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Old 10-22-2014, 08:52 PM
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Ayup... Me & my bud, John, MARVELLED how they could make a COLOR TV in China, ship it to America, & finally to Greater Bugtussle, Tennessee, sell it for $65, or whatever, & EVERYBODY still made money offa the damthing... The Mind Boggles..
That's easy. The same device in China costs $250. Those profits make up the losses in the US. Since China is a closed market, you aren't going to be undercut by some other nation's products at $225. It's called "dumping".

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Old 10-23-2014, 09:04 AM
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That's easy. The same device in China costs $250. Those profits make up the losses in the US. Since China is a closed market, you aren't going to be undercut by some other nation's products at $225. It's called "dumping".

Lather, rinse, repeat.
Some of those sets are made in Thailand and Indonesia.
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