Zune - $79.99

I was so close to buying one of these, such a good deal. Too bad I don't really listen to music other than the garbage that comes over the air on my way to/from work.
 
w1retap said:
Actually they do look refurbished, and it would be nice if it was in the title to let people know what the deal is for.

re·fur·bish (rē-fûr'bĭsh) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. re·fur·bished, re·fur·bish·ing, re·fur·bish·es
To make clean, bright, or fresh again; renovate.
Click to expand...

I meant to say that when I got my back one, I couldnt tell it was a refurb...Looked brand new...

Sorry for not being clear enough..
 
my black one didnt look refurbished at all... just had refurbished written on the box cover, and a removable thin sticker on the back with refurbished written on it...

works great... if I knew I could get the brown one for $20 less, I would have over the black.

Wish they'd give us that $20 off deal too, for the people who bought the black ones for the $99 :(
 
Just a few questions before I get the black one...

How are fingerprints and scratches on these things? Hopefully not iPod like...
Can it display PDFs?
How are the refurbished ones? I don't feel like having it crap out in a year...

I guess those are my only concerns. Please answer ASAP - I don't know how long these guys will last.
 
I got a black refurb from woot and it looks brand new. I would suggest getting a screen protector so you dont get any scratches. The rest of the case is like a matt finish, so I dont have any issues with fingerprints, just on the screen if I accidentally touch it.

It doesnt read PDFs off the bat, but Ive seen some where you can read txt documents. I didnt really look too deeply into it, but you can check out www.zuneboards.com
 
got a black one last time, and got a black one and a white one this time... that's 3 at the $100 price tag. gift for gf and one for ebay

woot indeed
 
TheGodfather47 said:
Just a few questions before I get the black one...

How are fingerprints and scratches on these things? Hopefully not iPod like...
Can it display PDFs?
How are the refurbished ones? I don't feel like having it crap out in a year...

I guess those are my only concerns. Please answer ASAP - I don't know how long these guys will last.
Click to expand...

the finish is a fine matte, almost rubberized feel... is not reflective, except for the screen and does not feel slippery or plasticky... and it is deff NOT a shiny fingerprint and scratch magnet that the iPods are... you know they designed em that way so they look trashed sooner than they are and you want to replace them faster... right?
 
Just recieved this email from woot:

A decision has been made without you on your recent Brown Zune order
from the 22nd. I will be transparent about this-I can only hope it meets
your approval.

Yesterday, as our warehouse wrapped up the Zune shipments, an
unexpected shortage of brown zunes was reported. A rather large shortage in
fact. It turns out we ran the brown zune blowout so quickly, some 1400 from
previous shipments had not been removed from the inventory numbers.
Not good.

We made the emergency call to substitute BLACK zunes to complete your
shipment.

While many did not care about color, and some may perceive the black
color to be a higher value (correct at least from Woot's financial
perspective), the dilemma was of course it wasn't what you ordered.
Unfortunately, we also had little time to act as we were at the fringe of
shipment expectations already. The story does get better, however; we were
able to persuade our marketing minds that this was a good opportunity for
their budget to expand:

We have included a bonus: A Microsoft Zune Travel Pack has been shipped
with your order

The Zune Travel Pack has 5 products including the Zune Premium
Earphones, Dual Connect Remote, AC Charger, Sync cable, and a decent bag. These
are new retail boxed and carry a Microsoft MSRP of $99.99. Information
from Microsoft and links to street pricing are here:
http://www.zune.net/en-us/accessories/zune/zunetravelpack.htm#

While your orders left our building only recently, they are on their
way. I hope that those of you who are fans of the brown zune find our
emergency solution to be acceptable-it was a rather expensive action. Due
to logistics delay, there was no time available to make this an opt-in
program (or everyone's zunes would not ship until next week.) As things
stand now, if this solution does not meet with your acceptance, we're
down to a last resort of issuing a call-tag to pick it back up (once it
arrives) and issue you a full refund. Please contact rma@woot.com if
you know in advance that you'll need to return.

Thank you for your understanding and support of Woot.

Matt Rutledge
founder, CEO

on behalf of Woot Member Service - service@woot.com
Click to expand...

The deal was already sweet at $85 with shipping; this is even better!
 
I knew I should have bought one...I'm an idiot, once again. I fail.
 
meh, my phone is a better mp3 player and my friends and I just figured out how to share music over them wirelessly without the time limit before the Zune wipes 'em.
 
I went with sellout.woot's $99 black zune the day after this deal.

SO PAINFUL. Congrats to those who got in on this fabulous deal.
 
