Antec's Student Discount Promo

Students and teachers can now get 15% OFF all Antec online store purchases. Including spare parts, b-stock items, and products not sold in all B&M like the Skeleton Mesh and the Twelve Hundred 200mm radiator.

http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/Events/sale_1109.html

Even with the 15%, I am finding stuff cheaper at retailers :\

^^ Agreed. Didn't want to be the first thread-crapper though.

Antec Twelve Hundred can be had at Newegg for $160 w/FS.

After the 15% on the Antec site, it's 207.65 shipped, provided they don't charge sales tax.

Nine Hundred Two is $119.94 shipped from newegg, 159 and change from Antec.

Sorry Antec, but it had to be expected, posting such deals on this forum?

Antec can't sell their stuff at retailers prices because just like Steam can't sell games cheaper than retail usually, if they do they would get penalized.

Originally Posted by KayossZero

Antec can't sell their stuff at retailers prices because just like Steam can't sell games cheaper than retail usually, if they do they would get penalized.

Not true... Antec makes the product, they can give it away if they want, but others wouldn't resell Antec for zero profit. A huge percentage of Steam sales are 3rd party games, so they sell games at the prices negotiated with the game publishers.

Originally Posted by Antec_Rep

Students and teachers can now get 15% OFF all Antec online store purchases.

http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/Events/sale_1109.html

cheaper elsewhere... sorry antec. company stores are usually pretty much the highest place online to buy any given product. I smell a thread nuke coming.

I actually had hope that this would be a good deal since it was posted on the front page. Bah.

Originally Posted by pc299

Not true... Antec makes the product, they can give it away if they want, but others wouldn't resell Antec for zero profit. A huge percentage of Steam sales are 3rd party games, so they sell games at the prices negotiated with the game publishers.

I remember getting a 500 dollar class action check from ati because they sold me 2 video cards direct... So your post is entirely untrue.
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Seems like a lot of work too...

send a non cc paypal payment and fill out a verification forum, which would involve a scanner to scan your id.

Good for spare parts though.

Thanks for the attempt Antec, work a bit harder for our dollar next time!

Originally Posted by Rydawg5143

Thanks for the attempt Antec, work a bit harder for our dollar next time!

x 1000

Not to mention charging full shipping is a total deal killer for almost anything.

Originally Posted by KayossZero

Antec can't sell their stuff at retailers prices because just like Steam can't sell games cheaper than retail usually, if they do they would get penalized.

Do you understand how fundamental economics and market procedures work!?!?

If anything, it would be the opposite. Seeing as Antec provides both manufacturing and sales DIRECTLY, it cuts out the middle man (3rd Party retailer such as Newegg) and thus would be profiting everything DIRECTLY. If anything, they would more than likely be making more money in this fashion.

But as many others have suggested, this won't be done by selling products higher than the 3rd Parties that sell identical items at a cheaper price, both for the actual product and shipping rates.

1. Antec sells the bulk of their products at 3rd party retail stores
2. Antec makes alot of money (profit)
3. Antec opens their own retail store and charges a bit more
4. Antec makes a little more money (better profit margin)
5. Antec lowers the prices @ their store to below retailers
6. Retailers balk and stop stocking Antec products
7. .........
8. Antec loses alot of money

Originally Posted by Z(+)DIAC

Do you understand how fundamental economics and market procedures work!?!?

If anything, it would be the opposite. Seeing as Antec provides both manufacturing and sales DIRECTLY, it cuts out the middle man (3rd Party retailer such as Newegg) and thus would be profiting everything DIRECTLY. If anything, they would more than likely be making more money in this fashion.

But as many others have suggested, this won't be done by selling products higher than the 3rd Parties that sell identical items at a cheaper price, both for the actual product and shipping rates.

I had the idea that Antec is not a manufacturing company; it outsources everything that I know about. For example, it's PSUs are [currently] made by seasonic.

Antec obviously wants to cut out the distribution middleman where possible, but it cannot undercut its retailers or violate any agreements. They are probably trying to dump excess inventory in any way they are able for EOY. It might be better to offer retailer rebates, but that doesn't guarantee reorders before EOY.

Originally Posted by haggggler

1. Antec sells the bulk of their products at 3rd party retail stores
2. Antec makes alot of money (profit)
3. Antec opens their own retail store and charges a bit more
4. Antec makes a little more money (better profit margin)
5. Antec lowers the prices @ their store to below retailers
6. Retailers balk and stop stocking Antec products
7. .........
8. Antec loses alot of money

Exactly.

To those of you angry about shipping though, as someone who sells large and heavy items online, I'd like to respectfully tell you to shush. Boxes, packing, and labor alone add about $5 to every single item you ship. I don't know if you've never shipped anything or what the idea is, but offering something like a computer case at free shipping pretty well cuts you down about $40. It's hard to make up that kind of a hit unless you have major bulk sales action, which places like newegg have and places like name-brand storefronts usually do not.

I'll stick with newegg, or just about any other online retailer, thanks for the try though antec!

Was hoping this would be a good deal, I need a new case!

please try again antec guy

we would love to have some good deals here

The 15% barely grazes the extra $25 you have to pay for shipping for most cases they have in stock.

Sorry, Antec.