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Originally Posted by clive milne
Travis, that is a sweeping statement and I am not sure that it is entirely fair or correct.
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I'm talking over the entire supply chain.
Don't get me wrong here, I'm not suggesting that the astronomy shops of Australia are ripping us off and I know Australian shops tend to do relatively low volume compared to some of the giant businesses in the US, which comes into it too.
But when I look at the prices of some of those binoculars and find I can pay about 40% of the local RRP inclusive of shipping I imagine somewhere along the line are importers and wholesalers applying quite substantial markups and it's not hard to make a case for just buying off the Internet.
It's the same with a lot of specialty retail in Australia. I'm a cyclist too and get everything from a handful of popular web based retailers at a fraction of the Australian shop price. I don't blame the shop owners, but the physical retail store business model clearly adds a lot of expense!
Travis