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Grey Market Prices!

10 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/grey-market-prices.52890/

sysfilez
sysfilez Original post #1
Mar 20, 2007 at 2:50 PM
I always wonder why these grey market prices are so low. Be it CPU, other hardwares, digital cameras or camcorders. last eve i asked for the price of Canon EOS 350D. Billed ones r available @ 42,000/- where as without bill its available at 28,000/-. such a huge difference. Even the online (ebay, indiatimes) prices are low in comparision to billed ones. Why is it that in kolkata we have to pay more for every stuff. Even the genuine dealer are selling at different prices with bill. some at 42,000/ -and some at 47,000/- just imagine, no uniformity at all.
Ray
Ray #2
Mar 20, 2007 at 2:55 PM
Where can we get comp hardwares cheaply in kolkata?
kirangp
kirangp #3
Mar 20, 2007 at 2:59 PM
chk my thread man...

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52533

the only difference being that I got duped while u did not...btw grey market items are smuggled from either Malaysia,Singapore or dubai through ships without paying taxes...that is the reason they are very cheap
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and i did not know that there is a grey market for comp items
sysfilez
Mar 20, 2007 at 3:02 PM
@kirangp
i cheked out the prices for the same Canon EOS 350D in singapore it comes to somewat 36,000/- in indian money. now tell me how is he grey market ppl here in kolkata give me at 28,000/-
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Ray said:
Where can we get comp hardwares cheaply in kolkata?
there are lot of ppl selling smuggled cpus in kolkata at very less prices. find it out in chandni.
saikibryan
Mar 20, 2007 at 6:05 PM
hey sysfilez if ya r gettin tat canon eos for tat price i think ya shouldn't wait...buy it...
kirangp
kirangp #6
Mar 20, 2007 at 9:25 PM
sysfilez said:
@kirangp
i cheked out the prices for the same Canon EOS 350D in singapore it comes to somewat 36,000/- in indian money. now tell me how is he grey market ppl here in kolkata give me at 28,000/-
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there are lot of ppl selling smuggled cpus in kolkata at very less prices. find it out in chandni.

Hehe....even grey market people offer discount u know;)
saikibryan
Mar 28, 2007 at 1:17 AM
even in ebay 350D is priced at 36000/-
buy that damn!!!!!!!!
Sourabh
Sourabh #8
Oct 9, 2007 at 4:17 PM
The MRP of Canon EOS 350D is INR 30995.00 (Pulled this number from official Canon India website)

It's available with bill and complete 2-years warranty from Canon India for just 28k if you look at the right places.

What you're getting for 28k has to be original.
wizrulz
wizrulz #9
Oct 9, 2007 at 4:21 PM
^^^^its a march thread....the prices must have gone down.....
Sourabh
Sourabh #10
Oct 10, 2007 at 12:24 AM
My bad. Thanks for pointing it out, wizrulz.

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