I presume these prices you paid from ebay include the 15% import duty
and GST which is due on anything brought into australia with a value of
over $1000?
Andrew
Paul Dodd wrote:
Hi Dave and Alistair,
Despite my rant of last night, I agree with you both. I do suspect that the
“problem” in Australia stems from further up the line rather than just with
the retailer. A case in point, I bought an iPod just before Christmas from a
well-known consumer electronics retailer. I checked the prices that I could
buy it for on eBay beforehand and then went to the stores. One large
retailer advertised the price at about $50 more than I could buy it for (I’m
including the shipping in the price from eBay, by the way) – they declined
to negotiate the price. I tried the next store – their price was about $40
more than I could get it for from eBay, so I asked if the price was the best
they could do – they asked me what price I could get it for, so I told them
– they ended up beating it by $5. Clearly the imported or wholesale price
was reasonable since the retailer had enough margin to be able to negotiate.
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