iPhone 6 16gb $859, S6 4g LTE 32gb $829
Got an email from kogan.
Saving $140 on iPhone
Saving $170 on S6.
Grey import though.
Bought the iPhone at $869 about a month ago, it takes about a month delivery time. But you get given a kogan charger adaptor which is the down side.
Australian warranty not included.
S6 comes with 1 year warranty from Kogan Hong Kong.
Thanks for doing some further research, you're quite right! I'll add that to the description.
Think very carefully before ordering an apple product from Kogan directly or from Kogan eBay…..
http://feedback.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&u…
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/191707
Chances are you'll wait a month, then have a 50/50 change you'll be told its out of stock.
Hmmmm… I think you need to do the math here rather than just pointing forum members to a link that goes to their negative eBay page…
Their eBay feedback profile for the past suggests the following:
Positive (3966)
Neutral (74)
Negative (122)
In actual fact they have less than 0.5% negative feedback from over 4000 sales in the past month.
I still think thats quite a good effort on their behalf!
I ordered an iPhone 6 when they had the 20% off sale on eBay and got mine in 30 days (as it was suggested on their listing)
I think you need to do the math here rather than just pointing forum members to a link that goes to their negative eBay page…
Clever ozbargain members will see the vast majority of positive feedback is for sub $50 items locally shipped. If you were to generate a feedback rating for their HK shipped products, in particular apple products, it would be horrendous.
The 0.5% negative feedback rating is completely and utterly meaningless in this context.
I'll certainly never use Kogan again. Caveat emptor.
If people see the same % of feedback from an Asian based seller then most people won't go ahead. But the question is, if they have the same % feedback, wouldn't their "trustworthiness" be the same? I mean I had the same amount of issues with sellers in both overseas and Australia. Apart from the price, I honestly don't see the difference in their services given that they have similar %.
honestly all Kogan do is playing around with the exchange rate, communication falls from a 5 star into very very poor recently, I suggest buying android phone from their as they much cheaper in Asia.
HEADS-UP for [more] issues with Apple gear from Kogan:
2x iPad Mini 2's (ordered together, from a March OzB deal) arrived (not only weeks apart, & with UK-plugs on Apple chargers in the box, as well as Kogan's aftermarket charger in a separate box… but:) with OUT-OF-WARRANTY Ser.No's. spaced pretty far apart, in time:
One's warranty expired in: Mid-Apr 2015; the other: Feb 2014.
Of course, iPad Mini's are older than this Deal's iPhone, right?
NEITHER iPad Mini 2's "Commercial Invoice" showed a Serial No. (& that's the ONLY documentation for the items of this order).
Since PayPal or eBay were subsidizing the payment for the order, one's electronic records (eg, PayPal vs eBay) show very different $$ totals for the order for these dodgy goods.
What explains so much dodginess, across this deal?!? (Yes, I'm asking you)
WORKAROUND: Upon receiving any Apple products, that the above frizzle tale could apply to:
Apple can't do anything about the problem; you'll have to work something out with Kogan.
I presume Kogan would have to honor your state's 12 mon min warranty Law, but this could take more time, especially, if you have a very nearby Apple Store who could save shipping-time for at least one trip.
PS I was surprised to learn that Apple "will honor the recorded warranty, for anyone who turns up with an in-warranty Apple product. While that's fine when it's the Buyer, who lost the paperwork to prove they own it, it can only encourage thieves to aim for Apple products, if they have a choice.
Interesting. I would like to address some of your points, and ask some questions.
iPad Mini 2's…
with UK-plugs on Apple chargers in the box, as well as Kogan's aftermarket charger in a separate box…
Kogan HK Limited is a Hong Kong registered company. Most of the items they sell are sourced in Hong Kong. This would explain the UK style AC Charger plugs. As Hong Kong uses the same plug type as the UK. I note that some of their iPads are also sourced from other nearby Asia countries.
warranty expired in: Mid-Apr 2015; the other: Feb 2014.
Were these iPads described and sold by Kogan HK Limited as Brand New items?
NEITHER iPad Mini 2's "Commercial Invoice" showed a Serial No. (& that's the ONLY documentation for the items of this order).
