grey market... copy-catz
take a deep lock at this portfolio from
http://www.latticebright.com/En/cpzs/cpzs1.html
cree or not?
these are the single diodes copies from cree...still waiting for the perfekt cob-copy
Guod ,that is not grey market (copycats)
And those (at the link ) are definately not genuine Cree LEDS ..
(...)Grey market goods are legal,
non-counterfeit goods sold outside normal distribution channels by entities which may have no relationship with the producer of the goods. T
his form of parallel import frequently occurs when the price of an item is significantly higher in one country than another. ( <= BIG FAT LIE .Totally BS .Nowdays,multinational companies are establishing " same pricing " policies ,in order to avoid grey market *) This commonly takes place with electronic equipment such as
cameras.
Entrepreneurs buy the product where it is available cheaply, often at retail but sometimes at wholesale, and import it legally to the target market. They then sell it at a price high enough to provide a profit but under the normal market price. International efforts to promote
free trade, including reduced
tariffs and harmonised national standards, facilitate this form of
arbitrage whenever manufacturers attempt to preserve highly disparate pricing. Because of the nature of grey markets, it is difficult or impossible to track the precise numbers of grey market sales. Grey market goods are often new, but some grey market goods are
used goods. A market in used goods is sometimes nicknamed a
green market. (...)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_market
* LIDL super-markets are one of the few exceptions of the rule ...
Different prices for same goods ,all across EU countries ..
But they say it's due to different tax regulations and shipping fees,for each country .