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Dick Smith Games Clearance Sale

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KKraig on 29/03/2012 - 16:46 ecogamer.com.au (32960 clicks)
Last edited 03/04/2012 - 00:21 by 2 other users

As if Harvery Normans Game sale wasnt enough, this one could be bigger!

Dick Smith are apparently getting out of the games market so they are selling off all stock.
Starts Monday 2 April

See below for more info

http://www.ecogamer.com.au/dsearticle.html

http://i.imgur.com/hWkCP.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/r2kfb.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/zRl7u.jpg

http://www.vooks.net/story-20776-Dick-Smith-to-cease-selling…

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  • get-innocuous on 29/03/2012 - 16:49
    +5

    If this is real the bargains are outstanding. A DSi for $20, PS3 for $199, XBox 360 for $100?!

    • vietbargain on 29/03/2012 - 18:26

      you guys are forgetting april fools is just around the corner…

      • Bargainaholic on 29/03/2012 - 18:44
        +1

        I jizzed in my pants when I read that list

      • cooni on 29/03/2012 - 19:00
        +5

        Right… an April fools joke… 3 days before April 1, starting on April 2.

      • couger on 31/03/2012 - 11:59
        +5

        It seems that now the sale is more like a farewell party for the soon-be-dismissed Dicksmith staffs.

        • bluepanther on 02/04/2012 - 12:49
          -1

          Dick has done it again!

        • JayCeeJay on 02/04/2012 - 14:19
          +2

          dick's myth for me.

          but why would they care?
          They probably laughing at us with the publicity selling the name away like its none of their business anymore.

    • Balls on 29/03/2012 - 18:57
      +5

      i believed it for almost 30mins, after i found all the responses of the online rep on FB and twitter are same…..

      • contacting of DSE offices denied

      = typical lazy april fools effort of online sites seen every year, had they spent more effort around however…better luck next year dicky, almost had me taking mon off too :P

      • ryang on 29/03/2012 - 19:02
        +19

        Ahh yes.. That's right. It's all a joke!

        Nothing to see here people, continue along. And don't forget work on Monday, nice and early!

        • John Dough on 02/04/2012 - 16:50

          Best advice on this whole thread!

    • mrhorseham on 01/04/2012 - 02:49

      I've been informed by some friends that work at Dick Smith that stock will be limited and alot of the 'best' bargains have been bought by staff. But we'll see on monday.

    • unifex on 01/04/2012 - 09:55

      I know someone who works in DSE and they said there are no ps3's in SA So the stock is quite limited.

    • HereYeeHereYee on 02/04/2012 - 16:15

      ^

      At least OzBargain made it front page of the news and slammed Dick SMith:D

    • boonanza on 02/04/2012 - 17:28

      I give it a positive+. I went to plenty valley yesterday with my list of games and hid all the ones that were on the shelf that were meant to be reduced. Also the nice manager put on hold the last toy story psp bundle away for me. Went there first thing this morning amongst the crowd and as all the other people went to the games I went to where I had stashed them walked up to the counter and was first served with all the games that were reduced, picked up the psp and was gone while all the seagulls were wasting there time fighting over games that weren't even on sale:)

  • scampy on 29/03/2012 - 16:53

    This was supposedly posted on another website by an 'anonymous' user. I'll believe it when I see it.

  • virtualds on 29/03/2012 - 16:53

    Just marketing Hype….

  • R.R.P on 29/03/2012 - 16:54
    +60

    Cool, now delete this bargain before everyone knows about it :D

    • KKraig on 29/03/2012 - 17:29
      +6

      i was just sharing the love

      • Suddo on 29/03/2012 - 23:21

        thx

      • R.R.P on 30/03/2012 - 09:03
        +1

        Now look what you've done.

        • KKraig on 01/04/2012 - 19:32
          +1

          did not know i would break the internet!

        • A Banana4scale on 01/04/2012 - 19:56

          Did you get approval from the Elders of The Internet?

        • ryang on 01/04/2012 - 20:32
          +2

          Wait a minute … The Internet Elders?

          They know about me?!?

  • mr_vino89 on 29/03/2012 - 16:55

    $199 for 320GB PS3 is dead cheap! however, all the PS3 games they offered are out of date….

