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anyone bought this? can start review?
Just got mine through Groupon waiting for delivery. Care to share wherr you got yours and how much?
Didn't know groupon also sell fake stuff.
It's the sellers who are selling on Groupon platform. And usually Groupon dun really do background check. As long as they have good sales and they will probably close 1 eye..
Thanks for the explanation...learn something new.....hope mine is the real thing
Any idea how to tell if it's fake?
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I have already emailed Groupons, if it is fake i will cancel my order.
Xiaomi biz model does not include resellers so there wont be resellers/retailers/distributors rate. Since Xiaomi does not allow resellers, the only way to get their products is to buy from Xiaomi website.
Each Xiaomi acct only allows 2 purchases of gold piston. If the seller sold 100 gold pistons, he needs to have 50 accts to buy 100 gold pistion which is already quite troublesome. Takes time and effort which is not profitable..
Xiaomi gold piston costs RMB99 which is around SGD$20. This does NOT include shipping from China to Singapore. For example if we exclude shipping in this case for simple calculation, cost price of 1 gold piston is set at SGD$20.
Groupon commission is 25%, rarely 20% unless the sale v v good and the negotiation is done nicely.
If we take Groupon commission as 20% for simple calculation, since it is sold at $18.90, seller will only earn $15.12. The maths dun seems right as the cost price for 1 gold piston is already SGD$20 without shipping(from china to sg).
And this is excluding the shipping costs, the import tax, the labour/time/effort needed and etc.
So my conclusion based on the above figures highly suggest it is a fake. The conclusion is based on my calculation and assumption and does not represent anybody or any entity. Thank you
I emailed groupon today regarding whether the earphones are original. Below is their reply.
Thanks for your email
Our products are definitely authentic
If there are problems with the item you receive, just let us know and we will assist you further.
Kind regards,
Marco
Groupon Loyalty Team
Support email: support@groupon.sg
Support No: +65 6430 3355, 9.30am- 6pm, 7 days a week
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Xiaomi biz model does not include resellers so there wont be resellers/retailers/distributors rate. Since Xiaomi does not allow resellers, the only way to get their products is to buy from Xiaomi website.
Each Xiaomi acct only allows 2 purchases of gold piston. If the seller sold 100 gold pistons, he needs to have 50 accts to buy 100 gold pistion which is already quite troublesome. Takes time and effort which is not profitable..
Xiaomi gold piston costs RMB99 which is around SGD$20. This does NOT include shipping from China to Singapore. For example if we exclude shipping in this case for simple calculation, cost price of 1 gold piston is set at SGD$20.
Groupon commission is 25%, rarely 20% unless the sale v v good and the negotiation is done nicely.
If we take Groupon commission as 20% for simple calculation, since it is sold at $18.90, seller will only earn $15.12. The maths dun seems right as the cost price for 1 gold piston is already SGD$20 without shipping(from china to sg).
And this is excluding the shipping costs, the import tax, the labour/time/effort needed and etc.
So my conclusion based on the above figures highly suggest it is a fake. The conclusion is based on my calculation and assumption and does not represent anybody or any entity. Thank you
Actually there is little risk involved in buying the earphones from Groupon. The earphones are under 1 year warranty from Groupon's own service center and its not like Groupon will just suddenly fold n run away with your money. If indeed the earphones turned out to be fakes, just drop a complain n most probably you will get refunded. End of the day its just time n effort wasted.