Is it worth buying iphone form external store?

I am in australia and today i  found this great deal of the day on iphone 5 form one of the online store direct bargains , but the problem is i am not sure whether i should buy this iphone 5 or not. They have mentioned 1 year warranty on their product specificaiton page and we don't have any strict consumer laws in australia like usa. Please help if i should buy this phone? Thanks in advance.

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