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Hrafn · 07-10-2016, 12:56 PM

Another alternative is to buy it directly from Onyx's own TMall store here for 2280 Yuan (US$340). You may have to use an agent (this one was the one I used to buy my last eReader from there four years ago), but I doubt if their fee+shipping would come even close to US$200 (unless that figure includes some really weird Peruvian import duty or sales tax).

After all, if you're in South America (or Oceania), and buying a product that is from China, then there's little point in paying the extra shipping and markups of going through Europe or North America, if you can avoid it.

07-10-2016, 12:56 PM	#2
Hrafn Fanatic Posts: 520 Karma: 846170 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New Zealand Device: Onyx Boox Poke 5, Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e 10.5	Direct from China (TMall)? Another alternative is to buy it directly from Onyx's own TMall store here for 2280 Yuan (US$340). You may have to use an agent (this one was the one I used to buy my last eReader from there four years ago), but I doubt if their fee+shipping would come even close to US$200 (unless that figure includes some really weird Peruvian import duty or sales tax). After all, if you're in South America (or Oceania), and buying a product that is from China, then there's little point in paying the extra shipping and markups of going through Europe or North America, if you can avoid it. Last edited by Hrafn; 07-10-2016 at 12:59 PM.