PhReaK_K wrote:So you are telling me that paying almost DOUBLE what the rest of the world is paying, and I do mean rest of the world, ( US, UK, Sweden freaken Australia, And it wont surprise me if you can get it for cheaper in ZIM) is fine with you and that import cost make up all that ??
That just sounds ridiculous. I can accept a bit of a higher price, I know we are on the southern tip of Africa, and people are scared to some here and peddle their goods cuz of the crime and what not. But dammit, a good price would be R2000.
even though your point of view is valid you arent looking at it from a business point of view.
In the US, the price of those cards isnt 200$, its 200$ excluding tax, and tax depends on which state you purchase the cards from, ranging from 7.5-15% so worst case one card could cost up to 230$. the price SA importers pay per card is less than this, lets say 10%, that means SA importers pay 207$ per card...
now factor in costs of Shipping, handling fees and customs and you are sitting some where at the 250$ mark.... now add markup ( or else there is no point in selling goods) say 50%, meaning 375$ per card on the shelf, at 8 rand per dollar = R3000.... I think you are paying a fair price in SA... sure it isnt cheap, but when you consider the costs involved, it aint all that bad...
It could be worse, you could want to by a PS3 and find out that SA prices are ..... about twice the cost of the same PS3 in the US... hell my 80GB PS3 with a dual shock 3 controller and MGS4 and a bluetooth head set cost me than a 40GB PS3 in SA.... now thats expensive!