    • iBuzz7S on 29/03/2012 - 17:01

      $199 for a console which does Blu-Ray better than stand-alone Blu-ray players is not something you should pass up.

      Go to grab my games from Harvey Norman, then cross the road and run into DSE and see if I can convince someone to sell me some things early.

      • dwain on 29/03/2012 - 19:14
        +3

        your information is about 3 years old. the PS3 was once of of the better blu-ray players around. It is now just a bonus that it plays bu-rays. any standalone player will blitz it.

        • get-innocuous on 29/03/2012 - 19:42

          Out of interest, what do other players do better than PS3? Just read times or what?

        • A Banana4scale on 29/03/2012 - 19:55

          yeah, things standalone do better

          • the time taken to open the disk slot
          • read times for disk
          • faster rewind/forward etc
          • remote comes with player and depending on the brand of tv and bluray player, cross compatibility with other remotes
        • blitz on 29/03/2012 - 20:52
          +6

          Yeah, the newer ones have:
          * faster disc spinaround
          * better centre-hole grasping
          * lighter disc drawers
          * handles to facilitate carry-around
          * sturdy construction to prevent fall-apart.

        • [Deactivated] on 29/03/2012 - 21:00
          +1

          On the downside every time Fox or whoever updates their copy protection to some new system breaking menace, in my experience (Samsung/Toshiba) it takes the stand alone player manufacturers twice as long to get firmware updates to fix things as they seem to come to the PS3.

      • sane on 30/03/2012 - 12:01

        Cinavia - it's infected

  • Miso on 29/03/2012 - 16:57
    +4

    Took over 30mins to make it here from ecogamer. Poor show.

    • orange123 on 29/03/2012 - 17:03
      +11

      Took me over 30 minutes to understand your english.

      • Miso on 29/03/2012 - 17:09
        +11

        Slow reader? :)

        • orange123 on 29/03/2012 - 17:10
          +4

          You had it as "hear" instead of "here" before.

        • dan76n on 29/03/2012 - 17:20
          +22

          It took you over 30 minutes to work out Misco used "hear" instead of "here"?

        • lang_tu_syd on 30/03/2012 - 09:32
          +6

          It took over 16 hours for someone to point out dan76n misspelled "Misco"

    • snuke on 29/03/2012 - 17:14
      +5

      Took over 15hrs to make it from Whirlpool to Ecogamer.
      Yes I am selfish. GFY.

  • maxixix on 29/03/2012 - 16:58

    Blasphemy!… HN sale is never enough.

  • BirdyMcBirdBird on 29/03/2012 - 16:59
    +1

    "Harvey Norman to cease selling games, offloads for cheap" ??
    Do not believe it for a second. They'd be cutting a bugger load of products off their line at massive expense to themselves.
    If they're still selling DVDs, they'll still be selling games.

    • ryang on 29/03/2012 - 17:02
      +1

      Well.. It's Dick Smith in the line you mentioned, and in that case it wouldn't be unreasonable. I've never seen DSE stock much in the way of games, it's usually just a small section.

      And it's not unusual for a retailer to just "dump" the product. Possible that the supplier they got them from doesn't want any of it back, and is offsetting the sale, with rebates, etc..

  • xerot on 29/03/2012 - 17:00
    +2

    Im not voting til monday, noticed there are no Vita's on the list, they have those are in stock so i'm sceptical about them getting out of the games market.

    • Store Repdicksmith @ Dick Smith / Kogan on 29/03/2012 - 17:26
      +23

      Not getting out of the gaming market… Dick Smith will continue to sell gaming bigger & better than ever!

      • Telios on 29/03/2012 - 18:15
        +2

        So is this legit our just marketing bs?

  • dexxl on 29/03/2012 - 17:00
    +2

    Just called Dick Smith in Browns Plains QLD, he had noooo idea about any sale on games. XBox Console was $399 for a 250G

    • Miso on 29/03/2012 - 17:02
      +14

      "Browns Plains QLD"

      There is your problem.

      • theguyrules on 29/03/2012 - 17:09
        +41

        Brown Stain QLD

  • cyrax83 on 29/03/2012 - 17:00
    +3

    red dead redemption $5, yes please

  • cyrax83 on 29/03/2012 - 17:02
    +2

    uncharted twin pack for $10 ? ultimate bargain. I recently bought it for $40 from ozgameshop and thought that was cheap!

