Black Friday 2014 Deals Or Scams? 'Year-Ago Inflated Prices' Used To Sell Apple Products & Video Game Systems, 'Deals' Aren't Deals At All'?

Black Friday 2014 Deals Or Fraud? Shoppers are getting ready for the pre-holiday season shopping and Black Friday 2014 deals or fraud is a hotly theme for consumers during the holidays. However, reports point out that expert opinion that electronics and house ware discounts may not be as good as they seem.

Since the beginning of November, Walmart, Sam's Club among other retailers have begun advertizing along with other retail stores. One of the commonly discounted items is Apple's products. Another common so-called bargain is video games and consoles, now a popular item among techies and gamers everywhere.

According to GottaBeMobile, experts say that when you look closely at the prices on electronics, the bargains aren't' as good as they seem. The reports states most Black Friday 2014 deals or frauds sales tend to compare prices with sales from a year ago, which translates into inflated prices from year-ago prices.

The Inquisitr reported, "The early Walmart Black Friday 2014 ad shows an iPad mini for $199, which was an amazing deal in 2013, offering $100 off, but now it's only $50 in savings on an old iPad," the report noted. "Instead of showing the savings compared to the iPad mini at Apple which is $50, Walmart uses the old list price to show an extra $50 in savings."

More and more reports highlight that the artificial pricing behind Black Friday 2014 deals or fraud sales have been used to bait consumers for a while now. Gizmodo, for instance, warned Black Friday deal hunters in 2009 that a deal that seems too good to be true probably is a scam:

"In other words, many of these "deals" really aren't deals at all. Often, Black Friday sale products are priced differently between stores, or they are priced at or above deals you can find elsewhere any day of the week," Inquisitr reported via Gizmodo.