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There are pricing differentials on some products which are impossible to explain simply by reference to foreign exchange rates, GST, shipping, import costs etc.
A large culprit to me seems to be situations where a US manufacturer appoints a sole distributor here, forbids their US dealers from selling to Australians and then sets Australian prices with a large markup over US prices assuming we have no choice but to pay them.
It's got to the stage with me where I simply refuse to buy products that have had their prices significantly inflated over comparable prices in the US. I either choose a competing product that is reasonably priced here or I buy directly from US dealers.
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