Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon

On 06/08/2026 07:22, c186282 wrote:
> On 8/5/26 14:14, s|b wrote:
>> On Wed, 5 Aug 2026 18:57:11 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>
>>> On 05/08/2026 18:47, s|b wrote:
>>>
>>> € 13,99 ex VAT
>>
>> That's what the site says, but the price you pay would be VAT included.
>> AFAIK only business owners can buy ex VAT (in a Dutch shop).
>>> And out of stock
>>
>> That's what I said. They expect to have new ones by Oct 2026, but who
>> knows? (There's a button to get a notification when they're available
>> again.)
>>> The point is almost NO one has Pi zeros AT ALL right now. The price is
>>> irrelevant
>>
>> The OP is about the price, so I tend to disagree. I did however forgot 2
>> things: tariffs and the power supply. That would have to be bought in
>> the US. I have no clue what effect tariffs would have since Drumpf
>> changes his mind like every 5 minutes on this.
> 
>    Hey, was JUST SAYIN' ... the ridiculous price
>    was what I saw on US Amazon the other day.
> 
>    Pi0s were supposed to be DIRT CHEAP - now
>    they're "exotic", EXPENSIVE, tech.

No. They are just in very short supply

>   This is
>    not all 'tariffs' either. Pi stuff was always
>    way over-priced if you bought it in the USA.
> 
Then buy it direct from the UK!

I was in Boston on business a short time after my house got burgled and 
my CD collection stolen. I filled my suitcase with replacement CDs at 
2/3rd the price of the UK...


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