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Originally Posted by mick pinner
we will always pay percieved high prices because there is not the competition to bring prices down.
how many retailers sell Televue ep's?
how many retailers sell Takahashi products?
all we as consumers can do if we deciede to buy locally is find the lowest price and if we feel confident with their back up service is buy from that retailer and hopefully their competition will see this in their resultant drop in sales and hopefully try and compete by lowering their prices.
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So, what you're saying Mick is that monopolisation leads to price fixing, due to lack of competition? I agree with you, but this "free market" BS screws all of that. It's basically a "you can do whatever you like" scenario today for businesses.
Warranty is the major issue when it comes to buying overseas - local distributors jack the price up so much due to greed, and then hold the warranty to your face like a ransom. This is enough to tempt most people to buy local. It's why I believe in global warranties, not locally enforced regional warranties. They do nothing for the customer, and everything for the business, it's like treating your customers with heavy disdain.
Dave