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Subject: Daz3D 30% Off Devious Plot! ;)

kuroyume0161 opened this issue on Mar 31, 2005 · 15 posts
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kuroyume0161 ( ) posted Thu, 31 March 2005 at 5:19 AM · edited Mon, 03 February 2025 at 4:51 AM

Daz3D has just started their final "MarchMadness" sale - 30% off of Published Artist Products. Interestingly, Daz3D Gift Certificates are included in this sale. Wait for it... :) Okay, here's my scheme, if it's viable: 1. Purchase X amount of Gift Certificates at $0.70 on the dollar. 2. Use said Gift Certificates to purchase Sale items (already 30% off). 3. Overall, get like 47% off the items!! Whatcha y'all think? :)

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hauksdottir ( ) posted Thu, 31 March 2005 at 5:49 AM

:blink: Robert... I surely hope that you are not an accountant for some oil and energy and water conglomerate! That is creative, that is legal, but that isn't quite right. OTOH, there have been several leveraging schemes posted before which passed muster, much to the chagrin of whomever opened the gates. Carolly

kuroyume0161 ( ) posted Thu, 31 March 2005 at 5:52 AM

Agreed. ;0) The funny thing is that even after the sale, whatever you use the Gift Certificates for is automatically 30% off! Sadly, I've purchased $50 worth for $35 using Paypal and, suprise surprise, I'm still waiting for the order to be filled. A little teleconferencing going on at Daz, maybe?

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it harder, but when you do, you blow your whole leg off.

 -- Bjarne Stroustrup

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kuroyume0161 ( ) posted Thu, 31 March 2005 at 6:08 AM

One last caveat: there are several scenarios that could transpire. 1. Force the GC's to $35. But they'd better get me the codes before the end of the 30% sale. 2. Keep the GC's at $50, but send the codes after the sale. Not optimal, but acceptable. 3. If not 1. or 2., they have some explaining to do as I go to the top to make a valid complaint. They have to honor either the 30% off GC's, provide me a means to use that 30% on items, or offer a refund. End of story.

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it harder, but when you do, you blow your whole leg off.

 -- Bjarne Stroustrup

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Acadia ( ) posted Thu, 31 March 2005 at 6:18 AM

kuroyume0161: How about you do my income tax? I could use a few thousand dollar return :)

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wolf359 ( ) posted Thu, 31 March 2005 at 6:30 AM

But the purchase page is broken!!! so NO buying right now :-(



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randym77 ( ) posted Thu, 31 March 2005 at 7:16 AM

Wow. I never even thought to check the price of gift certificates. This has to a be a mistake...

movida ( ) posted Thu, 31 March 2005 at 7:39 AM

this happened before and DAZ closed the door so they're aware of it.

Berserga ( ) posted Thu, 31 March 2005 at 7:43 AM

Yeah man I got M2 and V2 and a BUNCH of other stuff for next to nothing at X-mas 2 years ago doing that scheme. Hasn't worked since. :)

randym77 ( ) posted Thu, 31 March 2005 at 8:19 AM

I think they may have left the door open again, with that big Web site update they did. A lot of things haven't worked quite right since then.

sinisterpink ( ) posted Thu, 31 March 2005 at 9:28 AM

I've just bought (and paid for) the Eastern Jewels textures, by Ravnheart...sadly they do not seem to be available for download yet. Come on Daz get a ruddy shift on :), I am impatient to snag my purchases. Good luck to all

InfoCentral ( ) posted Thu, 31 March 2005 at 11:03 AM

I may have to get some GC's.

danamongden ( ) posted Thu, 31 March 2005 at 11:09 AM

Here's the real question... can you use the gift certificate to buy more gift certificates? 1. Buy X gift certificates for 0.7X with cash. 2. Spend the X gift certificates to buy ~1.4X gift certificates. 3. Do you have $1000 yet? If not, repeat step 2.

Marque ( ) posted Thu, 31 March 2005 at 11:20 AM

Coupons and discounts may not be used to purchase gift certificates That's what is on the page where you buy them. Marque

kuroyume0161 ( ) posted Thu, 31 March 2005 at 12:42 PM · edited Thu, 31 March 2005 at 12:46 PM

Appears that they had their discussion. And they have removed the Gift Certificates from the database of sale items.

Now, when do I get them? ;)

OT: Speaking of 'getting', I just received two boxes: Poser6 and Vue5I!

Message edited on: 03/31/2005 12:46

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it harder, but when you do, you blow your whole leg off.

 -- Bjarne Stroustrup

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