Priced higher at non-Corp stores?

[ewingr]

I just talked with a 'new' AT&T store near me, which looks like AT&T Store, but is an authorized reseller. They said the phone would be 219.95.

Anyone else seeing that?

I told her the price was advertised for 199.95. She said she would check into it.

 

[lordmaxx]

I've talked to a AT&T store and a Reseller and both told me 199 in their computers. Perhaps they were adding on some charge or what not transfer blah de blah...

 

[dsjr2006]

They can sell it for whatever they want...

 

[lordmaxx]

must be like used car salespeople....the higher they can bilk ya for the higher the commission.

 

[ardyer]

Every place I called that was aware of the captivate said $199 on contract.

 

[ewingr]

They can sell it for whatever they want...

Sure, they can ask $5000 if they want to. My question is anyone seeing other than 199.

 

[magicdanw]

Perhaps she was including the $18 upgrade fee? That's close to the price given.

 

[maerlim]

I just talked with a 'new' AT&T store near me, which looks like AT&T Store, but is an authorized reseller. They said the phone would be 219.95.

Anyone else seeing that?

I told her the price was advertised for 199.95. She said she would check into it.

I've seen it pretty commonly for authorized resellers for pretty much every other phone AT&T sells. I haven't gone to one in a long while though so not sure what they're selling the Captivate for around here.

 

[ewingr]

Perhaps she was including the $18 upgrade fee? That's close to the price given.

That very well could be. I didn't know there was an upgrade fee.

 

[radi0chik]

they told me there'd be an 18 dollar upgrade fee and yes i have had experience with other phones. If the store is an "authorized reseller" and not a corp store they generally have higher prices.

 

[dsjr2006]

That very well could be. I didn't know there was an upgrade fee.

The upgrade fee is on your bill, should not be at the time of sale.

 

[rlb4]

Is there an upgrade fee if we buy the phone for the $350 no contract price?

 

[kirbo20]

The captivate cost us agents more than what a customer can get it for outright (a lot more) Commissions probably don't allow them to sell it at $200 and make a profit.

 

[subie41ife]

Is there an upgrade fee if we buy the phone for the $350 no contract price?

No, because your buying it off contract