Red Wave Radio

> Where's the best price for the Sangean ATS-909 new?
> DeWayne

>  > Where's the best price for the Sangean ATS-909 new?

> Communications Electronics Inc. has the cheapest price I've seen at $209.95:

> http://www.usascan.com/files/ats909.html

> Jackie

> I just ordered one from them. What do you mean by gray import model? When mine
> arrives what should I look for?

> TIA

> No, what you are describing is contraband. That is illegal and you are not
> likely to find those for sale through any shop that advertises. More likely
> from the back of a truck. Gray market merchandise is perfectly legal. It is
> being sold by an unauthorized (by the maker) dealer. They pay the same
> import taxes as anyone else. Since they are not an authorized dealer,  they
> are not bound by the companies pricing guidelines. In addition, since the
> parent company will not honor the warranty, they pretty well have to sell it
> at a lower price or people wouldn't buy them.

> > No, what you are describing is contraband. That is illegal and you are
not
> > likely to find those for sale through any shop that advertises. More
likely
> > from the back of a truck. Gray market merchandise is perfectly legal. It
is
> > being sold by an unauthorized (by the maker) dealer. They pay the same
> > import taxes as anyone else. Since they are not an authorized dealer,
they
> > are not bound by the companies pricing guidelines. In addition, since
the
> > parent company will not honor the warranty, they pretty well have to
sell it
> > at a lower price or people wouldn't buy them.

> How would an unauthorized dealer acquire a lot of radios for example,
> unless there was something fishy about how he got them? He wouldn't be
> able to buy them from the manufacturer's distributor if he's not an
> authorized dealer. More likely he gets them from someone who has
> illegally brought them into the country by avoiding customs.

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> The same way I got 50 Enya model engines, which I sold gray market. I went
> to Japan and bought them. Products are often sold at different prices in
> different countries. Add to that a favorable exchange rate and you have a
> money making opportunity. You buy from an authorized dealer in high enough
> quantity that he gives you a decent discount over individual prices. With a
> favorable exchange rate, you can often get this quite cheaply. You bring
> them to another country were you can sell them for a good profit. Perfectly
> legal but, as you actually bought them retail, you are the only one eligible
> for the manufacturers warranty which means your customers are not. That's
> where the term gray market came from, shady but legal.

> > The same way I got 50 Enya model engines, which I sold gray market. I
went
> > to Japan and bought them. Products are often sold at different prices in
> > different countries. Add to that a favorable exchange rate and you have
a
> > money making opportunity. You buy from an authorized dealer in high
enough
> > quantity that he gives you a decent discount over individual prices.
With a
> > favorable exchange rate, you can often get this quite cheaply. You bring
> > them to another country were you can sell them for a good profit.
Perfectly
> > legal but, as you actually bought them retail, you are the only one
eligible
> > for the manufacturers warranty which means your customers are not.
That's
> > where the term gray market came from, shady but legal.

> That's exactly what I was referring too. Someone has to buy the product
> overseas and bring it into the country one way or another. Some foreign
> buyers don't pay any duty, so they make even more profit than going
> through normal channels.
> BTW- Didn't US customs want to know why you were importing fifty model
> airplane engines into the US? Did they ask if you intended to sell them?

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