Global greed
How does this work ?I recently purchased a camera adaptor for $45 plus $7 postage from an online store...
I needed another and as the last one got lost in the mail and took over a week due to delivery problems to get to me I looked online on ebay
I can buy the same item(both generic no name brands)with free shipping direct from China for $1.45 each
Ok the delivery time may be 2 weeks but I have bought 4 adaptors for a total cost of $6 which is less than the postage cost here
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The difference may be in the quality of the product(different brand, you say?)
"Made in China" is not always a reliable punt, other than price-wise.
....then again, you'll probably prove me wrong.
Report back with your findings.
Having said all that, I get all my Magnesium, Vit C and Multivitamins shipped in from the States, at a much lower cost than here, and that's with freight charges included. Our Health Food speciality stores are a right rip-off.
As I said both generic no name ...
So I expect quality will be identical also
You won't know for sure, though, until it arrives.
If it is the same, you're sitting pretty.
Just makes me wonder how they can make a product at such a low cost?
Sweat shops come to mind.
How can they send
4 for less than the cost of posting the item here let alone the component itself
Bit annoyed that it took so long at first until realizing it was coming from China.
Product good and third of price even after postage.
I would take care if product for me was expensive and wanted brand name as copies are made in China.
Still in these days that's not even gaurentee
Now I feel guilty for slaughtering thousands of villages over $1.45