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Morton · Joined: 06 Mar 2007

Hi folks
I'm looking for a cheap digital camera. Ideally it will be able to record sound movies and take good photos.

Most of all though, it should be cheap.

Should i buy one in Seoul or wait till i go to Tokyo? If so, where should i go?

Thanks.

seoulsucker · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject:

Seoul, Yongsan electronics market. Bring a Korean friend.

willneverteachagain · Joined: 17 Dec 2006

buying electronics in japan isnt as cheap as u think, most stuff is actually more expensive

ClairQuilty · Joined: 23 Jul 2006

How about China, Beijing specifically? I'm going there soon and have fantasized about picing up a camera (so many complaints from friends back home, they've stopped believing I'm really here). I would suspect better prices in china, am I right?

kigolo1881 · Joined: 30 Jul 2006

No bashing, but for some deep found reason, i dont trust electronics purchased in China, eventhough most are assembled or manufactured there, but the flood of counterfeits is worrysome to me.

I was in Japan last year and the prices arent that much cheaper. I believe that electronics are best priced in the US.

Jizzo T. Clown · Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Location: at my wit's end

Yeah, in China any electronics you buy may or may not work. A good rule of thumb is, if it seems like a real bargain, you can expect it to break within a few months.

And yes, Japan is more expensive than back home.

I was pleasantly surprised by the prices in Yongsan, however.