Re:Fairphone: Android phone that puts social values first
by Dylan16807 on Monday June 03, 2013 @03:50PM
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Well yes that's clear, I'm just wondering why there's such a gouge in the price.
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Re:Fairphone: Android phone that puts social values first
by icelancer on Monday June 03, 2013 @05:31PM
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Tariffs and trader regulations, and the difference isn't THAT huge. Look at price differences for things like monitors and other PC parts.
Re:Fairphone: Android phone that puts social values first
by TylerE on Monday June 03, 2013 @04:36PM
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Remember sales tax in Europe is typically 18-25%, and included in all advertised prices.
Re:Fairphone: Android phone that puts social values first
by Dylan16807 on Monday June 03, 2013 @06:31PM
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20% tax gets you up to 320 Euros, and then you still have 50€ mystery fun charge.
Re:Fairphone: Android phone that puts social values first
by TylerE on Monday June 03, 2013 @06:48PM
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Check your math. 5/6th of 370 = 308. According to a current exchange rate, 308 euros = $402. So, a whole $32 extra dollars. That seems appropriate given the heavier regulatory conditions on the EU. (Mandatory warranties, etc)
Re:Fairphone: Android phone that puts social values first
by Dylan16807 on Monday June 03, 2013 @07:00PM
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If you're removing the tax then the price you want to compare to in US dollars is $350. But on top of that, I think it's unfair to act like the tax on the 'extra' part of the price is unavoidable. I only calculated tax on the US price.
Still, either way you calculate it, the extra price is somewhere between 50 dollars and 50 euros. And since it has a perfectly good warranty in the US, I doubt that's the difference. At face value it really looks like one of those ripoffs that scribble out the $ in the price and put a euro or a pound on top of it.