Can I buy an iPhone in the US for a penny? Interview with dealers

How much will it cost to bring the new iPhone 5S from the US? And not a new one?

How profitable to buy equipment with small defects?

How many days will take delivery of in Russia and what are the guarantees from the buyer?

Answers to these and other questions - in this interview with a man who regularly orders a variety of products from the United States.

My companion was called Vadim. He, like me, from Ufa. Orders goods from the United States for their friends and acquaintances. It is not a "cool huckster", but he understands the subject.

What is the point haul from the US? Why do not you go and buy in the usual Russian store?

Cheap.

Plus part of the goods are generally not officially sold. Those readers from Amazon, for example. Or just recently I ordered sunglasses by ESS company that specializes in military uniform. Very high strength, do not fight, do not scratch, do not sweat. We do not exist in principle. For any money.

Even heard people buy there products from product category, let's call it "Healthy Eating" - all sorts of additives, Vitaminka. Very high quality and good things. We, too, this is not trivial.

And we can calculate the price of the examples?

Come on.

iPhone 5S 16GB new "unlocked" initially, 689 dollars. Plus, let, $ 33 shipping and insurance (take a party of 4-5 pieces). In rubles, at the rate of 33 rubles to the dollar, it would be: 722 * 33 = 23826 rubles. It really is less, well, let them, 23,500. This is the ultimate price in Ufa.

The same machine from a local "buy up": 26900 rubles.

The official, in a well-known Russian network: 29900 rubles.

As you can see, there is no special benefits. That's all for the price of «Buy now!» - «fast straight right now." On "aukah" can be profitable catch.

There are 2 modes: an auction and «Buy now!». Auction profitable, but he goes up to 5 days. But on the «Buy now!» Can spy the approximate price in the market. Look at the prices in shops of official, watching the price of «Buy now!» And to make decisions on the auction. That is, if the terms are not illuminated.

In general, it is most advantageous to buy used equipment, right?

Let's start with the fact that there are 2 types of products: the restored and just b / y.

Recovered - this means some sort of "school" was with them. Back, say, to Apple, and they have them repaired.

Just b / a - there is need to look at the state. They are in perfect condition, there are "pokotsali" or scratched. Rates proportionately lower.

The most favorable option, IMHO, b / y in perfect condition.

Does it make sense constantly "monitor" eBay? Can I grab a successful bid?

Yes, definitely. There was an incident. I drove the Kindle DX, reading room 9-inch. New they cost about 250 bucks. I snatched 130, in perfect condition, with case. The average price tag was 180 on eBay.

So that the meaning of "monitor" is always there.

Is it profitable to buy a clear nekonditsiyu? For example, iPhone with a broken screen. Then fix it here, for example.

Such phones are sold as spare parts. There are people who carry them here, mend, put in a Chinese screen, and then sell.

Pre just need to know whether the repair in your town such devices.

What brings you the most?

Cosmetics.

Yes? Seriously? And what kind of makeup? Chanel №5?

Not. Usual Korean cosmetics. Here, for example, recently I ordered:

Korean cosmetics?

Yes, the Korean brands. Considered very good. Plus some American brands.

Creams sorts, masks, false eyelashes. I even began to understand them)) There's something of that worth, say, 3 bucks, and now - 15. In cosmetics, the margin is much higher than in electronics. Hundred percent.

Let's go back to the phones. Look, I ordered from the US iPhone. I've got some kind of guarantee? Can I come in Ufa corporate services, and to give it to fix?

Generally, in theory, Apple international warranty, but our Russian employees, of course, are not interested to fix some US phones. So, sure, just come in and give a phone to be repaired will not work. But it is possible to sue)) On the other hand, if you bought an iPhone in Ufa, then here you will not be repaired. He would be sent to Moscow. It will take a month or two. You need a guarantee? Although, maybe it will fall and an adequate store which was substituted after his diagnosis. Lottery…

Tell me how you buy the goods. All stages.

