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I think having a rebate that constitutes over 50% of the purchase price is a fail.

considering most people wont bother to mail it in they will make $49 less maybe $2 shipping

exactly. the whole rebate thing is a scam.

Consider even the most conservative estimate of %1 of people who buy this not sending in the rebate (in time or with the correct info or whatever).

So say they sell only 100 of these. That's 19 bux times 99 (and if you think the shipping costs them 10 bux think again)= 1881. Plus 39 for the jamoke that didnt send in the rebate = 2020. They're making big profits on this item no matter what.

Actually, the return rate of rebates is 17%, and I'm failing to see how rebates are scam. If the consumer chooses to not return the rebate how exactly is the company scamming consumers? If the consumer chooses to just throw out returned rebate request, then yes, that's a scam. Otherwise, it's up to you to return it. Consumers should stop scamming themselves.

I've had pretty good success with rebates, never tried with OCZ though.

Of course they are making profits, that's what businesses try to do.

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