> > Well there are also fairly expensive electronics that are branded differently in > > China vs. out but with the same guts. So you can find out the China equivalent and > > pay half what you normally would for a stereo etc. I have a programmer that I got > > from a Chinese eBay seller for less than half the cost of the "export" retail one. > > Same guts. > > I think the point you're missing is that the company is putting more postage on the > package than what the buyer paid in total, so regardless of their cost of goods, > they're losing money on the transaction. > > The only think I can think is that their bread and butter is in bulk sales, and they > just blow out the random leftovers on eBay that would just sit around the warehouse > otherwise.
Also with how many billions? of people in that country this gives them something to do versus sitting around twiddling their thumbs.
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