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Those who opened Flipkart today were greeted by a huge banner for the
sale of the OnePlus 3 smartphone during the company’s upcoming Big Shopping Days sale, which kicks off on Sunday. Interestingly, the banner contained hugely discounted pricing for the OnePlus 3 of under Rs. 20,000. This comes as a big surprise, considering the Chinese brand exclusively sells its smartphones via Amazon India in the country. OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei expressed his surprise as well, in a tweet questioning how Flipkart is planning on selling the smartphone.
As we mentioned, the OnePlus 3 sale on Flipkart was, in fact, a surprise for OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei too, who tweeted to the Indian e-commerce company’s Executive Chairman and Co-Founder Sachin Bansal, saying “What's this? We're exclusive with Amazon.”
There has been no response to Pei’s tweet from Bansal or Flipkart yet.
On the matter, Flipkart in a statement to Gadgets 360 said, "Flipkart is a marketplace which helps sellers connect with customers across the country. All our sellers are mandated to adhere to stringent guidelines. The prices and discounts for all our sales are decided by the participating sellers and brands"
This is obviously a vague statement that does not address any of the concerns being raised by the OnePlus co-founder. Flipkart is claiming that it has no control over its platform, its huge banner displays, or its social media channels.
OnePlus said on the matter, "We have an exclusive partnership with Amazon in India. We advice customers to purchase OnePlus products only through official channels as we cannot guarantee the authenticity of the products sold elsewhere."
For now, it seems that OnePlus 3 will be sold on Flipkart by third-party sellers, but will not carry the official warranty, and may not be authentic since it has been not been acquired from official channels.
Flipkart Teases OnePlus 3 Sale; OnePlus Co-Founder Tweets 'What’s This? We’re Exclusive With Amazon' | NDTV Gadgets360.com
sale of the OnePlus 3 smartphone during the company’s upcoming Big Shopping Days sale, which kicks off on Sunday. Interestingly, the banner contained hugely discounted pricing for the OnePlus 3 of under Rs. 20,000. This comes as a big surprise, considering the Chinese brand exclusively sells its smartphones via Amazon India in the country. OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei expressed his surprise as well, in a tweet questioning how Flipkart is planning on selling the smartphone.
As we mentioned, the OnePlus 3 sale on Flipkart was, in fact, a surprise for OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei too, who tweeted to the Indian e-commerce company’s Executive Chairman and Co-Founder Sachin Bansal, saying “What's this? We're exclusive with Amazon.”
There has been no response to Pei’s tweet from Bansal or Flipkart yet.
On the matter, Flipkart in a statement to Gadgets 360 said, "Flipkart is a marketplace which helps sellers connect with customers across the country. All our sellers are mandated to adhere to stringent guidelines. The prices and discounts for all our sales are decided by the participating sellers and brands"
This is obviously a vague statement that does not address any of the concerns being raised by the OnePlus co-founder. Flipkart is claiming that it has no control over its platform, its huge banner displays, or its social media channels.
OnePlus said on the matter, "We have an exclusive partnership with Amazon in India. We advice customers to purchase OnePlus products only through official channels as we cannot guarantee the authenticity of the products sold elsewhere."
For now, it seems that OnePlus 3 will be sold on Flipkart by third-party sellers, but will not carry the official warranty, and may not be authentic since it has been not been acquired from official channels.
Flipkart Teases OnePlus 3 Sale; OnePlus Co-Founder Tweets 'What’s This? We’re Exclusive With Amazon' | NDTV Gadgets360.com
