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Pianos

Terrible bias in this one. It needs attention from someone who knows the subject matter and can be objective. Tartan Nutter (talk) 13:15, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

I don't know about bias; but I do have a bit of a problem with this statement:

"Yamaha tries to discourage the sale of grey market pianos by suggesting they are unsafe on their website: [1]."

If you read the web page, the relevant statement makes it quite clear that it is talking only about electronic instruments. It is not talking about pianos at all in connection with safety.

Accordingly, it seems to me that the statement quoted above needs to be changed; but I don't know enough about the subject to know how to change it; and just deleting the sentence would cause the article to be discontinuous. So I've just pointed this out here, and must leave it to someone better placed to write about it accurately. M.J.E. (talk) 19:44, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

the grey market in photographic equipments

i'm not really sure what the author of this section intended to say, but it is not written very well. there are grammar and spelling errors (some of which i've tried to correct) along with confusing syntax and poor word usage/choice. there's stuff in there that doesn't really make sense to me: parallel imports and the word defer (is it supposed to be differ?). i would rewrite it, but in order to do that you have to understand it first...

"Professional lenses like the Canon EF L series are requirements for one to be admitted into the Canon Professional Service, and grey sets are usually disqualified." WTF?! - Glueball 12:03, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

I fixed up the language in the last sentence, at least it seemed obvious what needed to be done there. 2-25-06-23:55 PST

This entire article keeps switching between grey and gray. Spellings must be consistent whithin an article. Since grey is more common in the world, I am going to change every gray to grey in the article if no one objects.--God Ω War 06:12, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

disambiguation

My understanding of "grey market" was that it referred to goods which, although not illegal in themselves, are mainly of interest to persons engaging in illegal activities. For instance: books on how to make explosives or poisons ([www.paladinpress.com Paladin Press]), or the raw materials for making such. Paul Murray 05:36, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree - the term is ambiguous and so needs a disambiguation page. It can refer to parallel imports, second-hand goods, the market for older consumers, the market for pre-issued securities as well as the market which Paul describes. See also the talk on Parallel Import at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Parallel_import. Chris stothers 00:30, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

What? they are certainly not "mainly of interest to persons engaging in illegal activities." The gray market is several billions of dollars and growing of and is an arbitrage phenomena which is driven mostly by price fixing (MRP) pressure on makers by large retailers.72.75.6.102 18:35, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

For clarity - I agree with the suggestion that some people use/understand "grey market" to connote something illegal. Others use it to refer to entirely lawful parallel trade. It would be useful to have a disambiguation page.Chris stothers 00:43, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

confusing sentence

the second sentence of the page is confusing:

Used or pre-owned goods are just that: used.

If anyone has a different way of saying/wording whatever that means I think it would be benefitial to us all.

Drewlynde 02:40, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

History of Grey Market

I'm here because I'm trying to find out about the history of the grey market and especially about the role of "grey marketeers" in the early modern period. They appear to have been the cause of great instability in markets and were regularly outlawed. Does anybody know any more on this? 82.198.140.23 09:55, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Dubious

"Thus a bottle of Champagne might cost US$35 in the United States while the same bottle might be only 5 Euros in France."

You cannot find Champagne in France for 5€ a bottle. Ordinary Bordeaux etc., yes, but not Champagne. David.Monniaux (talk) 01:03, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

I believe that this is a theoretical statement, and is fine as written, as the sentence is qualified with might. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.152.220.20 (talk) 06:57, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Biased Paragragh

The section about photographic equipment is written from a biased point of view and should be edited to reflect a neutral tone, and it contains superfluous language that detracts from the basic definitions of the topic. Editing can be accomplished without sacrificing the relevant information. 99.32.160.175 (talk) 23:38, 21 August 2012 (UTC)