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Originally Posted by Louwai
No one is disputing the cost of doing business, but when a telescope retails at 3 x the RETAIL cost of what it is in the US (in au $25k - in the US US$8k) There is absolutely nothing that can justify the price difference.
The retailers in the US have similar outgoings & they are still making profit on their retail price + the US retail price usually INCLUDES shipping within the US.
Try getting that here........
Buy it retail @ US$8k + AU$2k shipping to Brissy + AU$1k for taxes + an assumed AU retailers 50% profit = approx AU$17k
Still WAY below the current retail price of $25k
So where's the justification for the remaining AU$8k ????
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Turnover of $10mil+, it is a lot easier than $2mil to keep margins down. also have you ever tried to bargin with a manufacturer on 5 units per year.
As I said go and buy overseas, soon the whole Australian retail market will be belong to Woolworths with $30k pa staff who cant tell you what aisle the telescope is in, either that or only online and nowhere you can see or talk to person.