[VT]Mofo2000 Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 I'm going to HK next Tues and plan to get some airsoft stuff from the local shops. I heard that the street prices are lower than their online prices (WGC, redwolf, etc). How much lower? Is the price negotiable? Would I get ripped off as a foreigner? Also it seems that most of the airsoft stores are located on Mong Kok St. Are there other popular airsoft streets? What are some cheap and reliable but but less well-known stores? Thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites
HunterX Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 My buddy said the prices are cheaper usually then online on most items. He also told me that you can talk them down on the prices. Being chinese I know from personal experience that most chinese people will negotiate on prices. Well cheers to you and have a great time. I plan on going back myself soon, too. Link to post Share on other sites
Tef Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 guns and guys have same street and online prices. WGC also are the same in most. other shops like DEN, UN, WAR4, expect around 20-30% cut Link to post Share on other sites
1647 Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 There is no WGC showroom, they are situated in a tower block of offices. You have to arrange to go there to buy stuff (via email), I just showed up once and the guy said I should have sent them an email with a list of the thing I wanted. Price-wise it is cheaper in HK, like Tef said, expect a 20% cut in the price. Haggle, they are not willing to do that much unless you are a big customer (ie, don't bother to haggle if all you are buying is a scope mount). All your need will be met in Mong Kok, but I would give UnCompany (Wan Chai) a shot aswell as they are a more courteous to deal with their prices are slightly higer though. (Link to UnCo) Also, have a good time in HK. Link to post Share on other sites
IvanD Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Oh and just a note... Don't negotiate... the prices are fixed and its totally useless to negotiate. Just thought you should know.. Link to post Share on other sites
Ladios Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Oh and just a note... Don't negotiate... the prices are fixed and its totally useless to negotiate. Just thought you should know.. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hear what the local says. The best you can do is 1% to 2% which doesn’t worth your effort. HK peeps are different than peeps from China. Retailers in HK don’t markup 20% so you can have a fun time negotiating. You do that to the Mainland China peeps, not HK peeps. Oh, and expect they give you a “cheap look” if you do attempt to negotiate. Online price and local price might varies, it’s a different market after all. Just because they sell higher through the Internet, doesn’t mean the local retailers got the margin for you to negotiate. This concept is very wrong. Good luck and Happy Shopping! Link to post Share on other sites
tangman Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Shop prices are usually cheaper, though Guns n Guys website prices and store prices are very similar/pretty much the same. I wouldnt borther negociating sometimes you get a rounded figure but thats about it so for example if you bought something and it cost say $2070 HKD they might round it up to $2000 but thats about it Link to post Share on other sites
IvanD Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Hear what the local says. The best you can do is 1% to 2% which doesn’t worth your effort. HK peeps are different than peeps from China. Retailers in HK don’t markup 20% so you can have a fun time negotiating. You do that to the Mainland China peeps, not HK peeps. Oh, and expect they give you a “cheap look” if you do attempt to negotiate. Online price and local price might varies, it’s a different market after all. Just because they sell higher through the Internet, doesn’t mean the local retailers got the margin for you to negotiate. This concept is very wrong. Good luck and Happy Shopping! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yea, exactly what I mean. Thanks Ladios and very true, never neogotiate with Hong Kong people... only do it to Mainland China ppl... HK peeps are alot more honest than Mainland ppl (no offense to anyone). Link to post Share on other sites
Ladios Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Also, paying cash might get you a better deal, coz Credit Card company charge the retailers 3%-5% per transaction in general. Therefore, cash is always welcome. Otherwise, those Credit Card fee would transfer to the costomer to make up the cost. Link to post Share on other sites
IvanD Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 oh, and most shops accept EPS too... Link to post Share on other sites
Architect Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 And the street in Mong Kok that has all the airsoft shops is called Kwong Wa Street i believe. Link to post Share on other sites
oikoik Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 And the street in Mong Kok that has all the airsoft shops is called Kwong Wa Street i believe. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> old but gold http://airsoftwilly.tripod.com/ymt.html Link to post Share on other sites
