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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:30:00 PST</pubDate>
<title>Circuit City Liquidation Prices Still More Expensive Than Wal-Mart</title>
<dc:creator>Mike Masnick</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[ With Circuit City finally giving up the ghost last week and deciding to liquidate and close down its remaining stores, you might think there would be some decent bargains on electronics.  Not necessarily.  <a href="http://consumerist.com/5135514/">Consumerist</a> points out that a local TV station checked out some of the prices and found that, in many cases, the liquidation prices <a href="http://www.wktv.com/news/consumer/37837459.html" target="_new">were actually higher than buying the same items at Wal-Mart online</a>.  Apparently, the liquidation experts running the sales figure that as long as people <i>think</i> they're getting a steal of a bargain, they'll really believe they are.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090121/0540103473.shtml">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090121/0540103473.shtml#comments">Comments</a> | <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090121/0540103473.shtml?op=sharethis">Email This Story</a><br />
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