[PRICE ERROR] Samsung Galaxy S4 4G i9505 Black $431.99 Delivered from Kogan!

Lmontorola on 10/09/2013 - 18:18
Last edited 11/09/2013 - 15:44 by 4 other users

Moved to Forum: Original Link. It has been confirmed by Kogan that it is a price error. See email confirmation. Some stats before this post got moved to forum:

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Looks like Kogan just had another price drop on this, at this price it won't last!
Be quick guys!

Credit goes to OzBargain user: tongyun for telling us about it :)

Update: Kogan has tweeted that this was not a price error, however this has since been quickly removed and it is unknown if orders will be honoured.

Picture of tweet here thanks to Gackt

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      • chyawala on 10/09/2013 - 21:01

        It's controlled supply and demand. Sell at maximum price for a while to make big margins from people willing to spend a premium, and then lower the price for the rest of the non pro-sumer demographic.

  • KOBH on 10/09/2013 - 18:51
    +4

    This is the biggest bargain ever!

  • Ronnnie on 10/09/2013 - 18:52
    +1

    This is interesting, but I'm waiting for nexus 5..

  • Aap Ke Papa on 10/09/2013 - 18:52
    +4

    Ordered 2 thanks. time to ditch iphones

  • Infraction on 10/09/2013 - 18:54
    +4

    Pounced, should be a nice upgrade from my S1 !

    • Windows7forever on 11/09/2013 - 09:18

      3 generation jump, indeed it will be a major upgrade.

  • Ching ching on 10/09/2013 - 18:54

    It did say special offers in link. I added 2 years extended warranty for $45. still good value for under $500.

    • CrocDundee on 10/09/2013 - 19:05

      Yeah I did the same going the 3yr warranty for an extra $45.. However, this is my first experience buying from Kogan and I couldn't find anywhere what their warranty ACTUALLY covers. Plenty of information about warranty…??

      Anyone know if the warranty is half decent?

      • Ching ching on 10/09/2013 - 19:41
        +1

        From my personal experience. I bought two s3 from kogan last year, one for me and one for my mum. both had issues, my phone kept on turning on and off after 8 months of use. I got in contact with them, after describing the issue in detail then trying to fix it by resetting. they emailed me a prepaid aus post voucher for the phone to be inspected by their technicians in port melbourne. after a month of any news, they sent me a replacement from hong kong.

        As for my mums phone, the screen won't turn on a month after my phone's issue were resolved. same process, however after a week they ask me whether I knew about some deep scratches on bottom right of the screen. I didn't realise at the time as it was under the screen protector. they said these scratches caused the issue and that's not cover by warranty. They asked me for to pay $38 for postage to and for and even waived the inspection fees as good well or they won't send me the phone back. Which I did pay, but it's just paper weight now.

        I think same will go for the three year warranty, they will cover factory deflects but don't count on them to cover the phone from abuse use.

        • CrocDundee on 10/09/2013 - 19:57

          thanks Sophie for sharing your experience - I didn't expect them to be anything special.

        • kolorijo on 10/09/2013 - 20:19

          Is that you GOD? ;p

        • CrocDundee on 10/09/2013 - 20:47
          +1

          speaking… ;)

        • kolorijo on 11/09/2013 - 09:17

          even God bought s4 from Kogan ;p

  • bazzazz on 10/09/2013 - 18:56

    Thanks .. .. Just picked one up. . Great Deal

  • stargalaxy on 10/09/2013 - 18:56
    +2

    Bought 1, now waiting for email for price error.

    • Astro551 on 10/09/2013 - 19:12

      yeh i can't see any reason for this crazy drop. awesome deal if legit though

  • Newtz4 on 10/09/2013 - 18:57

    Very nice price! Think i'll wait to see what iOS7 brings to the table before replacing my 4s iphone with this though!

  • knackers on 10/09/2013 - 18:57
    +2

    wow… this cannot be real.. I so wish I didn't buy the nexus 4

    • pg88 on 10/09/2013 - 19:01
      +4

      porque no los dos?

      lol

      • knackers on 10/09/2013 - 19:15
        +1

        I do have two hands..

        • laser on 11/09/2013 - 03:01

          And two ears!

  • Briefcase Mong on 10/09/2013 - 18:59
    +2

    feel sorry for the people that bought an S4 off exponline.com.au for $599 + delivery

  • bonbon on 10/09/2013 - 19:00

    bought one, thanks OP

    • cruttie on 10/09/2013 - 22:52

      Thx Bon, you're da best

  • theguyrules on 10/09/2013 - 19:00

    Welp, might be time to sell the S3 for an S4.
    Do they charge now or when it ships?

    • Aap Ke Papa on 10/09/2013 - 19:03

      they hv charged now

    • leonheart1 on 10/09/2013 - 19:04

      From my Paypal:

      10 Sep 2013 Payment To Kogan Technologies Completed … -$431.99 AUD

    • mudkipz on 10/09/2013 - 21:46

      They charge now.

  • Cataclysm on 10/09/2013 - 19:01

    Maybe coz note3 is coming out

  • Jkho on 10/09/2013 - 19:02

    picked one up just now… coming over to the Darkside.
    Thanks OP!

