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[peterweg]

from
http://www.mobile-re...ead.php?t=15001
(I don't know how  valid this all is, but..)
Hi Guys!
This is a Richard of "Teravit" in Korea.
There are just two manufactures which are making memory cards like SD and
mini-SD, RS-MMC. "Teravit" is one of them.

Our products are as follows;
- RS-MMC: from 128MB to 1GB
- Mini-SD: from 128MB to 1GB
- SD: Two kind of typs(Made in Teravit, Taiwan OEM)
- MMC: Taiwan OEM
- USB Combo: There are two kinds of function(Read/Writer, USB driver)
- Read/Writer: 5 in one type

Even thought some guys know the unit price about 1GB throught the Internet, But, It is not fix yet. And you can contact me anytime if you want. because we are selling the above products to oversea customers.

Please check our homepage(www.teravit.co.kr) and contact me
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel No: 82-31-205-0311
Mobile Phone: 82-11-9129-8047

[ablufia]

I emailed this guy - and got this response;

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Dear, Sir

Thank you for your concern
Even thought some guys know the unit price throught Korean market, it was a misinformation.
As you know, there are so many difficult factors to make 1G items like a yield, a technical issue and so on,.
So, actually the scope of the unit price is as follows;

1GB mini-SD
- Under 10ea: US $ 135 (approx £73)
- From 10 to 100ea:  US $ 129
- From 100 to 1K:   US $ 125
- Over 1K:  US $ 119

1GB RS-MMC
- Under 10ea:  US $ 135
- From 10 to 100ea:  US $ 127
- From 100 to 1K:   US $ 123
- Over 1K:  US $ 118

In mini-SD case, you can get a sample anytime and we can send it after one day from check
your receipt of money. But, In RS-MMC case, we can send next week(maybe Friday)
because we have no stock.

English version of Our homepage is under construction, will be finished until this weekend.
You can get some information from next Monday.

If you have any other questions, please contact me anytime.

Thanks/Richard

I've asked him if you can order from the english website - and am waiting for a response.
I'll post any further info if and when I get it.

Pip Pip !

[chucky.egg]

Yeah, I got the same "form letter" response

Anyone interested in grouping together to get a discount?
10 of us saves us each $6 which *might* cover postage

He told me:

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If you want to get a sample, please inform me and then, I will send an Invoice.

I've asked for an invoice for 1, so that I can get payment details and see if I can check them out.  I'm guessing that there's no hope of my moeny back if it turns out to be a fraud.

[ablufia]

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Anyone interested in grouping together to get a discount?
10 of us saves us each $6 which *might* cover postage

If you can clarify (if possible) any finance info. so's we don't get ripped off - count me in to this hair brained scheme chucky.egg !

[adkalra]

you can count me in.

[Cabana]

I'm interested in ordering 1 of these - any news on the english site?

[ablufia]

@ chucky.egg

just got this reply form 'Richard' regarding payment details (and some prices for 512MB);

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Dear, Sir

Please inform me just the quantity which you want and your Fax No. And then I will send an Invoice to you by a Fax.
After you check it and then please send money for sample by T/T.

After we check the receipt of sample, we will send them within one day.

Thanks/Richard

Mini SD

- Under 10ea:

1GB US $ 135(74 Pound/106 EURO)                      
521MB US $ 65(51 Euro/35.5 Pound)

- From 10 to 100ea:
 
1GB US $ 129(70 Pound/101 Euro)              
512MB US $ 62(48.5 Euro/35 Pound)

BANK:  Korea Exchange Bank
Account No:  468-13-00146-2
Address:  Korea Exchange Bank, Yeong Tong Branch
               995-2, Yeongtong-dong, Paldal-Gu, Suwon-City, Korea

Company Name:  Teravit co.,Ltd.
Address:  #818 Kyunghee Venture Centure, Yongin, Kyeonggi-Do, 449-701 Korea
Tel:  82-31-205-0311
Fax: 82-31-205-0319
Mobile Phone:  82-11-9129-8047(Richard: Contact point)

It is not include shipping cost!!

And we can send within 1-2 days after check the receipt of payment under 100ea
But, If the quantity is over 100ea, the lead time is around 3 weeks after check your Order.  

I've asked for shipping cost for 1 - 10 units...

[ablufia]

Just tried to email Korea Exchange Bank in London;

http://www.keb.co.kr...rseas/UK/UK.jsp

to confirm the supplied details, but got this;

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Hi. This is the qmail-send program at webmail3.amenworld.com.
I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses.
This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.

<[email protected]>:
user is over quota

hmmm....:shock::?:
but i've emailed their korea branch to query...

[chucky.egg]

I've had a fax from Richard...

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Delivery: Within 7 days after receipt of payment (note: doesn't specify for overseas delivery)
Payment: T/T in advance
Company information:  
 Name: Teravit Co. Ltd.
 Address: #818 Kyunghee Venture Centre, Yongin, Kyeonggi-Do, 449-701 Korea
Bank information:  
 Bank Name: Korea Exchange Bank, Yeong Tong Branch
 Swift code: Koexkrse
 Payable address: 995-2, Yeongtong-dong, Paladal-Gu, Suwon-City, Korea
 Account:#: 468-13-00146-2

I have no idea how to check these people out!

Those addresses sound like the names of childrens TV characters more than place names to me, well "Yeong Tong Dong" might be an adult entertainer I suppose... anyways...