This could make things difficult if you need to claim any warranty from Kogan HK Limited.
What explains so much dodginess, across this deal?!? (Yes, I'm asking you)
Other than it being a Kogan company? No idea.
WORKAROUND: Upon receiving any Apple products, that the above frizzle tale could apply to:
Get them (or their Ser.No's) to an Apple Story (sic) (or ring Apple Care), ie, to check when -their- records say your warranty runs out.
Good advice, but I can't see how this is in anyway a "workaround".
I presume Kogan would have to honor your state's 12 mon min warranty Law, but this could take more time, especially, if you have a very nearby Apple Store who could save shipping-time for at least one trip.
As it seems you purchased from Kogan HK Limited, you imported the iPads yourself. They are considered to be 'private imports'. So, no Australian law or Consumer Protection legislation would apply.
I was surprised to learn that Apple "will honor the recorded warranty, for anyone who turns up with an in-warranty Apple product.
This is for all Apple products other than iPads with cellular capability, and iPhones.
While that's fine when it's the Buyer, who lost the paperwork to prove they own it, it can only encourage thieves to aim for Apple products, if they have a choice.
Yes, which is one reason Apple introduced their Activation Locking via iCloud. So, many fences and pawn shop operators were dipping their stolen (IMEI Blocked) stock in a cup of coffee, and then paying Apple for out-of-warranty replacements with 'clean' IMEI numbers.
Informative! Thanks for that.
Well, the deal was here on OzB ($450.40 after subsidy deducted).
The assumption "New" is reasonable for items ordered from Kogan.com (as these were); NO words akin to "refurbished" were in the product listing there.
'didn't think to get Apple tech to check IMEI, in case one or both was stolen…Must do. next time I'm near an Apple Store.
PS Tip is the better word (over Workaround) for my sugg'n that folks confirm warranty is right & - I'll add - for cellular models: have IMEI # checked for stolen/blocked.
HEADS-UP about filling-up (even "much" of) the space Apple iOS & apps (+ your own files) leave you on a 16 GB iOS device (we once had a 16 GB iPad Air with the issue described below):
All efforts to connect another computer Apple's contrived (IMO) "via iTunes" connectivity failed… we spent hours visiting Apple Store (3x visits)… THEN we spent MORE hours on the phone with an Apple tech guy in NZ (Wow! Was HE patient!)
[Solved in the end, but compare how different (read: Simpler) it may have been with, eg, a 16 GB Android device…]
In addition to DUMPING Kogan… I'm DUMPING Apple, too! ;-/
stuff apple, all about the blackberries here. Cheap phones (around $250 for Q10) has a keypad, most secure phones and you can actually buy your own memory cards! Why anyone would buy an over priced apple product is beyond me.
It's for the Software (which can also cost more), or to feel Cool.
I guess it's a bit like Breast Implants… both are unnecessary costs; one even comes with Pain…
(I told you of my Apple disappointments; so let me say: Breast Implants bring no joy to my fingers & nor did the woman seem to be getting as much joy as her natural counterpart, from before I met her.)
Wooot, I paid $999 for iphone 6 64gb a few months ago from apple store, can't believe that the price is actually increased
I think the phrase is: "What the Market (that's us) will Bear"
We should really offer more push-back to Apple, & also remind each other of Opportunity Costs that fall out of buying overpriced mobiles.
That trip to Bali, etc.
PS And… doesn't carrying & flashing a $1,000 item make one more likely to be robbed? eg, at night?
I'll stick with my $260 eLife E67, & go out & travel a bit more.
Bye-Bye Apple & Kogan… :-)
OP, for the iPhone, would not the real "down side" be the lack of the two year Consumer Guarantee and the uncertainty of any local warranty? Plus the loss of any future out of warranty replacements?
By the way. Your phone, if a HK model, is a private import. If it is a USA market model, it is a grey market import to Hong Kong and then a private import to Australia.
The SAMSUNG phone is not covered by SAMSUNG Austraila for their two year warrantee, and only has a one year warrantee from Kogan Hong Kong.