Parallel Import

[InternetSwag]

Hi guys, I was looking at getting a switch for me and my kid to play Switch Sports and I noticed a few of them are cheaper listed as 'parallel import'.

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Upon googling it, this seems to be a UK based switch?

Is this a risky thing to buy in RSA? Or not really gonna matter?

 

[soulie]

Hi guys, I was looking at getting a switch for me and my kid to play Switch Sports and I noticed a few of them are cheaper listed as 'parallel import'.

Takealot.com: Online Shopping | SA's leading online store

South Africa's leading online store. Fast, reliable delivery to your door. Many ways to pay. Shop anything you can imagine: TVs, laptops, cellphones, kitchen appliances, toys, books, beauty & more. Shop the mobile app anytime, anywhere.

www.takealot.com

Upon googling it, this seems to be a UK based switch?

Is this a risky thing to buy in RSA? Or not really gonna matter?

its classified as a grey product ,so the local distributor is under no obligation to repair it ,but the grey importer will have a Paki doing repairs somewhere . hopefully anyway.you bring in one of our products via another source and it fails ,we wont even look at it , especially if from ebay or amazon .

 

[InternetSwag]

its classified as a grey product ,so the local distributor is under no obligation to repair it ,but the grey importer will have a Paki doing repairs somewhere . hopefully anyway.you bring in one of our products via another source and it fails ,we wont even look at it , especially if from ebay or amazon .

Ahh I see, dang ok that makes sense.

Thanks.

 

[InternetSwag]

Also, I see the same links price and the reseller changed.

It was R8799 this morning and now the price is 10999 and sold by 'megatek'

weird