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Old Feb 1, 2017 | 10:29 am
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Originally Posted by stimpy
iPhones in other countries generally cost a lot more than the US. So the average selling price might not be a good indicator. Also, if a huge percentage of sales is the plus size, then that will swing the average higher.
I would not say that in general - it can be a factor of currency movements after the retail price is set. I bought an IP7 and new MBPro15 in Japan and paid less than US retail, certainly much less with no US sales tax, and I bought an iPad in Canada that ended up about $80 less than US retail, but a few months later it was cheaper to buy a IPSE in the US and give it as a gift in Canada vs buying it in Canada.

The arbitrage game has been going on for a long time with Apple products.
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