Heads up: Barenboim Beethoven Cycle DVDs at amazon.uk

[mn dave]

Won't have to, I got the order in for the cheap price myself.

But what if they handle it in two different ways. 

[Bunny]

Well, it's up to  £37.21 now.

Still, it's from Caiman which ships from USA, so shipping is at the Amazon US rates even when ordering through Amazon UK. 

[scarpia]

They certainly can't charge you more than what was displayed when you clicked "buy," but they would be within their rights to inform you that the item is not available.  My experience with Amazon is that they honor the order.  When the Boulez Ring first went on sale, there was a pricing error.  Rheingold, $39, Walkure, $39, Sigfried, $39, Gotterdamerung, $39, Full cycle, $39.  I sprung for the full cycle, of course.  Within hours the price was up to a normal $120 or so, but they shipped me the thing for $39.

By the way, MDT is normally a better deal than Amazon for UK items, now they have a good special on Warner boxes, including some prime Barenboim stuff.  One that caught my eye, Complete Beethoven Sonatas, Pommier, on 10 CDs for 17.87 pounds.  Or Complete Beethoven Quartets, Vermeer (which is awesome) for 11.97 pounds (excluding VAT).

http://www.mdt.co.uk/MDTSite/pages/search/searchresults.asp?sFilter1=Warnerbox0508

Knock yourself out, my order is already in.

Yes and no. They can't charge you with the higher price without your direct consent but on the other side they are not obliged to honor the lower one if it was misprice.
They can: a) honor the price, b) cancel your order, c) inform you that it is a misprice and ask you whether you want to cancel it or still want to buy it at higher price.
All three happened to me before, so we'll just have to wait and see.

[Wanderer]

The Barenboim DVD cycle can be had at amazon.uk for £17.97.

Not quite sure why it's so cheap or if there's anything wrong with them , but I've ordered my copy anyway. We'll see .

Thanks for letting us know! 
I ordered it, too, as soon as I saw this earlier today and got the usual confirmation e-mail from amazon; 20.44 pounds total, including postage.

[mn dave]

Well, ain't this a bitch.

Dear Customer,

We are writing to inform you that the price for 'Barenboim on Beethoven [2007]'
(ASIN B000KWZ7VU) was displayed incorrectly at the time you placed the above referenced
order.

Despite our best efforts, with the millions of items available on our
website, pricing errors can occasionally occur.

In our Pricing and Availability Policy (see
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=1040614),
we state that where an item's correct price is higher than our stated
price, we will cancel the order and notify you of that cancellation.

All affected orders have now been cancelled. If you still wish to
purchase this item, please place a new order online which will be
charged at the correct price, when we dispatch it to you.

Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused by
this error, and rest assured that we will continue to make every effort
to maintain the accuracy of all prices on our site.

We look forward to serving you again in the future.


Warmest regards,

Customer Service Department
Amazon.co.uk

[Drasko]

Yep, got one of those myself just now.

[Bunny]

I guess that's the difference between Amazon UK and Amazon USA.  There are no "bait and switch" laws in UK.

Still, at £37+ it's still cheaper than anywhere else in the USA or Europe.

[Novi]

Ah well, sorry guys - worth a try, I guess .

[Wanderer]

Yep, got one of those myself just now.

Same here. It was good while it lasted. 

[mn dave]

Same here. It was good while it lasted. 

LOL. You can't put one over on the man in England.

[Wanderer]

LOL. You can't put one over on the man in England.

Actually, this is the first time it happens. They usually ship anyway, mistake or not. You must somehow have ruined it for us all.