Cheap electronics in Hong Kong

from Hugo Haas <[email protected]>, Fri, 27 Apr 2001 08:07:40 +0800

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I discovered (not too surprisingly) that electronics in Hong Kong is
extremely cheap.

For example, the Sony DSC-P1 digital camera, which is around $800 in
the US, was offered to us last night for around $360 with an extra
memory stick. This is tempting. Especially if we buy several of them,
we can even get a better (whatever that means) deal.

Does anybody know any catch?

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Re: Cheap electronics in Hong Kong

from "Joseph M. Reagle Jr." <[email protected]>, Fri, 27 Apr 2001 22:02:07 -0400

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At 08:07 4/27/2001 +0800, Hugo Haas wrote:
>I discovered (not too surprisingly) that electronics in Hong Kong is
>extremely cheap.

I haven't seen anything that cheap actually. Clothing yes, electronics, not
really. But I haven't looked that hard yet.

>Does anybody know any catch?

grey market: you might not get warrenty service.
http://www.barnesrichardson.com/trade/articles/grey.html
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