Would you import an RTX card from another country form a reputable retailer at MSRP?

[Waifu4Life]

Would you risk not having a warranty from the manufacturer by importing an RTX from another country if it's from a reputable retailer at MSRP?

[Chionele]

While I have done something similar few times I wouldn't recommend it.

[bellabichon]

Yeah, I would. Downside is you'll probably end up paying some duties and taxes, so it's worth seeing how you can game the system a bit. For example, when importing from the US to Canada, if you get a friend to ship it to you and you declare it as a gift, the first $60 will be duty and tax exempt. It's not much, but it does make some difference.

[PlayStation 2]

I wouldn't. I'm not that desperate to get a GPU like that. 

If I'm importing something, it'd better be for a good reason, i.e. it's a game or a tape from another region that's actually different than what I can get here. I'm not desperate enough to import a GPU from another country.

[Alex Atkin UK]

19 minutes ago, the_importer said:

Would you risk not having a warranty from the manufacturer by importing an RTX from another country if it's from a reputable retailer at MSRP?

No, because at best if you need warranty you will have to send it back there, at worst you wont have any warranty at all.

[dizmo]

As long as you buy from a good company, you're fine. EVGA for example has global warranties.

 

32 minutes ago, bellabichon said:

Yeah, I would. Downside is you'll probably end up paying some duties and taxes, so it's worth seeing how you can game the system a bit. For example, when importing from the US to Canada, if you get a friend to ship it to you and you declare it as a gift, the first $60 will be duty and tax exempt. It's not much, but it does make some difference.

There's no duty on most electronics anyway  

30 minutes ago, handymanshandle said:

I wouldn't. I'm not that desperate to get a GPU like that. 

If I'm importing something, it'd better be for a good reason, i.e. it's a game or a tape from another region that's actually different than what I can get here. I'm not desperate enough to import a GPU from another country.

True, but you also live in the US where availability is a lot higher for virtually every product.

16 minutes ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

No, because at best if you need warranty you will have to send it back there, at worst you wont have any warranty at all.

Not always.

[PlayStation 2]

11 minutes ago, dizmo said:

True, but you also live in the US where availability is a lot higher for virtually every product.

It wouldn't matter if I lived in the US, if I lived in Canada, the Netherlands, Romania, Japan or New Zealand. I'm not so desperate for a brand new thing that I have to import it right then and there.

[Alex Atkin UK]

44 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Not always.

This is Sony, I know from past experience with a PSVita I imported from Japan, you cannot register the serial number of a console from one region in a different one.

[dizmo]

 

11 hours ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

This is Sony, I know from past experience with a PSVita I imported from Japan, you cannot register the serial number of a console from one region in a different one.

I wasn't aware Sony made the RTX cards.

12 hours ago, handymanshandle said:

It wouldn't matter if I lived in the US, if I lived in Canada, the Netherlands, Romania, Japan or New Zealand. I'm not so desperate for a brand new thing that I have to import it right then and there.

Just an odd stance to take. You make it seem like it's some sort of massive undertaking and it'll cost a lot more. It won't, other than perhaps a little in shipping.

Pretty much everything is imported from another country at some point in the supply chain.

[Alex Atkin UK]

13 hours ago, dizmo said:

 

I wasn't aware Sony made the RTX cards.

Just an odd stance to take. You make it seem like it's some sort of massive undertaking and it'll cost a lot more. It won't, other than perhaps a little in shipping.

Pretty much everything is imported from another country at some point in the supply chain.

Ooops yeah I mixed up a different thread I was reading about the PS5 lol.

Its still often the case that the serial numbers are recorded against the region they were sold in though, making registering the warranty a problem.

[dizmo]

On 12/6/2020 at 1:19 AM, Alex Atkin UK said:

Ooops yeah I mixed up a different thread I was reading about the PS5 lol.

Its still often the case that the serial numbers are recorded against the region they were sold in though, making registering the warranty a problem.

Sometimes, depends on the company. Just have to make sure they support global warranties.