Selling PS3s illegal in Argentina
Yes, you read that right: PS3 sales is illegal in Argentina, and that announcement came from a Sony Argentina executive. Frederico Augspach, Sony Argentina’s marketing manager, said that it was due to Sony’s failure to have the PS3 certified with the local RF spectrum regulations.
Even importing the high-end console is not recommended, according to Sony Argentina. However, Carrefour – one of the major retail stores in the country – has ads on local newsprint announcing its sale of PlayStation 3 units. Each unit amounts to a mind-blowing US$ 2000, price that beats all other countries’ PS3 prices – even UK’s and Australia’s – hands down.
When asked about his opinion on the newspaper ads showing PS3 retail, Augspach only said, “I have no idea, our recommendation was not to sell it.” The strange thing about this quite hefty price tag in Carrefour is that local auction sites sell the PlayStation 3 for US$ 700 cheaper.
Is attorney’s fees the reason why the PS3 is so expensive in Argentina Carrefour (openly advertising the sale two weeks after Sony Argentina deemed the sale of the PS3 illegal in their shores). Of course, we only jest in asking such.
Yes, you read that right: PS3 sales is illegal in Argentina, and that announcement came from a Sony Argentina executive. Frederico Augspach, Sony Argentina’s marketing manager, said that it was due to Sony’s failure to have the PS3 certified with the local RF spectrum regulations.
Even importing the high-end console is not recommended, according to Sony Argentina. However, Carrefour – one of the major retail stores in the country – has ads on local newsprint announcing its sale of PlayStation 3 units. Each unit amounts to a mind-blowing US$ 2000, price that beats all other countries’ PS3 prices – even UK’s and Australia’s – hands down.
When asked about his opinion on the newspaper ads showing PS3 retail, Augspach only said, “I have no idea, our recommendation was not to sell it.” The strange thing about this quite hefty price tag in Carrefour is that local auction sites sell the PlayStation 3 for US$ 700 cheaper.
Is attorney’s fees the reason why the PS3 is so expensive in Argentina Carrefour (openly advertising the sale two weeks after Sony Argentina deemed the sale of the PS3 illegal in their shores). Of course, we only jest in asking such.
