why the fuck is buying a xiaomi mix 2 pretty much the same price as buying a galaxy s8 locally

am i being chinked here

also why does gearbest only have the non international version in EU warehouse

@Goz3rr because the Mi Mix 2 has flagship tier specs

Can anyone post funny pics of the messages the chinees try to say stuff

like "hi, tuvm, how are yours being? I see we have order in here,tuvm,, hi!"

Or when they go into meltdown mode when you reporrt for scam?

Hi Dear

Please understand

etc etc

@Goz3rr dont forget the fun 21% VAT if you were to buy a mi mix from chinkland

there's some sellers on ali that say no VAT if you ship by dhl

(x) doubt

but they actually go as far as saying they guarantee so can always dis🅱ute

It is possible but you gotta hope your package won't be checked by a guy who does his work properly at customs

depends how they ship it tbh, giztop, ibuygou and HK goldway on ali secretly ship it to France then "sell it" from there

so no customs duty

it has a infographic where they ship it to the UK

and then to the EU

yeah

that's how they do it

you can ship shit in if it's for resale in the EU and then you're supposed to pay the VAT later

i guess they always "forget" about the last part

Lightinthebox has a plain "tax insurance" box when you're choosing shipping methods lmao

Not even trying to hide it

@Goz3rr ibuygou pays you back your customs fees if you get hit too

so they must be confident in their approach

im just so torn

mi 6 lacks band 20 so 4G will be shit outside big cities

mix 2 is just so expensive

get the A1

has band 20

no nfc

i use my phone as my bank card

plus i've spent years pestering my friend about his oneplus phones not having NFC

i can't show up with a phone without NFC now

Lol

@Deleted User rm note 4 any codes around christmas?

Like, <100$

<$100 kek

Can it happem