CPUWIZ Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 http://www.buy.com/prod/connect3d_2gb_secu...&adid=17662 Thought some of you may be interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper_Eye Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 (edited) Ordered. Thanks! Free is the magic price. Edited January 30, 2007 by Hyper_Eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 (edited) That sucks, I picked up a 1 Gig Kingston one a couple weeks ago for free with a $45 rebate from Buy.com. Edit : Oh well, I had to order one, can't beat free. Edited January 30, 2007 by moycon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper_Eye Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Got my card yesterday. I am sending the rebate today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Got mine a few days ago as well. Thats two free SD cards this month. Not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Grrr. didn't get mine yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super_dos_man Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 That sucks, I picked up a 1 Gig Kingston one a couple weeks ago for free with a $45 rebate from Buy.com. Edit : Oh well, I had to order one, can't beat free. so did I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 D'oh! Wish I had seen this sooner. Now it's unavailable! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Yeah, these deals usually sell out the day they are found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Got mine on Monday and sent in my rebate today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper_Eye Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Has anyone received their rebate for this? I have still not received a rebate and, from reading the reviews at the OPs link, a lot of people are still waiting for theirs. I wouldn't have purchased this card if it weren't for the rebate. I feel scammed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 No rebate here. I smell scam city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I had bought two SD card with a 100% rebate, one I recieved one I didn't. This was probably the one I didn't get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper_Eye Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I had bought two SD card with a 100% rebate, one I recieved one I didn't. This was probably the one I didn't get. You would have received the Kingston rebate. They are very reputable and have been in the memory business for years. Connect3D is showing why Sandisk is the way to go for SD cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper_Eye Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Good luck ever receiving these rebates: Connect 3D Busy Closing US Office as it Fails to Deliver on Rebate Offer San Jose – July 12, 2007 – Over 350 complaints have poured into the Better Business Bureau (BBB) regarding Connect 3D’s failure to honor a rebate offer for products advertised on Buy.com. The former president of the company, whose name has been withheld for safety reasons, informed the BBB on June 28 that Connect 3D is insolvent because of a lack of payment from a major distributor. The company’s San Jose office is in the process of shutting down. After receiving only three complaints in 2006, the company received two in March of 2007 regarding unfulfilled rebates. Nine more complaints about rebates were filed in April. When May came along, the complaint numbers grew by 56 and continued to explode with 236 in June. So far, in July there have been 77 additional complaints against the company to make up the current total of 383. Most complainants reported purchasing a 512 MB, 1 GB or 2 GB Connect 3D 2.0 USB Drive or Secure Digital Card. While a few complainants mentioned purchasing Connect 3D products from Office Depot and Amazon.com, the vast majority of complaints stemmed from the products advertised on Buy.com. Rebates offered were any where between $20 and $50. According to complainants, the rebated items were particularly enticing because the price was advertised as “FREE” on Buy.com. According to the terms and conditions on Buy.com, Connect 3D offered the rebate between January 30 and February 28. Rebates were to be postmarked within 30 days of the purchase date and were supposed to arrive 8-10 weeks after the rebate form was received. Some consumers reported that they had been waiting for more than 20 weeks since submitting their rebate forms and have still yet to receive a rebate check. The last response the BBB office received from Connect 3D was on March 28. One consumer allegedly received a postcard from Connect 3D on April 19 claiming his rebate form was invalid. Many consumers commented that they attempted to contact the company via its rebate phone number, but were met with a message that allegedly stated “due to the high volume, the rebates were turned over to a rebate clearing house and that all checks should be mailed by May 30, 2007.” As of June 25, the phones and US Web site were confirmed to be inactive and reports from consumers claim that checks have not been mailed. The BBB visited the former office of Connect 3D in San Jose on June 27 and 28 to find cubicles being torn down and many items in boxes. The Web site, www.connect3d.com, lists overseas offices as well as the San Jose office and is registered to Connect Components, headquartered in Great Britain. When asked what the connection between the overseas offices and the San Jose branch, the former president said he could not comment on any relationship between the companies. On July 9, Buy.com emailed afflicted customers to explain the situation involving Connect 3D’s failure to honor its rebate offer. The company also issued a $10 customer care gift certificate as a sign of goodwill. Recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cases involving manufacturers defaulting on rebates advertised by retailers have resulted in the retailer being held liable to fulfill the rebate because it was the retailer who advertised the rebated price. No such case is pending yet. The BBB offers these tips when dealing with rebates: a.. Follow the instructions on the rebate form and enclose all required documentation in the envelope when filing for a rebate. b.. Consider sending your rebate paperwork via certified mail if you want to secure proof that you mailed your form by the required deadline. c.. Make a copy of all paperwork to be mailed when applying for a rebate. It’s the only record a consumer will have of the transaction if anything goes wrong. d.. Contact the company if the rebate doesn’t arrive within the time promised. e.. If the rebate never arrives or arrives late, file a complaint with the BBB, FTC, or your state Attorney General. Source: BBB Anyone who got this SD card and sent in their rebate forms should make sure to take a few minutes to file a complaint with the BBB. That way you are on record. Buy.com is suing Connect3D (who has closed down their US office.) Customers are receiving the following e-mail from Buy.com (though I have not yet received one): Dear Buy.com Customer, You recently purchased an item from Buy.com in which Connect 3D offered a manufacturer's rebate. We regret learning that Connect 3D has failed to honor a rebate offered to you. Reports are circulating that Connect 3D is now insolvent and no longer performing any business functions. We are investigating these reports. Indeed, before allowing Connect 3D rebate forms to be posted on our website, Buy.com took the additional steps of requiring financial statements from Connect 3D and obtaining a contractual commitment from Connect 3D to pay Buy.com directly for wrongly-rejected or extensively-delayed rebates. This contractual commitment allows Buy.com to bypass the rebate center and invoice Connect 3D directly on behalf of those affected customers who have contacted us directly. Buy.com has submitted demands to Connect 3D to perform on its contractual obligations. Connect 3D has ignored those requests and has refused to pay Buy.com for any of the Connect 3D rebates owed to our customers. As a result, on July 6, 2007 Buy.com filed a lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court against Connect 3D and others (including without limitation, Connect 3D's principal officers, Marc Levaggi and Mike Walsh, Connect 3D's distributor, Wintergreen Systems and Connect 3D's affiliated entities) for failure to honor commitments made to Buy.com and its customers. Litigation is unpredictable, costly and time consuming. However, it's Buy.com's belief that Connect 3D and the other defendants in this litigation should be required to honor your rebate. No assurance exists that Buy.com will be successful in this litigation or in attempting to enforce any judgment that may ultimately be obtained. We sincerely apologize for any hardship or inconvenience resulting from Connect 3D's failure to honor your rebate. Buy.com wants to remain your favored internet retailer. While we pursue this matter, please accept the following gift certificate as an indication of our sincere regret. Sincerely, Buy.com Source Here is a little information on the extent of this whole thing: Buy.com customers purchased 48,683 Connect3D products from Buy.com's Web site that were eligible for rebate. Sales of those products totaled $3.1 million. By Buy.com's estimates, if the consumers requested rebates within the allotted time,.... pay out [should be] $2.3 million in rebates. Source for that is the same as above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Thanks Hyper_Eye. I read somehwhere that many of these rebate offers go sour, altho honestly this is the first one I know of that I haven't recieved. I'll be sure and take the time to complain tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Well shit I'll fill out the compalint...and chalk this up to experience. Let's all blame CPUWIZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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