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  • Am I missing a trick here?

    Just browsing on FL website and saw this:

    GoPro Car Charger GP3018


    Forgive me if i am missing something here, but is the price of this item a little "far out"?


    I guess the price is set by GoPro, so FL dont have much say in the matter...



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  • #2
    In pound land you can by them for............. well for a pound



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    • #3
      Someones at it. I imagine its Gopro as you say but thats ridiculous!!
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      • #4
        If gopro say the suggested retail price is £29 then as a seller are you going to sell it for less or the maximum?

        Although shops are supposed to be free to sell stuff at any price they like I think price fixing has never stopped. All shops have, to within a few pence, the same prices on just about everything.
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        • #5
          The link from FL shows with 2 usb cables too!! £8 to £10 pounds on Fleabay, so your right its a little "far out" lol
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          • #6
            guys, word of warning and perhaps why that is the price it is.

            i used a normal cheap USB adapter to charge my gopro in the house and it blew up within 2/3 mins and tripped my house. luckily the gorpro survived so personally i'd pay the 30 quid after doing that as it is a major coincidence a product i'd been using for years blew first time i put my gopro on it............

            cheers

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            • #7
              Cant say i was expecting a truely valid response, but thanks for posting up your experience.

              As per my first post, it seemed a large price to pay for something readily available almost anywhere else at a much lower price, but seems like it has a high price for reason and not just hiked up.

              I guess it caught my eye causing a double take as FL are normally very competitive on their prices!
              Last edited by Aidi; 21-02-2012, 09:12 PM.



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              • #8
                no no, it probably is hiked up price wise but i will not plug my gopro in to anything now after it popped my trip box. what a flash of light comes out of a usb plug.

                cheers

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                • #9
                  Hallfords sell twin USB

                  And that's good for me lol
                  But wouldn't buy from pound land
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                  • #10
                    Griffin PowerJolt Dual USB Port Car Charger Duo USB Charging iPhone 3 3GS 4 iPad | eBay

                    Looks the same to me!

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                    • #11
                      Most usb chargers are only rated to 500mA (0.5A) that one has 2x 1A outputs. A normal will toast in seconds with that load on it.

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                      1x5 = 5W

                      A cheap in car charger for an Ipad will cope, those are rated to 10W.
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