Here's another example (Kayell Australia has long been known to be rip off distributors in the photography industry).
Datacolour Spyder5pro - USD $189 retail. Translates to around AUD $238, non inclusive of shipping.
Kayell Australia (Australian distributor of the range), lists the Australian RRP as being AUD $320...
a) these are small devices - warehouse storage costs would be pretty dirt cheap
b) they would ship these into Australia in bulk, saving on shipping costs
c) USD $189 is again, the retail price. I highly doubt that Kayell is paying that for their wholesale price. Sorry, I'm not going to buy that. That makes the local price gouging even worse...
Perhaps the Australian government should be forcing these distributors to reveal their wholesale prices to the public...
Oh, and European buyers get a 2 year warranty (enforced by the EEC -
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conte...EGISSUM:l32022). Kind of makes me think that our government certainly doesn't care about consumers *wink wink*.
I found this opportunistic EBay seller:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Brand-New...IAAOSwc1FXbi7R
Said Ebayer has removed the "ask a question" option (although you can use the contact seller option at the top). Just for kicks and giggles, I might message them and ask them if this is Australian sourced stock and point out the price disparity...what's the odds that I get a reply ;-)
yes, in an open market, I can choose not to buy from them. And some would argue that that's sufficient. I disagree. Price gougers should be criminally punished.
PS I highly doubt that that EBayer is getting their stock from the local distributor either, probably from overseas in order to gain an even higher profit level...