Kobojunkie:
Stand your ground. He even had another lawyer visit him while he was in the cell and that one also didn't do anything meaning these were probably a bunch of attorneys who were lawyers in title only and not in knowledge.

is it not in this Nigeria we are in that people in the police will disobey court order over and over again and nothing happens to them? What could the second lawyer have done?

Kobojunkie:
But why is this lawyer telling us this pathetic story when he ought to be using the opportunity to give us ideas on how to plead our rights when cornered in such a situation?

he is showing us how hopeless the situation is, how would you plead your right when the person you are pleading it to either doesn't care or know you have those rights?

Purely your opinion and its wrong

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atheistandproud:


To be very honest, I don't really care about these companies because most members of the public are happily ignorant and illiterate. I'm even surprised that no one has come to broke shame me sef. It used to be a staple of Nairaland.

Our favourite "affordable" brand used to and still does deceptive marketing and overpricing till this day. But not on the scale that Oppo has done with the Reno 8.

My main aim is always to educate the general public. That's what's important. Those who have ears, let them hear.

one thing I have noticed is that compared to other Chinese brands is the same category as oppo the price of it phones in Nigeria here are usually outrageous compared to other brands, my guess is that oppo likes money more than the others.

Meister:


They certainly don't, you're mistaking sending their highest specced phone with actually releasing two phones with the same name and different specs then sending the one with higher specs to reviewers in a country when you know that's not the one you're planning to sell there.

majority of the video reviews from different creators in different countries I have seen has either been on the oppo reno 8 5g or the oppo reno 8 Pro, I think they just decided to send the more powerful models to everyone. Now what I am not sure of is whether they sent this particular model of their phone to any Nigerian content creator (majority of them don't disclose how they got the phone) if what you are saying is true then it is either an oversight from them or they are just behaving in a scummy manner as usual.

Meister:


I don't understand why anyone will try to defend cause I'm almost sure they knew exactly what they were doing. This was also the case with oppo Reno 7 cause the international variant used Dimensity 900 while the one released in Nigeria was SD 680 and at the same price basically and this Reno 8 and the initial Reno 7 are exactly the same phone.

i am not defending them, my point has always been that the person buying a phone should make sure he knows and his sure of what he his buying before paying because some phone manufacturer are just playing fast and loose with their naming scheme

atheistandproud:


Both phones are simply named Reno 8. No distinction. Just Reno 8.

It takes a tech person to know the difference between both. The random person on the street go fall mugu immediately.

go to their website one phone is named reno 8 5g the other one is named reno 8, this naming scheme is unhelpful to say the least. In this case I would blame the top sites that come up when you Google oppo reno 8 they have really done little to differentiate between oppo reno 8 5g and oppo reno 8

atheistandproud:


So deceptive marketing is okay?

Lying by omission is okay as well?

majority of these phone companies have complicated naming schemes for their devices, the phone companies should do better and the buyers should do enough due diligence.

atheistandproud:

2. Most phone companies announce the prices of their phones at launch in USD. When these phones are released to the Nigerian market, their prices are usually around the same price using the official exchange rate. I followed Xiaomi's and Apple's launches last year and I can confirm this for a fact.

It makes no feasible sense for these companies to sell their phones in Nigeria at our official rate, i have not seen any news information from oppo talking about releasing their phones at the price you quoted in your video (oppo isn't selling at that price because it is not inline with economic reality of country ) or any price at all. What is more likely to be the case was what I posted earlier.

3. Oppo are a registered and licensed Nigerian company. Those phones were imported through official channels.

So what? Oppo hasn't broken any law if it chooses to price it's phone using parallel market rate (which I think it likely does)

The review units given to YouTubers was the one with Dimensity 1300 but the one that Oppo is selling carries Snapdragon 680. Yet they're selling the SD680 variant for the price of the Dimensity 1300.
It's criminal.

If oppo itself had come out and put it somewhere that: "our phones are sold at the official rate" then your anger would probably be justified.
As you said in you video the people you meet told you that "this is the price we were told to sell it".

FM19addict:
what did I just read? Please stop

what is wrong with what I posted?

Meister:
Very nice video, you forgot to mention that they actually sent the OPPO Reno 8 with dimensity 1300 to out so called big tech YouTubers to promote it then ended up bringing the one with SD 680 at the same price for consumers that don't know any better.
From all indications this was a well calculated move

majority of phone manufacturers do this, they will usually send their device with buffier specs to reviewers, even when they send all their range of devices to reviewers, reviewers usually prefer to put more coverage on the device with buffier specs. I am not saying this behaviour is not scummy I am only pointing out that it is the way of the world and buyers should always beware.

atheistandproud:


That's parallel market exchange rates.

Yes

No big company uses that. Even Xiaomi, Samsung and Apple use the official exchange rates.

show me one of these big companies that put the price of their phones on their website. I think with our situation in Nigeria it is best to assume these people sell their phones at the parallel rate.

