter of how many are left?

10-12-2008, 12:06 PM	#5
MidknytOwl Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 644 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kobo Aura	I've looked when they've had it in the past for the 500 and I'm pretty sure it told you how many there were left at the time. I also think they only had 100 of them to begin with, so not too many. Maybe I should have kept my mouth shut so I had a better chance for my Mom's Christmas gift.

10-15-2008, 11:53 AM	#7
GatorDeb Evangelist Posts: 447 Karma: 5365 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sin City Device: PW2 + HDX 8.9	What is the link to the auction?

10-15-2008, 12:29 PM	#9
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,323 Karma: 59447733 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Money is potentially changing hands, so I changed auction title to reflect the PRS-500U, and NOT the 505. It is the PRS-500U that Sony is having the reverse auction. Don

10-15-2008, 03:06 PM	#10
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	The current price is $181.. still 15 left. The next price drop in an hour will bring it to $158... I think people will start buying at that point. If it gets down to $112 I might even grab one. It would be nice to have a third reader in the family. BOb

10-15-2008, 03:27 PM	#11
PsyDocJoanne Loves her 505 and her Z4! Posts: 157 Karma: 631 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Weston, FL Device: Sony PRS-505	Do we know for sure how low it's actually going to go before it bottoms out? The OP said $140, but I didn't see that on the website anywhere...and I have a class to teach at 6pm EST, which means I can only watch it until 5pm EST....

10-15-2008, 04:09 PM	#12
cyan Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 479297 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Device: PRS-505, kindle, android	The stupid thing is that you can redeem 14,900 sony points for the PRS500. That's roughly $149.00 dollars. If it drops below that, I might pick up another one.

10-15-2008, 06:08 PM	#15
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	It's down to $112. There are only 11 left. So exciting. I might just buy one... hmmm... BOb

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