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Speculating in Apple products is a risky business because you don't know when it will be officially released, but that ironically, is also the reason for the existence of such business. Like the Chinese saying, "when there is risk, there is opportunity".
But situation can change within a day, while some gray market dealers are still thinking that the gray market iPad 2 can be sold at double price on the 14th March, a day later after the official Apple announcement of sale of iPad 2 in Hong Kong in April, the price has immediately cut down fiercely.
Maybe you are thinking about "To Buy, or Not To Buy", well, I ran into a great review of the Apple iPad 2 and Motorola Xoom earlier on, maybe that can help you a bit.
Enjoy the listening practice!
Vocabulary:
speculate -- (vb)[I] to buy and sell in the hope that the value of what you buy will increase and that it can then be sold at a higher price in order to make a profit
Resources:
Vocabulary: Parallel Import / Grey Product @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.com/2009/06/vocabulary-parallel-import-grey-product.html
iPad 2 Already Selling For Twice The Price On Hong Kong Gray Market @ Business Insider
http://www.businessinsider.com/ipad-2s-hong-kong-gray-market-2011-3
iPad 2 on sale in Hong Kong, Singapore in April @ The Sydney Morning Herald
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/ipad-2-on-sale-in-hong-kong-singapore-in-april-20110323-1c5dx.html
Apple iPad 2 and Motorola Xoom: Tested, Rated, Compared (Video) @ PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2381812,00.asp
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/speculate_2
