biev said:
Funny how he came around after your first post yesterday, Whats the price?
Like I said, I don't think he is running a scam. The more I read, the more I think he sells a variant of the DATAKAM G6. The hardware specs are very similar, I would even say same? The advantage in this case is that the G6 can't really be bought here in North America. But he offers a way to get it for anyone who really needs that specific product.
In Russia the regular G6 sells for about $180, that model doesn't have GPS or memory card. Then there is the G6-PRO (has GPS and 8GB card) sells for ~$220. And the last one is G6-MAX, comes with GPS and 32GB memory card and costs $260. These are the cheapest prices I could find after a quick browse through the russian webstores (I do speak russian too, so it was easy), maybe there are better deals there occasionally.
Alright, so once you know all this info, you can figure out if his product is well priced or not. The quote he sent me was $145 with free "slow" (4 weeks) shipping from China. His product includes GPS but doesn't include the SD card. In my opinion his price is very competitive. I'm still not decided if I will go this route. The specs are great, the price is right, but I'm looking for a different form factor.
Still, I already asked my brother to try and find what's the best price on the G6-PRO. He is in Ukraine right now, and will be coming to Calgary at the end of August. So if he can find a great deal on the G6, he will purchase it for me.
@jokiin: just out of curiosity, can you list the main differences between DATAKAM G6 and the version customized by you?