okay...

speedy sells Iron-man 159.00.

we take price frm amazon as reference. 25.99USD (let say this is distributors cost, since the retail price is 39.99)

plus DHL shipping let say USD 8 per title.

plus Customs duty 30% + 10% (importing in legal way) = 13.60

Total = 47.59USD x 3.65 = 173.70MYR


the cost above doesn't include, import permit license, customs declaration for imported commercial fees and stuffs... and i think for commercial retails is justified. now we so used to buying direct, avoid customs and all, thats y we can get better price.

blame currency exchange, and tax..



This post has been edited by apisgogo: Dec 2 2008, 09:38 AM

ok thanks horray! just wanted to know if something is wrong with mine.

btw anyone knows how to display the resolution that the BD is playing? Using PS3?
When I press the Display button, it shows bitrate, sound format etc but no resolution or region coding. Is this possible?

U should press the display button of your LCD monitor not the PS3.

ah ok! thank you very much bro fentanyl...

I don't believe they use the same method as we are bro. They must have ordered directly from distributors, not from Amazon or any other online retailers. All business is like that, not getting their stock from another retailer, but instead get from the distributor itself with distributor's price. And of course, they don't order just 2 or 3 at one time like us. Even with all those tax, fees and whatnot, I believe they're still making money at that "justified" retail price here.

For the them, there are always super elites that never bother about money, they just go to the shop, pick what they like and pay without even looking at the price tag. So just let them do their business. While we, in the other end, is free to get our stuffs from anywhere we want. That's the best privilege as a consumer.

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ya, if not, y they still sells it rite

thats what i dont like, they positioned blu-rays disc as a niche market, and this enabled them to put any price they want..

its a pity for the mass market...

i think, with proper distribution, import permit and collaboration with FINAS, the price of retail blu-ray in Malaysia can be a bit lower...

Guys...Amazon Prime only works in US or can be used both in the US and UK?

hey dudes. ive been in beijing for a while. thought i would update you. roughly on the shelf price here for BD is 120 rm.

ori dvd is 12rm...... why malaysia so damn! expensive.

Almost everything in M'sia is overpriced laaa..they think malaysians are rich people..

cars overpriced, HT stuff overpriced, pioneer kuro OVERPRICED!!! Haiz!!

Yup, agreed. This is because our inflation rate are quite high compared to US.

if you want cheaper things, move out from malaysia and stay somewhere else where the prices are reasonable.

Wasn't it supposed to be the other way around? I think the overpricing will cause unbalanced economic condition and thus making the inflation higher. But don't take my word about this, I don't know anything about economy.

We love our country ma, born and grown, and everyone has their share in helping to build the country. Is it wrong for us to ask for a better place to live?

I think every country has their pros and cons..no country is perfect.

Yup...if say US is perfect...then on some other countries like france...the Medical is F.O.C compared to US...nobody's perfect

No Country For Old Men...

I second it! I am proud of my country. I still luv my posman. Our neighbouring country like Indonesia is even worse. But how come they are not migrating and still luv their country?

Yes, nothing is perfect, but that doesn't mean we can't improve. Everyone must always try to make things better. We can't just sit and do nothing if we see some space to make improvement.

No country is perfect, and no one is perfect, including the leaders. The leaders need to be reminded some times. It's a colloborative work. In the end, the purpose to have a better country is for the rakyat (which includes the leaders themselves).

No Country For Sleepy Men.

My country "Zedopolis" in Civ 4 is perfect in every way