First you need to choose a mediator who will deal with the receipt of goods in the United States and its delivery to Russia.

You even if the vozish, it is still through them all you're doing, huh?

You can not bring himself. Or rather can, but it's not worth it.

I got it. But how to choose a broker?

go on IXBT forum. There is discussion of the shipping service. There sat the representatives of these same services. Answer questions directly.

All such companies - 10 large pieces. They are interested that all was well. There depends on their reputation. If they "nakosyachat", then you tell them simply "rolled into" the claim. And in their best interest to help you. I use Shipito.

Well chosen, for example ...

Go to their website, you are registered. They provide you a personal account, in which you drive you home address (where, in the end, will package). They give you the address of the warehouse in Oregon, for example. It's your name on the framed box, and you the address points to eBay, as the shipping address. And write, say, Farid Karimov, USA, Portland, Oregon.

And when it all goes to my house to Ufa?

When the goods arrive, they are all "fotkayut". Next, you fill out a customs declaration. List, that this assumption is, as it stands, is it a gift or purchase.

Next, you can either recruit more parcels to cram everything into one container, or you can just send yourself. The larger the package, the lower the cost of each purchase. Usually there is a special calculator.

I usually shove in one parcel up to 4-5 kg. Delivery out about 130 dollars.

How to pay with a mediator?

Calculating with the mediator on PayPal. Separately has to pay a fee for electronics, insurance against damage and insurance from the non-delivery. However, I did not face such cases.

That is all the payment plan is as follows: payment on eBay, then when the goods come to the warehouse, formiruesh parcel, and goes on payment of intermediary firms.

How long is the delivery?

The US warehouse - a maximum of a week. And then the average time - 2 weeks, in Ufa.

Who delivers?

USPS Express and USPS Priority. Express the idea faster and you bring him home by courier.

The average term of their - 10-14 days. This is not a holiday. The fastest I come for 8 days. The slowest - "scrape" 2 months. For some reason it did not take the package on a plane, and she sailed on the ship.

There are other options, but I use the above-mentioned. They have tracking parcels and some no guarantee that dovezut.

You're with the Russian Post, it turns out, does not overlap?

Russian Post is working with the receipt of the parcel at Sheremetyevo. Sheremetyevo works USPS, after - Russian Post.

Russian Post, say)) Sometimes, that spoil the goods in transit? Beat there, opened ...

I'm afraid to disappoint you, but no.

Well, remember when the worst case, when something is clearly not what occurred.

The worst case was when I came "zalochenny" 4S, and it was marked as "unlocked". Later I had to mess with him.

So what? Money back?

Not. Rolled-claim the seller on eBay. In theory, you can, of course, refund it, but, you know, that of Russia is irrational to do it.

That is, there is no protection against this?

Look at the top seller on eBay only. The number of positive reviews.

you buy only from major vendors?

Yes. It makes no sense to buy from the usual John Smith, who very rarely something sells. I have been working with local huckster. They have been established to work with quality control, with the "unlock stuff" and so on. It is these huckster and worked with John on the ground.

A huge amount of feedback, of which 99% - positive. This "good" salesman:

Another example. An ordinary salesman. Not worth taking. Registered in March, a little review:

You do not rusifitsiruesh nothing, no "razlochivaesh"?

Russification in advance enclosing any Android and iPhone. Globalization, all the cases.

And "razlochivaniyu" - no, I'm not doing it. We must look ahead to the device was «Unlocked».

Look, but conditional I, Farid, able to manage to pass the entire chain: select, order, get it? Not referring to you or to another reseller.

Yes. If you know English, then no special problems. And your main problem - you do not rack up a single container. You have to unite or even with someone, or themselves collect a box of goods. One phone book out - "MAZ" will not.

Thank you for the interview, Vadim

Successful shopping.

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And the answer:

• Have you ordered goods in the US ever?
• If not, what is stopping you?