  • Chris McMahon on 29/03/2012 - 17:02
    +3

    So will this be online or in-store only?

  • ryang on 29/03/2012 - 17:03
    +2

    This sale begins April 2nd and the anonymous tip has been confirmed.

    Well damn…. This is about to get messy. Blood-in-the-water messy…..

  • A Banana4scale on 29/03/2012 - 17:04
    +3

    Logitech G19 $40 fudge yeah!

    • aofangbaike on 29/03/2012 - 17:18

      logitech shop sell it for $179 now, $40 is unbelievable.

  • TivTiv on 29/03/2012 - 17:05
    +3

    On the phone to head office now, will let you know how it goes

    • TivTiv on 29/03/2012 - 17:07
      +5

      Customer support / General enquiries said they haven't heard about it

      Seems a bit dodgy

      • Timski on 29/03/2012 - 17:25
        +2

        Thanks for letting us know… I won't hold my breath.

  • CarbonTwelve on 29/03/2012 - 17:05
    +1

    Seems hard to believe. The item codes are legit it seems though… Would be a lot of effort to go to if it was fake…

    I have to think that unless there is something official from Dick Smiths themselves then this should be kept in the forums.

  • [Deactivated] on 29/03/2012 - 17:08
    +1

    There's no way these prices can be legit.

  • [Deactivated] on 29/03/2012 - 17:09

    been wanting to get a gaming mouse, G9x for $20, I'd get my ass out of the house and go get it.

  • Ironman01 on 29/03/2012 - 17:11
    +2

    Xbox360 Live Subscription 12m for $15.00? no way… this seems too good to be true..

  • ryang on 29/03/2012 - 17:12
    +2

    From http://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3193491 (who are just referencing the original article);

    As we all know Dick Smith is going through a sell-off process right now. A business decisions has been made to pretty much do what Myer has done and just focus on Consoles, branded accessories and popular new releases. Thus all aged inventory and inventory that doesn't fit this description is been cleared.

    Pricing starts from Monday 2nd April, but won't be advertised in stores until the 11th of April (to give stores time to actually price everything properly).

    • [Deactivated] on 29/03/2012 - 17:14

      I hope the staff doesn't keep everything to themselves, that's what the myer/target staff did last time.

      • ryang on 29/03/2012 - 17:18
        +3

        Why not? If I was working there I'd hope to get first dibs as well…

        After all, they are the ones that will have to listen to dozens of "us" asking all the questions. :P

        • cyssero on 29/03/2012 - 17:23
          +3

          And about 100 DSE stores are closing, so the staff are more than entitled to call shotgun on this stuff..

      • [Deactivated] on 29/03/2012 - 18:07
        +6

        I would of thought they would be saving their pennies incase they can't find another job….

        • A Banana4scale on 29/03/2012 - 18:12

          harsh words..

        • hewell on 29/03/2012 - 21:06
          +3

          more like harsh reality…
          I'm sure some of them will ebay the games for a profit.

        • Tal_Shiar on 30/03/2012 - 00:11
          +1

          No one is being forced out of a job

    • A Banana4scale on 29/03/2012 - 17:17

      does that mean no logitech accessories and console sales. They are contradicting the actual pricelist.

  • Baa on 29/03/2012 - 17:13

    Am pretty sceptical myself, I could understand them getting out of the games market but some of these prices are ridiculous. Looking at all the logitech peripheral's for example they have a fraction of the price you can find even on net - for them to be doing this would be at selling at a huge loss when they could have much higher prices and still sell it all off.

    If this turns out to be legit then it will get a big +1 from me.

  • A Banana4scale on 29/03/2012 - 17:13
    -8

    I'll revoke my neg till its proven legit…
    no offense to OP

    • [Deactivated] on 29/03/2012 - 17:17
      +13

      Why even bother voting at this time then? You must be a genius.

    • A Banana4scale on 29/03/2012 - 17:28
      -5

      revoked till proven otherwise ;)

    • Devils Advocate on 29/03/2012 - 18:07
      +3

      So your thinking is guilty until proven innocent?

