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Originally Posted by s0uljah  The other thing about the Grey market is "B" Stock. A lot of the stuff that makes its way would have been a batch that had some QC issues or did not quite meet the standards. "Seconds" if I can call it that.
Also with the sheer volumes of stuff available in the market its pretty obvious that the Grey supply is aided by the parent corporations/importers themselves.
Iv got nothing against buying in Grey, just pointing out another practice that occurs  |
it's not "B" stuff in that sense.
it's "B" as in "BIG party" stuff. if you have a few thousand dollars to invest in stock, the company manufactures an exact copy of their product in the official line with a different model number... which sells at cheaper prices as it comes through unofficial channels and of course lower margins. this becomes
"grey" as we call it. try a google search for any popular
grey model, you will not find it on the brand's website, but it will be available all over, in the market and on the internet, and yes, it wouldn't be sub-standard or fake.
besides this, companies also consider the fact that no warranties are issued (hence no liabilities), therefore the lower costs. this way they protect both, their official channels with B&W, and higher sales, which typically begin with a "BIG" party.
not only this, nowadays companies create different model nos for different markets too. say a product X costing 100$ in singapore will be code named 8250, and the same product X will be sold as 825 P for 200$ in US. they wouldn't want US consumers to know that it's actually worth 100$, nor can they escape the stringent US consumer laws, and hence have to keep prices high... may be with some hera-pheri in packaging, or a tweak here n there.