Any one from Canada noticed this...? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: IntegratedValve
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 15, 2013, 04:32:37 pm
content: http://www.amazon.ca/Microwave-Engineering-David-M-Pozar/dp/0470631554/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1384532786&sr=1-1&keywords=microwave+engineering+pozarvs.http://www.amazon.com/Microwave-Engineering-David-M-Pozar/dp/0470631554/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1384532786&sr=1-1&keywords=microwave+engineering+pozarJust one example but I've no idea why...and both books are new. However I had experiences where sometimes low-priced books have some defects maybe that's why???

author: Fsck
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 15, 2013, 04:59:38 pm
content: it's called getting screwed over, and we're all used to it by now.

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 15, 2013, 05:30:20 pm
content: Quote from: Fsck on November 15, 2013, 04:59:38 pmYes, despite the CDN dollar being at par or better compared to USD the last few years, it is not reflected in the pricing for the exact same goods. Thus cross border shopping is very popular.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 15, 2013, 05:42:40 pm
content: If I see it right then people in India pay roughly the equivalent of 10 USD for a "student edition" of that book.

author: ejeffrey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 15, 2013, 06:25:14 pm
content: Prices on books, like prices on music, movies, and other "soft" goods generally have no bearing on the cost to produce and frequently have government enforced restrictions on trade to allow 'what the market will bear' pricing by region. India is well known for having extremely cheap textbooks available, but some are also available in Europe for much less than the north american price, while others are much more expensive. Publishers will lie, cheat, and steal to convince you that it is illegal to buy a book in India and bring it to the US, and at least in some cases that is actually true -- people have been busted for buying Indian textbooks and reselling them in the US. I am not sure why/how Amazon has pozar so cheap, the list price at barnes and noble is 135 USD.

author: IntegratedValve
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 15, 2013, 06:43:34 pm
content: I noticed it's been for months that book is so cheap. I'm tempted to order a copy but...what if it's defect and they just want to sell it as a new. Sometimes used books look pretty new, who knows...

author: Noize
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 15, 2013, 06:53:03 pm
content: http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?an=David+M.+Pozar&bt.x=53&bt.y=14&sts=t&tn=Microwave+EngineeringLook down the list for ones from india

author: staxquad
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 15, 2013, 07:15:57 pm
content: not a book... just a ripoff...an Excelta tungsten carbide cutter1-US Amazon ..... $74.70 + $9.95 shipping = $84.65US (Economically Priced To Save You Money)2-CA Amazon ... $127.49 + 24.17 shipping = $151.66CAD ($144.73US) (Economically Priced To Save You Money)3-US Ebay ........... $90.48 + FREE shipping = $90.48US4-All-Spec ........... $53.57 + $6.96 shipping = $60.53US5-US Ebay............$29.95 + $3.95 shipping = $33.90US ($29.95 + $8.55 shipping to Canada = $38.50)the same exact product made in Pakistan

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 15, 2013, 09:11:49 pm
content: You see a lot of cars with Ontario plates and jerry cans at the gas stations on the Michigan side of of the Windsor tunnel. Lol

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 15, 2013, 09:49:22 pm
content: Quote from: Fsck on November 15, 2013, 04:59:38 pmDont worry, they do this with EUR also. Especially this US company with the fruit logo.

author: senso
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 15, 2013, 09:51:54 pm
content: Not only Apple, everything, just go look for some 500$ laptops, not even one(in Portugal at least) costs less than 580€, some of them are over 700€, for the same plastic crap made in china.

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 15, 2013, 11:35:19 pm
content: Books in Latin America are almost always cheaper than the North American english versions. I bough Electronic Principles by Malvino for roughly US$30. The US price is $100. The only difference? Very technical translation done by humans for LA and a hard cover for NA.