just compare price of some lenses in amazon vs dd... there you will see the difference, theyre still cheap than dd!
when a grey market seller sells lenses higher than official channels i lose respect for them because that defeats the purpose of going to them for lower prices... still dont get it do you
You still don't get it. They sell higher than anyone else, so what? Is that ethically or morally wrong? No. Just means they sell higher.
When a grey market seller sells lenses higher than official channels, it defeats the purpose of going to them for lower prices. Yes. But if their prices are higher than official channels, does it make them morally or ethically wrong? The answer is NO. You, as the consumer, can avoid going there, and just buy from the next alternative seller. I think you are the one who is not "getting it".
They sell higher than Amazon, of course! why? because they buy from places where these companies are, USA, HK, Australia, then they parallel import into Singapore. They have to sell higher than Amazon or the likes, simply because they need to get it shipped into Singapore. Shipping is free is it? Remember, official channels only have one time shipping costs involved (from manufacturing location drop ship to SG). Parallel import accounts for two shipping costs (from manufacturing location to market of equipment. And from that market to SG market). The higher cost structure demands higher pricing to the consumer. Sometimes the difference in price can still cover that shipping costs and more, resulting in lower than official channel prices. Sometimes it is not so. Lets say if the same camera cost the same in SG and another country. If you parallel import from that country into SG, the final cost of goods sold will be much higher than local SG copies. That is the nature of the parallel import business. Sometimes you can sell lower than the local distributors, sometimes you cannot. You just list the price as is. If people still want to buy from you, you will still sell it.
Nevermind you get it or not, or whether you respect them or not. I don't think they bother, and neither do most of us here. Do not equate pricing to ethics or morals, if you do not have a basic understanding of the nature of the business.