ageha
Senior Member
Maybe they sell the warranties separately?
D600, D800 prices
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Removing the warranty card, frees Nikon (insert the country here) from warranty claims. Indirectly, they rebate the shop for returning the warranty cards. That's why shops can sell cheaper (not all shops can do this in SG for export, the last I know/remembered was Lucky Plaza's "Lords" which has since been renamed).
So for exporters overseas, they export without warranty assuming $800 cheaper, include shipping/GST, reaches SG, probably overhead at $300. Shops can still earn that $100-300 from you.
Not forgetting, the shop you purchase from may not be the official retailer for Nikon, BUT, with the warranty card & THEIR receipts, you can claim for warranty accordingly.
A good example is J316. They are not on Nikon's official retailer list nor Canon's, but their receipts coupled with the warranty cards, still are valid.
So to prevent this, the extracted warranty cards with the serial numbers are taken out of the box when selling as GREY sets.
As long as the set comes with warranty card, any official receipt from a local store, you can claim warranty. Shops do sell internally to shops. Some shops do not hit the minimum required quantity intake to become official retailers, so they purchase and liaise with the official retailers to take stock.
Eg: Shop A orders 50 sets (eg: as required by Nikon), sells 10 sets to Shop B, C, D. Shop A only needs to clear 20 sets which shouldn't be a problem. Win win for all.
That's why when buying grey sets overseas, it's not just cheaper, you have to ensure it's cheaper than the grey sets marketed in SG to be really of good deal.
Eg: D4 was going at $9,800, HK was going at SGD$8000 for grey. Savings $1,800, this is called savings.
avsquare
Senior Member
That's a good insight. Didn't know that retailers can return warranty cards in exchange for a better cost price from Nikon
That's a good insight. Didn't know that retailers can return warranty cards in exchange for a better cost price from Nikon
Like I said, not all, and not sure if this is still in practice. I only saw it a long long time ago. Previously it was Max Photo @ Centerpoint. Maybe times have changed or new policies.
If returning warranty cards does not lessen the costs, then no point for the shops to do so. Warranty is definitely factored into the lens pricings. So it would make sense to rebate the item if there's no warranty.
I think you are outdated nowadays.
D4 grey in HK is going for much much much lesser....
I think you are outdated nowadays.
D4 grey in HK is going for much much much lesser....
I know that's why I used "was" in my illustrations.
Now supply has stabled, it would have definitely gone down. In May 12 however, $8K was a very tempting offer as the savings was up to $1.8K as opposed to local.
yea.. and gone down by quite a bit too... which is why it is so funny to see some people trying to sell their used D4 for 8.8. LOL
Problem is grey sets in HK are also a little hard to come by, because within a day or two, they will all be snapped up by traders who will bring them into China to sell at much higher prices for a good profit.
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Well it's a dog eat dog world out there. I have seen 8.8K D4s like you in buy/sell. Good luck selling them off. New is like 8.9K now.
HK I guess you need connections to get the grey sets I've never tried. My friend was in HK and excitedly asked if I'd like it at 8K.
Some nice friends I actually have... Too nice.
Cheesecake
Senior Member
think CSers must go and do their homework before committing a purchase.
D4's price has dropped quite a bit since the hazy days of S$9k+.
D4's price has dropped quite a bit since the hazy days of S$9k+.
You don't need connections to get grey set in HK. Even for local HK warranty sets it only cost around 6.5-6.6k SGD in HK. Grey sets are a couple hundreds cheaper. And I thought brand new Singapore local D4 is below 8k nowadays?
And I am not too sure about your friends in HK, since I don't know them... but 8k is a little high...
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zoom3
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The last time I checked abt 2 months ago was around S$7500. Official Singapore set.
Like I said, never really tried. I was in a hurry to get the set, and I just bought it. For those who only got it now, they 'earned' in a way.
avsquare
Senior Member
I know which one you're talking about. Had a damn good laugh at the 8.8k price tag:bsmilie:
Cheesecake
Senior Member
the B/S for Nikon products have quite a few 'entertaining' threads whereby the asking price is overly hilarious.
regardless, CSers who want to purchase them should do their homework as a brand new item could be around the same or even, gasp, cheaper!
regardless, CSers who want to purchase them should do their homework as a brand new item could be around the same or even, gasp, cheaper!
Blur Shadow
Senior Member
Here is the new normal for the latest Nikon FX cameras:
Nikon D600 - S$2,499
Nikon D800 - S$3,649
Nikon D800E - S$4,019
Nikon D600 - S$2,499
Nikon D800 - S$3,649
Nikon D800E - S$4,019
Yes.
Hope D600 drops to $2K by CNY.
that will really be Gong Xi Fa Cai.....
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