Pricegrabber Purchased for $485M

w98 writes "GUS PLC, the parent company of Experian Interactive, recently announced the acquisition of PriceGrabber.com for $485M plus expenses. Don Robert, Chief Executive Officer of Experian, commented: 'As a trusted and preferred comparison shopping destination, PriceGrabber.com has a leading position in a fast-growing market. When combined with the complementary skills, expertise and scale of Experian, in both Interactive and Marketing, we are very excited about the future growth prospects for PriceGrabber.com.'"

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Re:Translation

[el americano]

As with libel, it is the reviewer who assumes this resposibility. Pricegrabber takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.

If they start deleting negative reviews, then they might need to say, "Do not rely on reviews as your sole source of information when making purchasing decisions." That's it! Quietly, but efficiently delete reviews... and profit!

That being said, it's a good site for now. Just be sure to check Amazon or pricewatch afterward, when appropriate.

wowzer

[mulcher]

shopzilla sold in June for a little more than that.. expect major consolidation in this area...

These are the guys who love PriceRitePhoto?

[FFFish]

IIRC, PriceGrabber was all about showing PriceRitePhoto -- the Brooklyn scamsters who would refund money stolen from customers only if they posted a good review -- as one of the better, trustworthy, lowest-price photo shops around.

Yup.

I'm gonna trust PriceGrabber. Fersure.

Re:what about pricewatch

[TheLongshot]

Isn't that what Reseller Ratings is for? To judge whether or not a vendor is legit?

I do think Froogle is useful for some things, and has some better search capabilities than PriceWatch. I personally use both.

Re:what about pricewatch

[el americano]

TigerDirect has a zero-tolerance policy on dead pixels, but pretty much anyone who won't charge you shipping AND %15 restocking for a defective screen. (You may want to check with your reputable online dealer first.) Naturally, most brick and mortar stores have a 30-day satisfaction guarantee.

To further elaborate, Newegg doesn't count stuck pixels as dead pixels, so your screen could be seriously messed up beyond 8 dead pixels. (Otherwise, NE is all right.)

I hope I was able improve your holiday shopping experience ;-)

Re:what about pricewatch

[thebdj]

There are methods that are somewhat effective at fixing stuck pixels. The method is similar to removing image persistence in an LCD by running a series of colors across the spectrum to clear the problem. Some people have wrongly stated the need to use "bright" colors. The idea is actually to use a series of colors that effectively use all the sub-pixels to a varying degree so as to "exercise" the sub-pixels. I had to do something like this with a screensaver on my Dell Laptop to remove a persistant image.

This method is not 100% effective on stuck pixels, but I am not sure how many people using videos have done so with a truly effective video. The screensaver I used transistioned from a sort of purple type color to a yellow and on to a more redish color (or maybe it was bluish). It made the transition smoothly and over a periods of a few seconds allowing the pixel to actually receive a variety of colors between each of the "set" colors.