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Wathen1955
07-19-2019, 1:35pm
https://boingboing.net/2019/07/18/amazon-accidentally-sold-a-13.html

Amazon dun goofed on Prime Day by listing high-end camera gear that usually sells for thousands of dollars at the fire-sale price of $95. Petapixel has an article with screenshots of gleeful shutterbugs' bargain purchases.

“Literally everything is $94.48,” one member writes. “I have bought like 10k worth of stuff that was like 900 dollars total.”

“I got a $13,000 lens for $94,” another member writes regarding their Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS order. “LOL waiting for the cancellation but that's like 99.3% off.”

Other members spoke to Amazon customer service about their order and were told that the order would indeed ship.

C5SilverBullet
07-19-2019, 2:46pm
Damn it, I've been wanting to get my wife a new camera. Missed out there.

snide
07-19-2019, 3:14pm
I actually searched for cameras on Prime Day, but didn't find anything that was discounted. :banghead:

Wathen1955
07-19-2019, 6:35pm
Note - it was for a camera LENS.
https://i1.wp.com/media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Untitled-1-3.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1

C5SilverBullet
07-20-2019, 9:16am
Note - it was for a camera LENS.
https://i1.wp.com/media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Untitled-1-3.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1

Yeah, that's what the thread title says. :lol:

They were selling bodies for $94 also.