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Cameras - how cheap is China
I'm going to China in December and my wife needs a new Canon Powershot
or Ixus 960 or similar. The going rate here is around £250 from Amazon but is comes with the security of guarantees etc. What could I expect to pay in Beijing? |
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Cameras - how cheap is China
Hong Kong might ne a better bet, if you are in that area....
imho....... On Oct 16, 3:29 am, Seaharted wrote: I'm going to China in December and my wife needs a new Canon Powershot or Ixus 960 or similar. The going rate here is around £250 from Amazon but is comes with the security of guarantees etc. What could I expect to pay in Beijing? |
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On 16 Oct, 15:31, ~^ beancounter ~^ wrote:
Hong Kong might ne a better bet, if you are in that area.... imho....... On Oct 16, 3:29 am, Seaharted wrote: I'm going to China in December and my wife needs a new Canon Powershot or Ixus 960 or similar. The going rate here is around £250 from Amazon but is comes with the security of guarantees etc. What could I expect to pay in Beijing?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - What would I expect to pay there, please? |
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On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:21:33 -0000, Seaharted
wrote: On 16 Oct, 15:31, ~^ beancounter ~^ wrote: Hong Kong might ne a better bet, if you are in that area.... imho....... On Oct 16, 3:29 am, Seaharted wrote: I'm going to China in December and my wife needs a new Canon Powershot or Ixus 960 or similar. The going rate here is around £250 from Amazon but is comes with the security of guarantees etc. What could I expect to pay in Beijing?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - What would I expect to pay there, please? Why not check on Ebay .'Buy it now' section has a lot of HongKong vendors. |
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On 16 Oct, 16:40, irwell wrote:
On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:21:33 -0000, Seaharted wrote: On 16 Oct, 15:31, ~^ beancounter ~^ wrote: Hong Kong might ne a better bet, if you are in that area.... imho....... On Oct 16, 3:29 am, Seaharted wrote: I'm going to China in December and my wife needs a new Canon Powershot or Ixus 960 or similar. The going rate here is around £250 from Amazon but is comes with the security of guarantees etc. What could I expect to pay in Beijing?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - What would I expect to pay there, please? Why not check on Ebay .'Buy it now' section has a lot of HongKong vendors.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I was just hoping that someone might be able to direct me to "Krazy Eddie's" or whatever for really good but relatively safe deals |
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Cameras - how cheap is China
Seaharted wrote:
On 16 Oct, 16:40, irwell wrote: On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:21:33 -0000, Seaharted wrote: On 16 Oct, 15:31, ~^ beancounter ~^ wrote: Hong Kong might ne a better bet, if you are in that area.... imho....... On Oct 16, 3:29 am, Seaharted wrote: I'm going to China in December and my wife needs a new Canon Powershot or Ixus 960 or similar. The going rate here is around £250 from Amazon but is comes with the security of guarantees etc. What could I expect to pay in Beijing?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - What would I expect to pay there, please? Why not check on Ebay .'Buy it now' section has a lot of HongKong vendors.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I was just hoping that someone might be able to direct me to "Krazy Eddie's" or whatever for really good but relatively safe deals Through my travels I've concluded that in the Internet age everything is everywhere and the global economy is fairly efficient, so there is really nothing special to purchase by traveling, either in selection or pricing. YMMV. |
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On Oct 16, 6:40 pm, timeOday wrote:
Seaharted wrote: On 16 Oct, 16:40, irwell wrote: On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:21:33 -0000, Seaharted wrote: On 16 Oct, 15:31, ~^ beancounter ~^ wrote: Hong Kong might ne a better bet, if you are in that area.... imho....... On Oct 16, 3:29 am, Seaharted wrote: I'm going to China in December and my wife needs a new Canon Powershot or Ixus 960 or similar. The going rate here is around £250 from Amazon but is comes with the security of guarantees etc. What could I expect to pay in Beijing?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - What would I expect to pay there, please? Why not check on Ebay .'Buy it now' section has a lot of HongKong vendors.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I was just hoping that someone might be able to direct me to "Krazy Eddie's" or whatever for really good but relatively safe deals Through my travels I've concluded that in the Internet age everything is everywhere and the global economy is fairly efficient, so there is really nothing special to purchase by traveling, either in selection or pricing. YMMV. From what I've heard, Canadians and most Europeans might take issue with the nothing special to be gained by purchasing elsewhere idea. One thing is a fact: Canadian prices are often high enough to make it worthwhile for Canadians to pick up photo gear in the U.S. and pay legal taxes and duties. They still save money. How long this state of affairs will last is another story. |
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Seaharted wrote in
oups.com: I'm going to China in December and my wife needs a new Canon Powershot or Ixus 960 or similar. The going rate here is around £250 from Amazon but is comes with the security of guarantees etc. What could I expect to pay in Beijing? You will be dissapointed. Prices all though Asia are not any cheaper than in Western nations. Even in countries where much of the equipment is made, you may find the price as much as 2 or 3 times higher than what you are used to seeing on the shelves in your favorite local store. Photography is a HUGE hobby in most of Asia and also a past time that is considered 'elite.' As you may be aware price is determined by willingness to pay more than any other factor. Don't forget you will not get a warrantee on anything you purchase abroad unless you bring the equipment back where you got it. If you consider the warrantee of approx 10% value and the price of a plane ticket or courier, you would be slightly crazy to buy anything of significant value outside your own country. On the other hand you can get a full 3 course meal and a couple beers for equiv of a few USD and stay at a classy hotel for 50-100 ... so maybe buy her a camera with the savings when you get back. |
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On 17 Oct, 04:20, "John A. Crabtree" wrote:
Seaharted wrote groups.com: I'm going to China in December and my wife needs a new Canon Powershot or Ixus 960 or similar. The going rate here is around £250 from Amazon but is comes with the security of guarantees etc. What could I expect to pay in Beijing? You will be dissapointed. Prices all though Asia are not any cheaper than in Western nations. Even in countries where much of the equipment is made, you may find the price as much as 2 or 3 times higher than what you are used to seeing on the shelves in your favorite local store. Photography is a HUGE hobby in most of Asia and also a past time that is considered 'elite.' As you may be aware price is determined by willingness to pay more than any other factor. Don't forget you will not get a warrantee on anything you purchase abroad unless you bring the equipment back where you got it. If you consider the warrantee of approx 10% value and the price of a plane ticket or courier, you would be slightly crazy to buy anything of significant value outside your own country. On the other hand you can get a full 3 course meal and a couple beers for equiv of a few USD and stay at a classy hotel for 50-100 ... so maybe buy her a camera with the savings when you get back. Sounds like good sense, thank you - but why only a couple of beers??? |
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On Oct 16, 6:29 pm, Seaharted wrote:
I'm going to China in December and my wife needs a new Canon Powershot or Ixus 960 or similar. The going rate here is around £250 from Amazon but is comes with the security of guarantees etc. What could I expect to pay in Beijing? I had been to China (and Beijing in particular). The rule of thumb is that all brand-name stuff is more expensive then in the West. The non- brand-name stuff is somewhat cheaper than a similar low-brand-name stuff in the West... but probably you will not like buying it. |
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