Amazon.com and Electronics

[sohumid]

Hi everyone,

I went to the Wanchai Computer Market to look for a computer monitor (Samsung UHD590 or U28HD590 for those who care). The prices are all fairly steep compared to the US. They quoted me around HKD6400 (~USD 825). It is currently on Amazon.com in the US for $599.99 + $84 to ship it ($124 for priority shipping). So even if I selected the 2-4 day shipping, it is still considerably cheaper (you can count in a little on top for a power adapter plug too).

My questions are:

Is amazon reliable for this? They say they take care of the import duties and door-to-door delivery but I wanted to hear some experiences and opinions.

Will I have customs issues having this delivered to me?

Thanks!

[kawaiiryuko]

Found your monitor on price.com.hk for 4400 HKD / ~USD570

Samsung U28D590D - LCD Monitor - 週邊 - 電腦 - 香港格價網 Price.com.hk

I would just call one of the vendors and confirm the price and then you should be all set.

[sohumid]

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Oh nice! I wonder if I could haggle them down at the Wanchai place since it's closer to me... Thank you for the tip!

[mrnick]

If you show the seller in Wan Chai computer centre the price on the website they'll probably match it if they can - from my experience they're usually happy to do this.

FYI - I'm selling a 24 Inch Dell monitor at the moment for a quarter of the price of the one you're looking at - purchased from Wan Chai computer centre a year ago - if you're interested PM me.

[sohumid]

If you show the seller in Wan Chai computer centre the price on the website they'll probably match it if they can - from my experience they're usually happy to do this.

FYI - I'm selling a 24 Inch Dell monitor at the moment for a quarter of the price of the one you're looking at - purchased from Wan Chai computer centre a year ago - if you're interested PM me.

Thanks for the offer mrnick! I'll unfortunately have to pass, I'm looking for a 4K monitor to increase desktop space. Thanks for the help! I'll give that a try!