Circuit City liquidation still more than Wal-Mart

Consumers expect bargains at Circuit City or the just announced The Source bankruptcy sales should be aware those prices are no bargain. TechDirt reports “you might think there would be some decent bargains on electronics. Not necessarily. Consumerist points out that a local TV station checked out some of the prices and found that, in many cases, the liquidation prices were actually higher than buying the same items at Wal-Mart online. Apparently, the liquidation experts running the sales figure that as long as people think they’re getting a steal of a bargain, they’ll really believe they are.” Buyer beware.