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ed1980
Joined: 04 Feb 2003
Location: Goyang
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 Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:48 pm Post subject: Yongsan: 32 in LG LCD TV 1080p HD with HDMI cables 380,000 |
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WITHOUT haggling him for a discount.
Hiya
Some fella on craigslist claims the above so off I went to Yongsan. The best deal I could get on 32inch was a non LG/Samsung for 400,000. Am I looking in the wrong places or is this fella telling porkies ????
Is there a specific building in Yongsan to look - i found a few places but there werent as many as I expected......
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fosterman
Joined: 16 Nov 2011
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| Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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Emart have TVs on sale for 400.000won. also homeplus.
they were released last month and are selling like hotcakes.
32" lcd flat screens, 400K |
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ed1980
Joined: 04 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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cheers - will have a look
so do you think its possible to get a branded one for 380K ? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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movybuf
Joined: 01 Jan 2007
Location: Mokdong
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| Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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The sort answer is yes. The long answer is no.
It is possible to get a brand name TV in Yongsan for 380k, but there's a catch. The first thing is, you need to have a Korean credit card. The second thing is, some of the the card companies offer savings plans for certain items, which you need to sign a contract for. The deal works like this; lets say you want a 300k discount on a 680k TV , just like the 380k that guy mentioned. You would need to sign a contract with the credit card company saying that you will spend 300k on your credit card every month, from certain selected retailers, for the next 3 years. On top of that, you will pay interest on the amount of money you got discounted from your original purchase for the length of the contract. If you do the math on this, you end up paying more in interest than you originally saved. This type of deal is for people who only think of the here and now, and not about the future.
ttompatz, the link you provided on gmarket has no 32' brand name TV for even under 500k. The one on the top, which I would assume is the TV you are referring to, has a Samsung Panel, but the rest of the TV is off-brand.
If you want a 32" in Korea, you have to pay at least 500k, and that's if you are lucky. |
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ed1980
Joined: 04 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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cheers
yeah - its so frustrating that the actual prices are nowhere to be seen in yongsan
decided against 32 inches anyway - found a 40 inch for 550,00 on gmart - i assume thats a good deal....... |
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movybuf
Joined: 01 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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| ed1980 wrote: |
cheers
yeah - its so frustrating that the actual prices are nowhere to be seen in yongsan
decided against 32 inches anyway - found a 40 inch for 550,00 on gmart - i assume thats a good deal....... |
What kind of 40" did you get for 550,000 if I may ask? I was just in the market for a TV but paid that amount for a 32". |
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ed1980
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ed1980
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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no joy in homeplus
anyone know if costco have any deals on ? |
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Beeyee
Joined: 29 May 2007
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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As others have said, 500,000 is more realistic.
I just got a 43" Samsung 3DTV for 790,000 from Gmarket. That included two pairs of glasses. The same set was about 1,000,000 in Emart/Homeplus. |
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