LCD tv's

[scotttswan]

So looking at LCD tv's and it seems that these are still almost half the price in Chile and Uruguay has them about a quarter of the price cheaper too.

This Philips 42" and this JVC 42" at $4.499 pesos seem to be the two best offers i can find (considering there are better models going for around u$s 500 in the states, they're still not that great an offer!)

Even with shipping and taxes the shops must be making crazy profits on these, anyone know of a better place to buy LCD's etc?

My mate in London managed to get a good deal going to the small independent places on Tottenham court road a while back and pricing stores against each other. Are there shops like that here?

Has anyone imported a TV from the states? any problems doing that etc?

Cheers

 

[Sleuth]

I and several other people brought LCD TVs from the States and saved a ton.

http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/bringing-flat-screen-tv-lcd-led-to-argentina

Look at the comments - someone just brought one and didn't even pay any duty.

 

[scotttswan]

I and several other people brought LCD TVs from the States and saved a ton.

http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/bringing-flat-screen-tv-lcd-led-to-argentina

Look at the comments - someone just brought one and didn't even pay any duty.

Yeah i'm not american and don't currently plan on flying anywhere at the moment so this isn't really an option for me

 

[TheBlackHand]

Nice post. I'm going back to the US in a week and will definitely bring a couple back with me using this method.

I and several other people brought LCD TVs from the States and saved a ton.

http://www.discoverbuenosaires.com/bringing-flat-screen-tv-lcd-led-to-argentina

Look at the comments - someone just brought one and didn't even pay any duty.

 

[scotttswan]

Looking at falabella in Chile it seems i could buy 2 tickets with lan, fly out there and buy a better model of tv and pay the 50% tax on it when i return for less money than it costs to buy one here....

Am i missing something?

 

[glasgowjohn]

Looking at falabella in Chile it seems i could buy 2 tickets with lan, fly out there and buy a better model of tv and pay the 50% tax on it when i return for less money than it costs to buy one here....

Am i missing something?

you buy two and I can buy one from you!!

 

[jayjane]

you buy two and I can buy one from you!!

Sounds like you have a business opportunity in the making here.

 

[scotttswan]

Sounds like you have a business opportunity in the making here.

there was a website in the uk called letsbuyit.com or something similar that basically got a bunch of people together to import stuff. It didn't work out there but i wonder if it could work here.

would certainly be a lot better than that "mule" site....

 

[optcsa]

I've imported several items from the states. I worked with www.skybox.net, they're excellent with Argentine customs.

 

[TheBlackHand]

Agreed. That mule site doesn't seem like it's at all in the best interest of the person doing all the actual work.

there was a website in the uk called letsbuyit.com or something similar that basically got a bunch of people together to import stuff. It didn't work out there but i wonder if it could work here.

would certainly be a lot better than that "mule" site....