Issues with resellers: mevo +

[Thinnedit]

Hi all.

 

In the market for a LM and have settled on the mevo+, while doing my usual due diligence ($$$) I've notice a massive difference in price for the authorised reseller here (Australia) vs an authorised reseller in the US that will ship internationally.

 

I understand that the actual product is the same such as charging adapters etc. So why should I fork over $3999AUD vs $2069USD ($2665AUD) including shipping?

 

Am I missing something here? It just doesn't make sense to me

 

Sources:

Aus reseller https://24-7.golf/product/flightscope-mevo-plus/

 

US https://rainorshinegolf.com/products/flightscope-mevo-plus-launch-monitor

[TheDominator273]

What sort of duties will you have to pay on one shipped from the US?  That could make the price difference a lot closer.  Otherwise you are paying for the convenience of the item arriving sooner because it's already in country vs waiting for international shipping.

 

[mizunoMX25]

I can't imagine the duties on a $2000 item being 50+% of the purchase price but you can't ever tell. I'd find yourself a shipping buddy. Or go to GolfSimulatorForum and see if you can find one used there. Not sure you'd save much though as they are a pretty hot ticket item right now.

Edited May 25, 2021 by mizunoMX25

[Thinnedit]

There are companies that will assist with shipping to Aus so I'm sure that will be fine. RoSgolf ships to Aus and even if there are duties payable I'm certain it wouldn't be 50% of retail value.

 

I just don't see why there's a near 50% mark up on it. The time it would take to get here is no issue (I'll wait up to 2 months if need be) I must be missing something. Surely flightscope would be able to chime in and clear it up.

[pjm]

It’s the “Australia” tax. Mizuno putters are AUD599, but US299. GST is 10%, so importing from US looks to be much cheaper if you can deal with having no local support in the event that something goes wrong.