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Re: Beware of Austin Computers

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From: Russell
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:50
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As i understand it -

Company sells product X in Country Y

Company sells product Xx in Country Z

Xx and X are very similar but either:

1) Differ in quality
2) Manufactured in different countries (thus a price difference)
3) One is not  to be sold domestically due to company practice

Jim buys product X from his local supplier through the correct channels.
Jim sells product X in his store for $200, it costs him $150.
Jim's product is designed for the country Y market and is supported with
parts and manufacturers warranty.

Wang's cousin Danny fills containers full of Xx and ships them from Z
Wang sells product Xx in his store for $150, it costs him $100.
Wangs product roughly identical in performance or specifications to Jim's
but is generally not designed for country Y market, has no official support
or
warranty apart from Wang, and either Wang's cousin Danny.


as i understand it. feel free to correct me, im only working on information
provided to me from a few reps ive spoken to... and from stories from
EDGE.


- Russell


"Steve Hodges" <shodges@wantree.com.au> wrote in message
news:3CB37399.A9527973@wantree.com.au...
> Me thinks we have a person who doesn't kow what grey imports are.
>
> Russell wrote:
> >
> > **RUMOR ALERT**
> >
> > I think its called "Grey Import"
> >
> > Fill up a container full of cheap cheap parts in asian and send it over.
> >
> > Hmmm lets see we have a computer case.. lets declare its value to
customs
> > at $XX. What customs dont realise is the case either a) Complete system
b)
> > full of HDD's / RAM
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