[z6]

The timing is a bit odd. Why would you buy the Pixel 3a over a mint Pixel 3, which is about the same price (maybe even cheaper when adding taxes).

[batiudrami]

The only way these get close to the same price is if you aren't comparing apples to apples. A grey import 3 without taxes might get close to the official 3A from Google on launch day, but give it a month for stock to become more available and discounting to start and there'll be a significant price difference.