1Gb iPod-Shuffle-Look-Alike for $79

Scott on 2006-03-01 at 5:16 pm, filed under Deals Direct, MP3

1Gb MP3 Player I received Deals Direct’s “deal of the day” email last night, and it featured an “iPod shuffle look alike” at cheap price — $79 free delivery for an 1Gb version ($75 with 5% off coupon code, instead of $149 if you buy a real shuffle from Apple. Almost half price.

What you get is a really-really-simple MP3 player. A directional navigation keypad. No LCD. Plays MP3 and WMA (so it will not be able to play AAC’s from iTune Music Store). It looks like a shuffle, plays like a shuffle, and in fact Deals Direct has to explicitly say on their website:

Note — The “1gb stylish MP3 Player” is not affiliated with, approved or sponsored by Apple Computer Inc or its related entities.

Sounds like a good bargain. Obviously won’t work with the new iPod Hi-Fi, but I guess those who are interested in $79 MP3 players won’t be too fuzzy if it cannot be plugged into $550 stereo. So last night I thought, “well, I’ll blog about it tomorrow“…

Only to find out that they sold all their stock in 12 hours.

Moral of the story:

  1. Find something cheap that looks similar to a popular product (lots of copycats in Taiwan and China).
  2. Sell lots of them at bargain basement price.
  3. Profit!

Oh, it also reminded me not to procrastinate when something cheap came up on my radar screen.

5 Comments

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    Stephen on 02/07/2006 at 1:54 pm

    I really want the 1Gb ipod-Shuffle-Look-Alike for $79

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    Hanogust on 16/02/2007 at 8:12 am

    Are they still out or did apple can them?

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    Paul on 05/04/2007 at 11:28 am

    Was looking at the Eurolab mp3 1GB on direct Deals for $69.95 - can someone pass on any info re this??
    …ie sound quality - battery life - can you buy an adaptor connection to charge from power point …etc

    Thanks Paul

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    David Hartigan on 05/04/2007 at 10:54 pm

    Hi, we sell the 1gb iPod Look-alike for $55 here: http://hartigancomputers.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=23

    We also have the 2gb version for $77, and the 512mb for $44.

    Regards,
    David Hartigan
    Hartigan Computers
    http://hartigancomputers.com.au

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    Tygh on 06/04/2007 at 11:36 am

    Hey Guys,

    Just letting you know that if you go to http://www.apple.com.au/store and click on their SALES link, you can get a refurb 1gig genuine iPod shuffle for 59 bucks!!

    Thanks!

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