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Title: NIB Chicony KB-5181 on Taobao for $20
Post by: 1391406 on Wed, 05 June 2013, 00:32:19
A brand new Chicony KB-5181 (http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=0.0.0.0.Zqi17X&id=9379442742) on Taobao for $19.95, but no telling what the shipping costs would be.

(http://img01.taobaocdn.com/imgextra/i1/203963918/T2qQtCXnxXXXXXXXXX_!!203963918.jpg)
Title: Re: NIB Chicony KB-5181 on Taobao for $20
Post by: lcg on Wed, 05 June 2013, 03:32:27
$19.95? I see it listed at ¥1999.00 which is $326. :eek:
Title: Re: NIB Chicony KB-5181 on Taobao for $20
Post by: 1391406 on Wed, 05 June 2013, 04:51:18
Quote from: lcg on Wed, 05 June 2013, 03:32:27
$19.95? I see it listed at ¥1999.00 which is $326. :eek:

$20.07 USD:

http://www.likeforex.com/currency-converter/japanese-yen-jpy_usd-us-dollar.htm/1999.00
Title: Re: NIB Chicony KB-5181 on Taobao for $20
Post by: Shadovved on Wed, 05 June 2013, 04:56:22
Chinese Yuan sir, not Japanese Yen........... :'(

EDIT: Here you go......... http://www.likeforex.com/currency-converter/chinese-yuan-renminbi-cny_usd-us-dollar.htm/1990
Title: Re: NIB Chicony KB-5181 on Taobao for $20
Post by: Halverson on Wed, 05 June 2013, 04:57:02
Quote from: 1391406 on Wed, 05 June 2013, 04:51:18
Quote from: lcg on Wed, 05 June 2013, 03:32:27
$19.95? I see it listed at ¥1999.00 which is $326. :eek:

$20.07 USD:

http://www.likeforex.com/currency-converter/japanese-yen-jpy_usd-us-dollar.htm/1999.00

Umm. Taobao is in Chinese currency, not Japanese yen. That $326 conversion is correct.

Edit-shad sniped me!
Title: Re: NIB Chicony KB-5181 on Taobao for $20
Post by: 1391406 on Wed, 05 June 2013, 04:57:54
Quote from: Shadovved on Wed, 05 June 2013, 04:56:22
Chinese Yuan sir, not Japanese Yen........... :'(

That explains it.
Title: Re: NIB Chicony KB-5181 on Taobao for $20
Post by: Shadovved on Wed, 05 June 2013, 04:59:48
Quote from: Halverson on Wed, 05 June 2013, 04:57:02
Quote from: 1391406 on Wed, 05 June 2013, 04:51:18
Quote from: lcg on Wed, 05 June 2013, 03:32:27
$19.95? I see it listed at ¥1999.00 which is $326. :eek:

$20.07 USD:

http://www.likeforex.com/currency-converter/japanese-yen-jpy_usd-us-dollar.htm/1999.00

Umm. Taobao is in Chinese currency, not Japanese yen. That $326 conversion is correct.

Edit-shad sniped me!

That is my standard reply. Happened so many times in my TaoBao GB locally........... so many people :))