I bought my Canon Powershot A550 at USD169.00, just the camera. Recently I discovered that Pakard is having promotion and they are selling the same plus a 1GB SD card, Mini Tripod, Casing and Discount Voucher for only RM588.00…way cheaper than mine!
I felt cheated but not the seller’s fault, I itchy hand, go an bid for it before checking around the market price.
I saw the seller online, a few days back, and I told him how I felt. He told me that my camera is made for Australian market and the quality is much better than Malaysian market. He told me to ask Pakard whether the camera that they are selling is for local market or oversea. To me, it looks the same and has the same function. He told me that in long run, I will see the difference.
So, I asked my colleague who worked in a electronic company before. It is true that products that are made for Australian market has better quality and better spec. We Malaysian wants everything cheap, so have to built using cheaper material lor or slightly lower spec. I am working in a manufacturing company, I can understand this.
For example, the spec range of a product is from 10 to 15…10 the minimum and 15 the maximum. Company A wants a cheaper product, so we manufacture meeting the minimum spec at 10. Meaning using lesser additive (for lubricants) which means, lesser cost (additives very expensive).
So I just hope what the seller say is true. 
Stumble it!