allizard Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Yea, exactly what I mean. Thanks Ladios and very true, never neogotiate with Hong Kong people... only do it to Mainland China ppl... HK peeps are alot more honest than Mainland ppl (no offense to anyone). <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hahaha... you haven't met my wife. She'll haggle everything when she visit her folks in HK. Link to post Share on other sites
Denihilator Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 old but gold http://airsoftwilly.tripod.com/ymt.html <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The map is completely outdated. It's time to make a new one. Link to post Share on other sites
Denihilator Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 To Tef: WGC offers about 14-23% off. To IvanD: Think twice. How many foreigners have locally issued EPS? Link to post Share on other sites
oikoik Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 The map is completely outdated. It's time to make a new one. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i know! where is airsoftwilly?! Link to post Share on other sites
allizard Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 what's EPS?! Link to post Share on other sites
Denihilator Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 what's EPS?! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> EPS is a debit card service provided by HSBC and Hang Seng Bank (http://www.eps.com.hk/). Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Insurance prices? Stupid, just stupid! Link to post Share on other sites
FarEast Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Oh and just a note... Don't negotiate... the prices are fixed and its totally useless to negotiate. Just thought you should know.. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sorry but thats rubbish, Pstok a member here walked into several shops and got major discounts on gunns as well as accessories. RedWolf was very generous in thier prices and priced matched or beat other retailers distributers who Pstok got quotes from. Oh while im at it look in the review section, other members who have gone to HK have said the same. Link to post Share on other sites
Architect Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 When i was there i asked for a discount. But the prices were already damn good anyway, so i was happy with the small discount i got (which was like between 2-5% i believe) Link to post Share on other sites
Ladios Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Sorry but thats rubbish, Pstok a member here walked into several shops and got major discounts on gunns as well as accessories. RedWolf was very generous in thier prices and priced matched or beat other retailers distributers who Pstok got quotes from. Oh while im at it look in the review section, other members who have gone to HK have said the same. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Easy mate! Peeps here are trying to help. I see no reason for trashing other's sharing. Especially the local's that have been purchasing from those retailers for 10-15 yrs? Us locals are implying to general purchasing experience. Different situation yield different result. Redwolf was generously knock off 2% on my $1500 USD purchase yesterday (Systema PTW MAX, Battery, Charger, BBs), will you define that as major discount? If you are buying a large amount of stuff, like you said, gunS and accessorIES, yea, you get a discount. Its like you go to a comic book store and bought $500 USD comics, you sure would expect a discount. What I am trying to say is, your quantity of purchase, your goods selections(such as current stock volume, legacy product, etc), which sales person(new kid that just started to work for 3 days or the shop owner himself) you talked to may yield a different result. What the local says here imply to general sales/purchase behavior. If you pay enough, they will sell you the business with a big discount tag on it as well. Don’t discredit others when you have no first hand experience, please. Link to post Share on other sites
Ladios Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 When i was there i asked for a discount. But the prices were already damn good anyway, so i was happy with the small discount i got (which was like between 2-5% i believe) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Indeed Architect, the price in HK is really low, that’s why its attractive to us and competitive to other retailers. When most of them are selling below the MSRP, you can take an educated guess on how much more they can lower their price. I remember the time when my friend own a Computer shop selling CPUs and stuff. Customer asked him to give him a small discount on CPU, my friend told him that he can’t really go much further. “Not even $10?($1.3 USD)” said the customer and my friend said sorry that he couldn’t. Do you know why? Coz my friends is selling his CPU at Cost + $8. Heh, that’s how competitive the HK market is. Link to post Share on other sites
AngryTrucker Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Although I'd just like to say that Uncompanies shipping rates seem rather overpriced ($29 USD to airmail a plastic loading nozzle!?!?!? what are you nuts?!?!? it's like 25 grams!!!!!) compared to ordering the same thing from another store one street away.... not really what you call "honest".... just like any culture there will always be someone to try to rip you off somewhere along the line... Link to post Share on other sites
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