  • [Deactivated] on 10/09/2013 - 19:02

    Must be a pricing error!

    • brichman on 10/09/2013 - 19:04
      +1

      dont jynx it :p

  • Bappy on 10/09/2013 - 19:02
    +23

    OK, I'm officially in trouble now
    didn't bought the Mrs. a pack of Coca Powder from supermarket because it wasn't on sale (to my defense, she doesn't need coca powder to bake cakes ;))
    Now she is demanding an explanation: ~$450 against $4.50 :P

    Ahem Ahem…

    • scrimshaw on 10/09/2013 - 19:04
      +3

      Off to the couch.

    • toughen on 10/09/2013 - 19:04
      +16

      You can now afford to buy the full priced Coca powder because you saved so much on an S4!

    • rmk on 10/09/2013 - 20:25
      +1

      lol she does if she's making chocolate cakes ;0P

  • KOBH on 10/09/2013 - 19:04

    Just hope they won't send us email like DX.com they over sold and cancel our orders without authorization.

    • evilplan on 10/09/2013 - 19:06

      For reals?

        • umoddbro on 10/09/2013 - 19:29
          +1

          Don't think you can price match grey imports…

        • aerona on 10/09/2013 - 19:39
          +1

          Man. I just went to office works and it didn't work. Please Black badge this guy mod, terrible troll.

        • ttkc on 10/09/2013 - 19:54

          Come on guys, that was just a joke. That was a joke because I thought everyone should know OW do not match Kogan prices. Feel free to neg me but why are you so serious?

        • aerona on 10/09/2013 - 20:14
          -1

          I'll neg you if I get the chance.

        • knackers on 10/09/2013 - 20:18

          jokes are meant to be funny

    • grababargain on 10/09/2013 - 19:06
      +2

      Hard to believe. OW don't price match Kogan.

      • CrocDundee on 10/09/2013 - 19:36

        Yeah I called my local OW and spoke to my guy who price matches everything (have never tried Kogan price match) and he said that it has come from Head Office that they don't price match Kogan products.

    • theguyrules on 10/09/2013 - 19:06

      Legit?

    • Jkho on 10/09/2013 - 19:07

      *** UPDATE OIC Joking.

      which OW do ya go to?
      The one near me sucks :(

    • mr_vino89 on 10/09/2013 - 19:11
      +3

      OW only price matches aus stock - kogan is grey import

  • RocketSwitch on 10/09/2013 - 19:05

    Ha, just purchased one, I'll ask questions later lol :)

  • stalker878 on 10/09/2013 - 19:05
    +2

    hope this is not a pricing error.. was bitten by the amazon pricing bug!

    • pg88 on 10/09/2013 - 19:09
      +1

      Its a win win really :P if its a pricing error you get your money back on a compulsive buy, and if it isn't… well you're up a new phone for the price of a slightly older one

      • c0balt on 10/09/2013 - 19:48

        You may have forgot also selling it for a tasty profit.

  • daniel1415 on 10/09/2013 - 19:06
    +1

    100% convinced this is an error, but hell - ordered one anyway!!

  • hellou on 10/09/2013 - 19:06
    +1

    Picked 1, might sell it when the price of Note III gets stable.

  • Cataclysm on 10/09/2013 - 19:07
    +1

    Your credit has been charged slightly less than original price to verify the purchase please enter the amount charged. Saved another 20c!

    • chuckwow on 10/09/2013 - 19:08

      Saved 34c here :)

  • LuckyLuke on 10/09/2013 - 19:07
    +2

    Planning ahead - does anyone trust Techno Buffalo on how to turn this phone into a Google Play edition?

    http://www.technobuffalo.com/videos/how-to-turn-a-galaxy-s4-…

    • pg88 on 10/09/2013 - 19:10

      I haven't looked at that link but XDA should have guides… assuming these guys followed that then should be right

    • antwill on 10/09/2013 - 19:28
      +1

      Yes that's how you do it, I followed the same procedure just slightly different (used a different rom, made a backup of stock first). IMO GPE is superior to the stock firmware in many ways.

    • avihs on 10/09/2013 - 22:45

      For those of you that came in late (like myself)…

      When the Samsung Galaxy S4 was released, it came out with Two versions, the other one bearing stock Android version of the OS, and called the "Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition". The following link reviews the two phones. To sum it all up, the "Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition" scores more on the benchmarking tests, while the standard version with the TouchWiz provides a lot of apps.

      If you are the kind of user that considers all those apps under the TouchWiz to be bloatware, you should be pursuing the above mentioned techbuffalo link or this link. TouchWiz is the thing that network operators customise on the phones they distribute on contracts. That is where the unwanted Telstra/Optus bloatware gets added. Also, any new updates to the OS would need the network carriers to test and upgrade their bloatware before they release a stable over the air release for us hapless people.

    • avihs on 11/09/2013 - 08:26

      Thanks for the link Paul.

  • quicksion on 10/09/2013 - 19:07
    -4

    Price has gone up to $429 + delivery

    Please update the title!!