If anyone knows how to check these people out I'd love to hear... maybe there are some Korean users on the forum?
Paul is asking the MoDaCo Shop people whether they will order some, so it's worth hanging on a bit to get the answer to that first I think.

[nickf]

i'd be very keen on one of these too, though not sure i'd wanna lay out that kind of money if i wasn't sure it would work...

please add me to the list of people willing to group together for the discount.

would be great if madaco shop could pick some up in  bulk...

will hold on and see  :roll:

thanks

[Shop @ MoDaCo]

Hold your horses everybody please  :roll:

We work directly with 2 of some of the largest memory manufacturers in the world, I have asked for some information on the supplier along with the question as to why SanDisk and Kingmax have not yet launched a 1GB product, I am waiting to hear back and will let you all know as soon as possible, incidently SanDisk will launch a 512MB this month for those of you who prefer the SanDisk brand.

Please be very careful when buying anything outside of the UK, there are many things to consider when parting with your hard earned cash  :wink:

When 1GB cards are available rest assured Shop MoDaCo will have them to sell to you in abundance.

[ablufia]

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Hold your horses everybody please  :roll:  
Please be very careful when buying anything outside of the UK, there are many things to consider when parting with your hard earned cash  :wink:  
When 1GB cards are available rest assured Shop MoDaCo will have them to sell to you in abundance.

Well I sure wish you were there when those nice Nigerians asked for my bank account details so I could help them make us all incredibly rich.
Can you help me across the road now, sonny ?



All joking aside, I'm sure we're all experienced enough now to weigh up the pro's and con's of buying things from abroad, using the shopping horror that is the tinternet - anyone ever shopped on eBay ?

[ablufia]

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I've had a fax from Richard...
I have no idea how to check these people out!

Well the addresses of companies and banks all match the ones I was sent - what number is on the fax header you recieved ?

[Shop @ MoDaCo]

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I've had a fax from Richard...
I have no idea how to check these people out!

Well the addresses of companies and banks all match the ones I was sent - what number is on the fax header you received ?

Not wanting to be a kill-joy or anything guy's but these companies and manufacturers are not really interested in selling one off's or single units, they are looking for volume purchasers/orders, even distribution deals with large quantity's  

[ablufia]

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Not wanting to be a kill-joy or anything guy's but these companies and manufacturers are not really interested in selling one off's or single units, they are looking for volume purchasers/orders, even distribution deals with large quantity's  

So I suppose the company supplies quotes for 1 - 10 units for a laugh ?
If so - it' no skin off my nose...

:wink:

[chucky.egg]

I've had a pro-forma invoice for 3 x 1Gb miniSD cards, so why would you assume that they don't want to sell small quantities?

At the moment none of us know the company, and it could turn out to be nothing (or nothing we want to get involved in!) which is why we're being careful.

I appreciate that the Shop is only trying to protect it's interests, but news that SanDisk are bringing out 512Mb cards isn't much use to those of us that want 1Gb!

[Shop @ MoDaCo]

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Not wanting to be a kill-joy or anything guy's but these companies and manufacturers are not really interested in selling one off's or single units, they are looking for volume purchasers/orders, even distribution deals with large quantity's  

So I suppose the company supplies quotes for 1 - 10 units for a laugh ?
If so - it' no skin off my nose...

:wink:

How many do you want to order if and when I buy them then ?

[chucky.egg]

I'm looking for 3 personally

Posted from my SmartPhone!

[ablufia]

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How many do you want to order if and when I buy them then ?

1 for me please.

The banking details supplied are correct;

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Thank you for your email.
 
1. Please be informed that the account number, Company Name, Address and  Tel. mentioned in your email are correct. I cannot tell you whether Fax. and Mobile Phone are correct or not because our bank doesn't have the information on Fax. and Mobile Phone.
 
2. The following information is required in order to transfer money to a KEB account from your bank.
 
Bank Name : Korea Exchange Bank
Head Office Add : 181, 2-Ga, Ulchiro, Chung-ku C.P.O. Box 2924, Seoul 100-793 Korea

(The Head Office controls all of Foreign Exchange services.)

SWIFT code : KOEXKRSE

(For your reference, KEB doesn't have its SORT code)
 
The Head Office of KEB controls Inward Remittance services so the address of KEB Yeong Tong Branch might not be necessary for your remittance.
 
I hope that this information is helpful.
Please wrtie us should you have any other questions.
 
God bless you!!
 
 
Best regards,
Ms. Kang, Ji-sook
KEB Customer Service Div.

[Rugby_God]

Frankly quite appalled by some of you folks' comment specifically regarding the Korean names. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out Korean is different from English and It may comes as a surprise to some of you that it may not sound like English names.  

Now, regarding the vendor's trustworthiness, I have not dealt directly with these folks, but I am trying to see some of my mates who are over there for  work to check them out. One friend who reads Korean told me that vendor in Korean webpage has a e-store that is not directly them, but a distributor, who looks pretty legit. Hopefully, my friend can get back to me regarding this vendor/distributor. He also told me, from the distributor's site, it works out about $170 USD for one 1GB miniSD, so with taxes and delivery, you are probably looking at over $220 USD. I will update you if I hear back from my friend. With holidays approaching, he told me not to expect any info until month or two, since has pre-holiday work deadlines.