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Systemax Inc., parent company to discount electronics retailer TigerDirect and the new owner of CompUSA, has purchased Circuit City's brand, trademarks and e-commerce business, to the surprise of exactly no one.  More »

A mysterious message can be found at the website of recently-defunct retailer Circuit City.  More »

Reader Eric writes in to let us know that our advice about inspecting Circuit City liquidation merchandise before buying it saved his brother from getting stuck with the wrong item.  More »

The Chicago Tribune reports on the sad state of the Circuit City on Elston Ave. Apparently, the remaining stock consists mainly of American Idol themed merchandise and a Sony Viao with 9 missing keys for only $623.99. Don't skip school or anything, kids. [Chicago Tribune]  More »

Reader Adrian emailed this photo of the Circuit City in St. Peters, MO.  More »

Reader Kenneth stopped by his local post-apocalyptic Circuit City for an evening of bargain hunting. Was he successful, you ask? No, sadly Kenneth did not bag his limit of deals and return home happy. Instead, he found a $30 6' USB cable.  More »

WCVB TV in Boston has an interview with two Circuit City liquidation customers who are out $1,100 after they bought a Samsung LCD TV from Circuit City's liquidation sale — only to find out that it was totally shattered. When they tried to return it — Circuit City's liquidator told them the merchandise was sold "as is" and cannot be returned for any reason. WCVB TV says there's a sign in one store telling customers not to open the merchandise, and another that allows customer to check their merchandise only after they've paid for it. Is this ethical?  More »

The Realtor handing Circuit City's soon to be empty real estate is suggesting that the stores be converted into schools. Awesome.  More »

Reader TJ says he's found the worst laptop deal of all time, and it's at a Circuit City liquidation sale in Florida.  More »

Hey, we're sorry if you're getting sick of hearing about how Circuit City's liquidation sale isn't a good deal, but it's our duty to inform you that yet another local news investigation has determined that CC's sales are crappy. In this case, they found every single item they shopped for, from DVDs to big screen TVs, cheaper on-line — and took a look at a laptop that is now being sold at a sale price that is more than before the store was taken over by liquidators. Let's listen in:  More »

Sam, a reader who says he is a current Circuit City employee, writes in to offer his advice on navigating the liquidation.  More »

More and more media outlets are catching on to the fact that Circuit City's liquidation "deals" aren't as hot as normal sale prices.   More »

Consumer Reports took a look at the so-called deals that people are flocking to at Circuit City — and again found that prices are higher than they would have been had the store not been liquidated. Judging by the photos of enormous crowds that are showing up in our Flickr pool — people still think that liquidation sales are bargains.  More »

If you've tried to check out the so-called liquidation "deals" that might be advertised on Circuit City's website, you've no doubt noticed that the website no longer exists. HDGuru grabbed some prices from the site before it was taken down — and they say that the regular website deals were better than the 10% off being offered at a doomed Circuit City in Massapequa, NY.   More »

Now that Circuit City is going to be liquidated — it's time to look back on the store that was. Here are our top 10 Circuit City stories of all time, in order of popularity. Enjoy.  More »

Liquidation is a time for reflection, we guess, so we put together a nice little time line of Circuit City's precipitous decline over the past 2 years. We begin our journey in March of 2007, when Circuit City announced that it was firing everyone who knew what 1080p meant so that they could hire cheaper labor...  More »

Although they are accepting offers from buyers who intend to keep the retail operation going — Bloomberg reports that Circuit City is taking bids from liquidators — including the notorious Gordon Brothers (of CompUSA fame.)  More »

Circuit City announced today that it is close to finalizing a deal to sell all or part of its operation to one of two undisclosed potential buyers— but if the deal falls through— the store could be liquidated.  More »

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