i wanted a stereo here in thailand that was decent, i'll still be here a while. what would cost me $150-250 for a nice used 2.1 system in chicago via craigslist/ebay and a weekend took more like 3 weeks and $700 here. all audio stuff is much more (buying on amazon new and importing here is about the same as buying new here).
the thais are pretty tough negotiators and stuff holds pretty high value too. in any case, all my transactions went great - even being fairly high value and in a much lower income country than the US. i did bank transfers for all 3 transactions (receiver, subwoofer, and bookshelf speakers) and all 3 guys sent me pictures of their thai IDs. stuff went pretty smooth overall when decisions were made, pretty nice. packing and shipping a 40 lb sub from bangkok to my island was about $16.
the thais are pretty tough negotiators and stuff holds pretty high value too. in any case, all my transactions went great - even being fairly high value and in a much lower income country than the US. i did bank transfers for all 3 transactions (receiver, subwoofer, and bookshelf speakers) and all 3 guys sent me pictures of their thai IDs. stuff went pretty smooth overall when decisions were made, pretty nice. packing and shipping a 40 lb sub from bangkok to my island was about $16.