Oppo dvd players available at absolute phase

Hi Audiodelic..
I put my life savings for the TW2000 :-) I got it for 2500gbp. I have been eyeing on either this or the ptae2000 ( which is another beauty, more sensibly priced).. but the clinching factor was the size..For me to carry in handbaggage the tw2000 was the smaller of the two.
I am still not sure if I did the right thing by paying so much during these times of gloom..
The wife is still to forgive me..
Parting shot: Passion knows no gloom :-)

Ya the AE2000 is huge comparatively. I paid around 1.75 lakhs for the panny.
Get the wife some red wine and her fav movies in blu im sure she wouldn't be as mad after.

Do you really want to spill our holy secret out?! Mind you, there are female members in the forum!

As it is we are all fighting againt WAF, better interiors, colour matching, wooden boxes, heavy curtains, thicker carpets, ugly racks etc etc.

LOL

if there are female members here, then they could be battling a HAF, for all you know.

PM

HAF is most easy..Buy them a beer or tell them it is either this or a day in the Mall. Gents usually see reason when asked to go to the Mall :-)

It looks like some dealers have better alignement with the money making motive than others do. I checked the price of Oppo981 from Audio Vision, Mumbai. First I called their fort office. Someone took the details from me and said would call back, never did. Then I tried their Juhu showroom, and had the exact same experience - 'will call back in 10mins' stuff. Since I was quite keen on Oppo, I called for the third time and was lucky to speak to someone. The gentleman quoted Rs 25,000 + VAT for the Oppo 981. I was a bit shocked and asked him the best offer. I also, told him that I was getting it from another dealer at Rs 17,000 + VAT. The response I got, was 'please grab it'. I am now buying from Prithvi in Bangalore and getting it acorss through a friend of mine. Quite strange, but thought would be interesting for others to know.

at least he was nice enough to tell you to "please grab it"

Hey Absolute_Phase, any idea if you guys will be getting the 980?

Hi!
Not a chance on the 980, not even got the 983, have been pestering the distributor for 983 for over two months, yet to deliver. Sold out on 981, await stock this week. Hope to get the 983h, hope the price is not too high as the dollar is just going up. According to the disti, the prices might rise. Hope they dont

It was more like 'don't give me this ..." The point is, is it okay for people to quote any amount they want and get away? I am having to disturb a friend of mine to carry it all the way from Bangalore bcos of an ocean of a price difference.

That is why it is called a Bazar. The seller quotes one price and the buyer has another price in mind. Then you bargain. If you look at prices quoted for electronic items in the Net, there will be 30-40% difference between various vendors.

The dealer you dealt with may not have realized that you were aware of the prices. That is why he quickly backed out and asked you to buy from absolute Phase. What if you were not aware of the local prices, and really wanted the Oppo? You may have ended buying it at that price, no?

I am always surprised at the differences in prices for blank CD - for the same model and brand I continue to hear prices from as low as Rs.6.50 to Rs.20 a piece. When you ask the dealer why, he just shrugs his shoulders. The other day in a hurry I had to get 4 blank CDs in Coimbatore and sent my driver. He came back with 4 Sony's in a stupid brown paper cover after having paid 25 for each CD. Atrocious it it not?

Actually we have lot to learn from our womenfolk. The way they bargain at times embarrasses me. They will, without blinking, quote 1/4th or 1/5th of what the seller had quoted.

Don't loose your cool on these issues. We have to deal with such people all our life. The more we are informed, the better it is.

Cheers