    • Bappy on 10/09/2013 - 19:10
      +6

      Its $409 for me

      • pg88 on 10/09/2013 - 19:10

        ditto

    • quicksion on 10/09/2013 - 19:14

      Ups my bad…yeah its still 409.

      Can someone remove my previous comment?

  • ssjmark on 10/09/2013 - 19:11

    Bought one..

    but very doubtful I'll get it..

    :(

  • superforever on 10/09/2013 - 19:14

    Even cheaper than S4 Mini not possible.

  • FloatingPoint on 10/09/2013 - 19:15

    Bought one. Thx. This deal is going to hit 150+ in an hour.

  • theguyrules on 10/09/2013 - 19:15
    +5

    Yeah rang local Officeworks and they said no to pricematch cause its Kogan.

  • aki99 on 10/09/2013 - 19:17

    can you claim TRS refund on Kogan?

    • Falbium on 10/09/2013 - 19:20
      +2

      No, because you don't pay tax on the purchase in the first place, so there is nothing to refund.

  • tg on 10/09/2013 - 19:17

    OW here I come!

  • kidd on 10/09/2013 - 19:17

    there's no way I'm gonna miss out!

  • chews89 on 10/09/2013 - 19:18

    I've been monitoring the prices of the note II and s3 for a while now and they all have decreased in price by $10-$30. So I have a feeling it's a pricing error, meant to be $609 possibly. But fingers crossed they honour this deal!

    • pg88 on 10/09/2013 - 19:19

      the fact that the s3 4g is also priced at 409 makes me agree… but hey got to try

  • stig on 10/09/2013 - 19:20
    +1

    Freight protection worth it?

    • ssjmark on 10/09/2013 - 19:22
      +3

      I got it just in case Kogan "lose" my phone.. =P

      • spoonmugen on 10/09/2013 - 19:26
        +1

        same only $5 and phone is $100 cheaper then anyone else so….
        went paypal option - extra level of protection
        hopefully order gets fulfilled…

        wanted a note3 but until price/phone comes out this should be good
        and if note3 price is decent i would be able to sell the S4 for $400 easily :)
        win:win

        *above all assume kogan delivers and not ask for more $$$ haha

  • unicorn888 on 10/09/2013 - 19:21

    Damnn…Can't resist the temptation…got 1..fingers crossed

  • simprosimple on 10/09/2013 - 19:24
    +1

    Why did I buy a phone AGAIN??? even the LG Optimus F5 $149received today is a spare-spare phone

  • Wally Simmonds on 10/09/2013 - 19:25
    +2

    I already have a white S3, but can't resist at this price. Worth a punt!

    And there I was, after owning a S1, S2, and S3, saying 'Yeah I'm not buying another Galaxy'

    FML

    • theguyrules on 10/09/2013 - 19:27

      I hate TouchWiz but you can stick the Google Edition rom on there for legit stock 4.3 :D

      • aeoz on 10/09/2013 - 19:59

        How's the camera on the Google Edition ROM though? One of the reasons why I choose a Touchwiz based ROM over CM.

        • avihs on 10/09/2013 - 23:00

          Follow this link and the camera comparison is on page 2, I think.

  • theguyrules on 10/09/2013 - 19:26

    Well ordered one. Now to wait and see if it gets shipped, then figure out where to sell my S3.

  • ibargainhunt on 10/09/2013 - 19:27

    Definitely price error.

  • grababargain on 10/09/2013 - 19:27

    Bought one. Now I have two S4. Wonder how many people bought this phone deal and also the Amazon UK ssd pricing error "deal".

  • remonc on 10/09/2013 - 19:28

    Bought one. Questions later. Once(if) I get the shipping confirmation will either try to send the nexus 4 back or sell it.

  • UJ on 10/09/2013 - 19:29
    +25

    It seems they applied $180 discounnt twice. I received an email this morning it's $589 till midnight today.

    Anyway. I bought one

    • leonheart1 on 10/09/2013 - 19:32
      +11

      This is the most logical answer in the thread.

    • mini_wombat on 10/09/2013 - 19:34

      Sounds like an explanation …

    • spoonmugen on 10/09/2013 - 19:34
      +3

      what would happen if kogan billed all of us now - and didnt deliver goods / refunded in say a week later?
      how much $$$ would they have gained by putting all the 'presales' into the bank + interest gained…

      • Tafe on 10/09/2013 - 19:58
        +2

        Not much.

        Let's say 500 bought @ $430

        That's $215k

        Somewhere around $26 per day at 4.5% interest

        • kitsumon on 10/09/2013 - 20:03
          -1

          They can speculate in overnight markets, which can double their money at positive expected values.

        • rekabkram on 10/09/2013 - 21:39

          If they did a price error for the cash then it's highly unlikely they are doing it for the negligible about of interest.
          It would be more likely that they were having cash flow issues due to all of the refunds they've had to give out from Kogan Mobile having to shut down while they haven't received any refund from ISPone.

          It's not my opinion that this is the cash but far more plausible than trying to cash in on interest.

    • Crownanchor on 10/09/2013 - 19:36
      +2

      You are right, on the page with all the phones, for the S4 it says:

      $589 crossed out
$409
Save $180

      And in another place on the website, the saving is $360

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