I cannot believe that you're defending the criminality of Oppo!

I am not defending anyone's criminal behaviour, I am only showing angles that you have not explored.

atheistandproud:
Oppo Nigeria are out to scam their customers and this is well beyond price skimming and overpricing. This is a lot more diabolical.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL0Nkmu5U6s

the person in your story only fell victim to scummy marketing tactics of phone manufacturers and the laziness of the people posting phone spec on the internet. the price he paid for the phone would have been a valid issue if he had not paid a fair price for the phone, in your video you use the following prices:
Reno 8 5g- N278k ($574 @[N484 per dollar])
Reno 8 - N178k (€330 @[N539 per euro])

these prices are the at official rate of exchange, i do not think it is possible as at now or at the time the person in your story bought his phone to get forex at the official rate to buy a phone (i would really like to be wrong). a pricing structure inline with our reality in this country would look like this:
Reno 8 5g- N427k ($574 @[N745 per dollar])
Reno 8 - N254k (€330 @[N777 per euro])

the phone the person in your story wants in reality costs considerably more and he was not really cheated.

i do not think the op asked the right questions when he was buying the phone, oppo's naming scheme is pretty confusing and it is probably intentional. the op should have made sure that the rep confirmed the chipset on the phone before buying. the op probably just googled the phone and made his order based on that information which is obviously wrong. the phone the op wants is called oppo reno 8 5g, the phone he bought is oppo reno 8, most websites call the phone oppo reno 8 but display the spec of oppo reno 8 5g. technically it is no oppo's fault that he ordered the wrong phone but in a sane society he should be able to return the phone, i guess our society isn't a sane one.

It is doing well for only you

SaintUlot:


Can't someone receive directly from amazon kindle to grey?

from what I have seen seen here I don't think it's advisable

Emmanuel950:


It's a total of 3%

redo the calculation

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raphemmanuel:
Thanks alot, I appreciate.
This was very helpful.

Please is there any charges when withdrawing from Payoneer to grey and from grey to naira bank account?
What are the charges like?

from my experience its 2 percent from payoneer to grey and another 2 percent (1 percent to receive into dollar account , 1 percent when converting from dollar to naira) to get it to your Nigerian account

raphemmanuel:
please how can I transfer from my Payoneer to my grey.co account.
I am finding it difficult to do it here.
Thanks...

https://support.grey.co/en/articles/5451098-how-to-withdraw-payoneer-funds-to-your-grey-virtual-account

elated177:
El Elohe Yahshrael!


Most of the guys who call themselves atheists here fall into three categories.

1: The damaged ones: These ones were damaged in one way or the other by their former spiritual fathers/mothers. Some of them were sexually abused. It will surprise you to know that many in this category still go to their "church". They only come here and give vent to their anger, trauma, bitterness, frustration, disappointment, etc, because it is a faceless forum. They have been so emasculated that they dare not utter any of what they say here out there. What they have is hatred for their Maker. This hatred stemmed from the abuse they suffered at the hands of evil men and women who parade themselves as the agents of light, but who are indeed agents of darkness.

2: The unconscious agents of wickedness: These one have demons in them and are not aware of it. Out there, they may even go to their "churches". This is the only place where they can act out freely. Most of them dare not utter an iota of what they say here out there.

3: The satanic/demonic agents: These are the conscious satanic/demonic agents. They are agents of darkness/wickedness. Their aim is to steer people away from the path of righteousness and lure them into darkness. They know what they are doing. They know that the Creator exists. They are conscious of their relationship with their father and master, the devil or Satan. Many of them have successfully lured some unstable and unwary "believers" into sinful lifestyles, especially sexual immorality. Their confidence stems from this. Their claim of atheism is a facade. They want you to let your guard down and give them to opportunity to strike. Typical serpentine tactic.

So, when one looks at it critically, there isn't really an atheist on nairaland.

Just to be brief.

El Elohe Yahshrael!

i thought that those in Christ are at peace, reading this sounds like its coming from someone that is very bitter

tellsblinks:
lol Seams like you're not in Nigeria. It's been banned bro

what are you talking about? i did a transaction this morning and my money resting here.

tellsblinks:

Can we buy crypto with grey??

put the money in your Nigerian bank account and do with it as you wish

raphemmanuel:
do I have the opportunity to withdraw into my bank account at the current rate of N580+ from grey?

last time i withdrew it was at 577, isn't that the point?

ambitiouschap17:


The white slip NIN. I have contacted customer service now, waiting for their response.

upload the one that has your date of birth on it .

raphemmanuel:
please how does this grey works.
How will I be able to get my funds in my local currency Naira with better exchange rate when I transfer my Payoneer to it.
Thanks

you get a usa account when you get verified with your nin slip or passport and you transfer from your payonner to that account and do the rest on the site.

just transfer from payonner to grey.co very simple