      • [Deactivated] on 29/03/2012 - 18:08

        If that logic is good enough for our legal system then why not us normal people aswell?

        • johnno07 on 29/03/2012 - 20:53
          +3

          That's actually the complete opposite of our legal system…

      • A Banana4scale on 29/03/2012 - 18:13
        +1

        more like better be safe than sorry

      • blitz on 29/03/2012 - 21:01
        +4

        What???

        We each have a plus/minus sign. Each of us is allowed to use it as we see fit. If Spawnpoint wants to neg with a reason, then he can neg with a reason.

        • Devils Advocate on 29/03/2012 - 23:24
          +2

          Ha, yeah easy mate I was only kidding around, I didn't neg his comment. (But I think that the real reason that he negged was to help kill the hype of this deal)

  • Sage on 29/03/2012 - 17:15
    +2

    Yeah, seems too good to be true.

  • fLaMePrO on 29/03/2012 - 17:17
    +1

    You can reserve stock online, and pay when you come in to collect it. Reckon this could work? A bit sneaky..but hey, whatever it takes to secure a bargain ahead of the rush :P

    • Sage on 29/03/2012 - 19:07

      Apparently they only hold it for 48 hours.
      So it's pointless to reserve anything right now.

      • fLaMePrO on 29/03/2012 - 19:47

        Well, the store called me to say that they didn't have one of the items. I said that it was fine, and if it was ok to come and pick it up on Monday. She didn't seem to have an issue with that, so either she doesn't know their policy very well, or they just don't enforce it. I'll give it a go regardless :)

  • h0mbre on 29/03/2012 - 17:18

    These prices are ridiculous

  • Store Repdicksmith @ Dick Smith / Kogan on 29/03/2012 - 17:19
    +64

    This is real! Our massive $7 million Gaming Clearance will commence April 2nd, and you don’t want to miss it.

    • LibertyPrime on 29/03/2012 - 17:20
      +1

      So is that the complete list? Is there more?

    • ryang on 29/03/2012 - 17:22

      Sheeeeeeeeeeeetttt…

      Question: Can we reserve stock at all?? Or just show up on Monday with a trolley and bad B.O.?

    • A Banana4scale on 29/03/2012 - 17:22
      +2

      oh wow..

      SHIT IS GOING DOWN

      • ryang on 29/03/2012 - 17:23
        +7

        How's the neg looking now?

        • A Banana4scale on 29/03/2012 - 18:07
          +7

          Hindsight is not only clearer than perception-in-the-moment but also unfair to those who actually lived through the moment - EDWIN S. SHNEIDMAN

    • Bazdoctor on 29/03/2012 - 17:24

      Will the website be updated to reflect these prices? Is online ordering also available for this deal. Thanks.

    • cyrax83 on 29/03/2012 - 17:25
      +1

      do we need to rock up in store at 9am on monday ? Any chance of securing stock early or online?

    • Taita on 29/03/2012 - 17:25
      +2

      Online or instore? or both?

    • Withdr4wn on 29/03/2012 - 20:56

      My question is what on earth are you moving things like a $170 keyboard that people are more than happy to throw money at competitors when they drop to $145 for $40? People would still queue for $100. I guess you'll get the volume of people in your stores to clear stock, but wow. Just doesn't make any sense. >.< Good luck to everyone getting stuff.

  • Gengar on 29/03/2012 - 17:20

    Some incredible deals.. if its true. Guess we'll have to wait till monday to find out for sure.
    But if they are really 'getting out of the games market' why would they still be doing pre-orders for upcoming games?

    • Store Repdicksmith @ Dick Smith / Kogan on 29/03/2012 - 17:23
      +4

      Dick Smith will not be getting out of the gaming market. We will continue to sell gaming bigger & better than ever!

      • Gengar on 29/03/2012 - 17:25
        +4

        Good to hear! Is this sale in-store, online or both?

  • couger on 29/03/2012 - 17:20
    +4

    It is not 1st April yet.

  • fearlessplayr on 29/03/2012 - 17:21

    well first thing is first. most of dicksmith staffs will purchase or put all the good stuff on hold and second of all this would be real because woolworths is closing over 100 dicksmith stores australia wide

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