Buying Equipment From Hong Kong (1 Viewer)

[RockyRacoon]

Is it cheaper to buy certain equipment from Hong Kong?
I didn't really know where to post this because there doesn't appear to be any general equipment forum, however, this does include everything from digiscoping kits to sound recording kits.

I am specifically interested in the pricing of the following:

Nikon Coolpix P5100/Canon A640
Zeiss/Leica/Swarovski Telescopes + Binoculars
Apple MacBook Pro
Sennheiser Microphones

Thanks for any info.

 

[Marmot]

I suppose a lot of it depends on if you are going to Hong Kong to get the products or buying them from ebay for example- You have to hope that the goods are not fakes and that you actually do get them.

A big point on these is that the guarantees may be worthless or you may have to send them back to Hong Kong.

 

[Neil]

The warranties may not be internationally recognised but the prices are good. You should find them similar to B and H and i've found them 5% cheaper on some items (eg Swarovski bins ). Neil.

 

[RockyRacoon]

It really does depend. If the goods are a lot cheaper then I'd consider going. I'd probably get them insured by English companies after purchase.

 

[Duke Leto]

loads of threads that cover this subject, I have bought via ebay and found service to be very fast and reliable, stick to sellers with large no's of EU feedback and don't forget that Customs and Excise if picked up will charge an import duty and vat, I have never had the privilege from the far east but have from the USA