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Originally Posted by LewisM
$567.78 + $230.00 Delivery
Only 5 left in stock. Sold by Outback Oasis
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Yup. This is not the only thing overpriced on Amazon Australia, vs Amazon US...there was another astro item that I was drooling over a few weeks ago that was similar in price gouging...
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Originally Posted by bobson
What a rip off! This should be on Current Affair.
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Agreed.
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Originally Posted by LewisM
I suspect at that price, they only ever had 5 in stock.
For $797, I could make one out of Exhibition Grade Turkish walnut with 24K gold inlay scroll work and a Louis Vuitton leather seat.
I just keep buying on Ali Express and ignoring all the BS.
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Yup! My take exactly.
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Originally Posted by Kunama
There’s really only one solution, move to USA......
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Really Matt? Really? Or perhaps the government should step in and punish retailers/distributors that price gouge like this? That's a far more reasonable process than saying "if you don't like it, bugger off from Australia". But hey, that seems to be the typical Aussie comeback...
believe me, if I qualified for German/Australian citizenship (missed out by 3 years *sigh*) i'd be outta here...
But, your answer, Matt, with all due respect, is simply a cop out.
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Originally Posted by LewisM
Or invest in a table saw, router, and ply wood, plus a modicum of woodworking skill.
Seriously, these are easy enough to make...I reckon $40 max with Bunnings bits. Or out of pallet wood and a cushion for nada except maybe an hour in time.
Personally, I use an Ikea stool. Cost me $5.
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Which Ikea stool Lewis? I'd be wanting this for my 6" Saxon dob...I have a very bad back, so would need this to help support my back, and reduce bending over, as well as steady my head/eye for observing.
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Originally Posted by rrussell1962
I think I saw something similar in the Ikea catalogue. Self assembly though. On a more serious note, the price difference is probably because they are banking on 5 people being stupid enough to buy it - the technical term is Marginal Revenue analysis.
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Can you remember what item/link please?
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Originally Posted by The_bluester
I think the price difference is because they have successfully managed to re establish a half effective geo fence around Australia by making it too much trouble for most to ship here, so now they are free to gouge us in peace again.
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Yup. I realise shipping isn't cheap, I'm not complaining about that. I'm cranky at the inflated price for the actual item. With that said, AUD $240 for shipping is probably a rip off too.