Why are the Pixel Phones so over-priced in India?

[AC Question]

Comparing the prices with the American Market, there is about 13K (Indian Rupees) difference in the pricing. What could be the reason behind that?

 

[belodion]

Tax? Strength of economy? It is the same for me in the UK, although I'd refer to them as high prices rather than use your term of "overpricing'.

 

[ShadowFury15]

I guess that's due to the strength of the economy. It's like 650$ in the US, which should actually be around 44,000 RS:-

 

[Rukbat]

Retailers sell merchandise for whatever they can get for it - there's no incentive to sell it for less than they can get. (A few honest retailers might - I used to when Cingular almost delivered money to phone stores in the NYC area by the truckload - but the vast majority will sell things for as much as won't decrease their earnings. [The more you charge, the fewer you sell.])