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  mikafamily on 28/05/2009 - 07:18

  +5

  Cheers Grange. Just be careful for 2 reasons.

  1. GMC has gone bust so no warranty
  2. Grays online usually charge 12% buyers "fee" and their delivery charges are expensive.

  Welcome to Ozbargain though, trust me it becomes addictive !

  Steven

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    pw2002au on 28/05/2009 - 07:44

    +1 for your comments Steven … especially on shipping to melbourne …. ouch

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  cattop on 28/05/2009 - 07:44

  +1

  Buyer's fee usually 15% now. The silly thing is that the bidders are paying way too much IMHO for these. Some are/were available at DealsDirect for a lot less so be careful that you have compared prices before bidding.

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  [Deactivated] on 28/05/2009 - 07:53

  Likewise - sometimes Grays bidders go above "bargain" reality. Also they use prices in their descriptions which is often based on their original prices - not the latest discounted prices - NOTE their term ORP (Original retail price)

  This is especially true of their electrical items such as TV's and sound systems. The bidding is so strange I often wonder if there isnt shrill bidding. although I guess like all auctions some people just dont know true value - and since this is a bargain site thats what we here are looking for

  Then there's the buyers fee's which over time have steadily increased. Guess someone is making more in a recession……. Likewise their shipping fees aren't in the bargain basement arena either

  So while this isn't a bargain per se, I guess posting it here alerts potential bargain hunters to the dangers

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  cattop on 28/05/2009 - 08:53

  I should add that if you are careful there are some good deals on Grays. I've bought a lot of stuff from them over the years and been very happy but I've also seen some stupid bidding.

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  RandomNinja on 28/05/2009 - 11:23

  +1

  Totally agree with the two comments above mine… ORP is so misleading and that's what probably leads to the stupid bidding

  Having said that, I've been a frequent Grays customer… recently won a high end Vaio for $1250 delivered, checked everything out, all in good nick! Shame about the warranty though (3 mths).

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  OZNETiCS on 28/05/2009 - 16:00

  Well i wouldnt rate gmc better than ozito in regards to tools. Actually ozito offer 3yr replacement warranty on majority of there products. I bought a 215mm compound saw recently for 79.95. On grays they have a gmc compound saw for 89 and god knows how much it will sell for + delivery

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  hellrazorone on 28/05/2009 - 16:10

  15% fee and ridiculous shipping make this not such a great deal.
  Plus you may have trouble finding replacement parts for the GMC products (for two reasons … 1 - nobody stocks them, 2 - GMC are no longer a company).
  Pity I bought all new GMC equipment early last year, just before the company died.