Ugh...I knew I should have hopped on this but kept putting it off until it was too late. Maybe they will sell the Zune's for $80 again at some later point.
 
I did too. I must say, that is damn good customer service if i've ever seen it.
 
GJSNeptune It was probably their plan all along.
Click to expand...

Well, since they are giving away 1400, $99 travel kits for free, on an item they are already cutting the price on by 20%, it would be highly dubious marketing to have planned this all along. It's just Woot being a really great company again. They have their issues sometimes, but I feel they really try to take care of their customers.

I bought 3 of the crappy colored Zunes and they are now on Ebay.

Brown Zune on Ebay

This one is still going for a penny if you hurry.

The refurbs are going for between $95 and $130 bux. I should clear between 40 and 120 bux for 30 minutes of work. Wish me luck. These profits go into the "Upgrade the computer fund." :D

Don
 
As an eBay Associate, HardForum may earn from qualifying purchases.
DonDon said:
Well, since they are giving away 1400, $99 travel kits for free, on an item they are already cutting the price on by 20%, it would be highly dubious marketing to have planned this all along. It's just Woot being a really great company again. They have their issues sometimes, but I feel they really try to take care of their customers.

I bought 3 of the crappy colored Zunes and they are now on Ebay.

Brown Zune on Ebay

This one is still going for a penny if you hurry.

The refurbs are going for between $95 and $130 bux. I should clear between 40 and 120 bux for 30 minutes of work. Wish me luck. These profits go into the "Upgrade the computer fund." :D

Don
Click to expand...

drat.. i tired my 'best' at bidding and was outbid... boooo...
 
As an eBay Associate, HardForum may earn from qualifying purchases.
It just takes a little persistence. I notice the ones with the high starting price sometimes will not get any bids. I saw several that today that did not sell for about $100 delivered because it is sometimes tough to get the first bid in. Alot of others that start low will sell for well over $100 as people get bid lust in the last hour. I always start at a penny so I get lots of people watching and then they bid the price up in the last couple of hours.

one of mine is currently going for 10, one for 50, and the third I just put up for .01.

If you go to the advanced search, you can search for the completed listings only. For a popular item like the Zune, you will then know about what it will take to win. Just don't get bid lust and spend more than the item is worth.

Don
 
I am watching the auctions to see if any come close to the woot price (which I would gladly pay +~$10). None have done it
 
Welp, just shipped my last crap colored Zune today, and here are my results.

Expenses, 245 from woot. 15 for shipping, 12 for paypal charges, and (est) 9 for Ebay charges.

$281

91, 92, 112 + 9 each for shipping.

$322

41 bux profit.

Not as much as I was hopping, but at least I made money.

Don
 
DonDon said:
Welp, just shipped my last crap colored Zune today, and here are my results.

Expenses, 245 from woot. 15 for shipping, 12 for paypal charges, and (est) 9 for Ebay charges.

$281

91, 92, 112 + 9 each for shipping.

$322

41 bux profit.

Not as much as I was hopping, but at least I made money.

Don
Click to expand...

I would be pretty sad if that happened :(
 
Both me and my father ordered Zune's from this deal.

His arrived 3 days after mine but he got two Black ones. He did not get the complimentary car kit. So I already had loaded 24GB of music on my poop-colored Zune and he gets a Black one! That really stinks, but hey it's just as functional.
 
Mine was DOA (black w/ travel kit) so now i have to wait at least 15 business days to get it fixed....i was looking forward to taking it with me on my hunting trip..oh well.
 
I read somewhere that if the Zune has a really dead battery that it may need to be plugged in for a half hour before it will turn on for the first time.

I also had 1 instance with mine where it had been sitting for a few days, even though the battery was full, and would not turn on. I plugged it into an ac charger, and it fired right up, showing the full battery and worked fine ever since. Got me.

Hopefully the new firmware will fix these little glitches without adding too many new ones.

Don
 
the one I got from woot looked brand new but it wouldnt connect to my pc... I bought one at walmart and did the ol' switcheroo and returned it and got my money back and now I have a new working zune. :D
 
Clowning said:
man wtf, is woot trying to piss ppl off? i just bought a white one for $99 last week and now it's $20 off? f this shit
Click to expand...

I don't want you to complain...I paid $200 for mine this summer and thought I was stealing it...lol!!
 
Yeah, my bet is once the firmware update hits prices are gonna come back up. Thing with these is that they can't sell em as Zune 2's unless they take em in, repackage them and reflash them. Which is why they were discounted. I bet pretty soon y'all will be happy you paid whatever you did when the price jumps back up.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top