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Rio Carbon ripoff?

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  • 09-01-2005 11:34pm
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    Fenster
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    I've been looking for a new MP3 player recently, and the Rio Carbon caught my eye. The cheapest I've seen in shops so far is in Currys at €260, which works out at $351 USD. Generally prices on the net for Irish sites are within about ten Euro of this.

    I had a look at some English sites and prices are in the £180-200 UKP range, which converts to roughly the same in Euro, especially when you consider shipping charges.

    So out of curiousity, I checked prices on newegg.com. Price quoted is $199 USD, which converts to €152.

    Would someone like to explain to my disbelieving self why this player is over one hundred Euro cheaper from the US (alas that they don't ship to here). :mad:


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    elivsvonchiaing
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    Part of the problem is VAT 21% - the other part is buyership - no way anyone here buying 5,000 units is going to get better price - than someone in UK buying 70,000 - welcome to rip-off Europe! :(


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