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TRV33E Sony Camcorder price difference

  • 12-12-2003 4:32pm
    #1
    McGintyMcGoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 333 ✭✭


    Just a quick note to let you know that I am looking to buy a Sony DCR-TRV33E digital camcorder. All irish prices including sony.ie are roughly 1,149euro.

    I can buy the same model from the US for €670euro including shipping. It is definitely the PAL version because I have phoned them to check it. It helps that the euro is so strong against the dollar, but that doesn't explain all of the 480euro difference.


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  • #2
    evilhomer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭evilhomer


    Tell me about it!

    I bought a Hp Ipaq 2215 in the US for $399 the day after it was released and saw it in a duty free shop in heathrow for £599 sterling!!!
    thats over €700 people!!!
    They have come down a little bit in the past few months but te price difference has no justification whatsoever- other then tax i suppose, but i done know how much tax is on electronic devices imported.

    It is too big a difference to be just the manufacturer surely?


  • #3
    pencil
    Closed Accounts Posts: 606 ✭✭✭pencil


    Yeah its one big joke!

    I just got myself a Nikon 5400 (great camera) from the states for $640 (700 yoyos), I had a mate bring it back from the US.

    www.Pixels.ie on liffey st had it for €1000 - thats an extra €300 for the pleasure!

    Why the 300 extra must we alway be ripped off?


  • #4
    str8_away
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 629 ✭✭✭str8_away


    I don't think we are been ripped off by the shops in Ireland.

    all electronics in Ireland has 21% vat
    I think in US is much lower
    most Asia countries are 5% vat
    so for €1000 item there is €210 vat to be added in Ireland.
    but in Asia there is only €50 vat to be added.

    Also the raise of insurance and rent would have some inpact on the price.
    I heard that some business has 200% raise on insurance.
    Not sure if this is true tho.


  • #5
    McGintyMcGoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 333 ✭✭McGintyMcGoo


    str8_away - Your calculations still do NOT account for the €480 that I am saving! And just because an irish insurance company decides to rip off and irish store, it does not mean that I have to be punished! Its a vicious spiralling circle the rate at which prices (and costs) are rising! But, it'll never stop if people keep on paying the asking price.


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