Zachy's Cage Sale...worth the money?

[wayfool]

I just received the e-mail from Zachys regarding their cage sale. As I was perusing the price list, it seems like their regular retail price is almost 80-100% higher than the best price on wine-searcher.com. Anyone else notice this, too? For instance, who's actually paying retail for these wines:

2005 Pavie - $600
2005 Cheval Blanc - $2000
2005 Las Cases - 525
2005 Troplong Mondot - $450
2005 Mouton Rothschild - $1400
2005 Margaus - $1900

Are these just pre-bubble prices? Anyone buying?

[stefan]

You could live up to your screen name by buying at those prices.

stefan

[JimHow]

Those prices are ridiculous.

[wayfool]

Yes, but I won't.

I think I wasn't clear with my point. Mainly, I was reaching out to other Zachys customers to see if they feel like something is off with the pricing. I find it disingenuous when retailers offer "sales" off prices that have been marked up substantially. I've purchased some wines from Zachys, but frankly, I'm surprised that a large retailer like them gets away with this.

Maybe I should have included the "sale" prices as well:

2005 Cheval Blanc - $2000 to $850
2005 Las Cases - $525 to $295
2005 Margaux - $1900 to $925
2005 Mouton Rothschild - $1400 to $795
2005 Pavie - $600 to $250
2005 Troplong Mondot - $450 to $289

[DavidG]

What you have posted is pretty typical for Zachy's. Their prices are usually higher than most. When they have a really good sale, the prices can be reasonable, sometimes even a good deal. But you always have to cross-check against other retailers.

[JimHow]

Zachy's has had good deals in the past, wayfool, but I haven't seen any from them in recent history.

[Chasse-Spleen]

The best deals at Zachy's are usually sale items when the vintage has just been released. Like '04 La Lagune for $26 etc.
Or for that matter, '02 Margaux for $120 (ancient history) but this just bears out my point.

-Chasse

[JimHow]

Yes Chris, they had some awesome deals from the 2002 and 2004 vintages.

[Houndsong]

Andy Cuomo is busy at the moment, and I don't think there's enough postive publicity in waging war against sharp dealing retailers on behalf of well-heeled winos for him to care.