Sony Admits to Buying Grey Goods

October 25th 2006 | Games Consoles

Sony admits senior staff bought PSP consoles from an illegal source but only for investigatory purposes. It is the latest revelation in its legal tussle with Hong Kong import/export firm Lik-Sang.

Lik-Sang ceased trading on Monday following legal action from Sony. Announcing its closure, it named Sony executives it said had used its service to get PlayStation Portable handhelds before they went on official release in Europe.

Sony does not deny that staff bought the game gadgets from Lik-Sang but said it was done to check the nature of the goods that were being sold.

BBC

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Sony Admits to Buying Grey Goods
Published in: Games Consoles on 2006-10-25