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To: The Duke of URL© who wrote (2720)	3/19/2003 10:32:34 AM
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Amazon pulls British site after iPaq fire-sale AMSTERDAM, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S.-based Internet retailer Amazon.com (AMZN) was forced to pull down its British website for 15 minutes on Wednesday after a glitch caused it to offer handheld computers at fire-sale prices. Consumers had jumped on the opportunity to buy a state-of-the-art iPaq handheld computer from Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) for as little as 23 pounds ($35.86). It normally sells above 500 pounds. One consumer told Reuters he had tried to order dozens of devices as several friends had tipped him off after placing orders. Amazon said these customers should not expect delivery, not unless they paid the difference. "In our Pricing and Availability Policy, we state that where an item's correct price is higher than our stated price, we contact the customer before dispatching. Customers will be offered the opportunity either to cancel their order or to place new orders for the item at the correct price," Amazon said. Amazon's British site briefly shut down for business in the early afternoon and suggested customers shop at its U.S. site. Pricing glitches are common on the Internet. Last summer, Amazon in the United States offered RCA televisions for $100, ten times less than the real price.