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Originally Posted by Stephen65
I take the "smaller market" with a grain of salt too - Sydney would be the fourth largest city in the USA if it were transplanted there and plenty of US retailers manage to survive despite being located in US cities that are much smaller.
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Even though I started this thread somewhat against the AU retailers & wholesalers, I must come to their defence here.
The perception of a "Small Market" is a very real thing. Dealing in imports, I have personally been turned away from overseas manufacturers because I am from Australia. These manufacturers are looking at long term, large volume & in their eyes 20m people will just not cut it.
ALTHOUGH, I don't believe this would pertain to Celestron or Meade as they have dedicated manufacturers in Asia who supply the entire world for that specific brand. So the "Small Market" syndrome should not affect these items at all.