Goodbye ZYX Airy 3

Anyone can explain how this grey market works? Juki always hide serial numbers on ebay and it fact when you got the products from him the stated serial number is fake even on actual cartridge. Manipulation with serials, manuals, boxes ... etc ... all looks weird. Some of his cartridges are older than you can expect, but many people still trust him. Some people report that it's not always perfect working cartridges. it's still risky to buy grey market stuff imho (even if the price is good). Slightly used original one from the agoners might be better altermative, at least no one is trying to stick non existing serian number on the cartridge you're buyin for $1500-$1850

Czarivey,

Please review the following:
1. ZYX pays its production costs in yen.
2. ZYX sells to one US distributor, who pays in yen or dollars depending on their agreement.
3. The distributor's US customers pay in dollars.
4. As only one currency exchange occurs (dollars-to-yen), this is the only currency exchange rate that affects the final price to a US customer.

In your view, which of the above is incorrect and why?

Regards,
Doug

If a seller is falsifying serial numbers then he's dishonest. That's reason enough for me to avoid him, regardless of price savings or other temptations. Call it naive, but that's how I was raised.

Do you think that Yen prices stay same back than and now? Forget the exchange rate and your other facts that are irrelevant.