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Location: china | I remember somebody tell me the cost of 1867LX is 400$. Today I e-mail to tomlee in shanghai, china, they say 1867 about 1000$.....-_-!! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | trade practices? :rolleyes: |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | New best price is about $850. You have to remember it then costs money to ship to china. And then it costs to ship it from shanghai to you. Also, you have to include the tariffs the chinese government imposes on imports.
If you can go to the stores you might find it cheaper. I found Tom Lee's in Hong Kong very competive, in fact, as I recall, they were slightly cheaper than the US. I think HK has a different tariff arrangement. These links will give you an idea of costs in the US for NEW instruments.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Frank, The $400 price I mentioned in an earlier post was for a USED one and not an LX model. If a 1867LX is $1000. in china, I would say that is a very good price! I would assume most goods imported from USA are quite a bit more expensive in China than USA. Dave |
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Location: china | -_-... USED is 2HANDS?
by the way, i hate the tariff! |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | One of the recent points of discussion between Bush and Hu Jintao was the American request for China to increase the value of their currency. As it now is, it makes Chinese goods very cheap in the USA and American goods very expensive in China. The result is a HUge trade imbalance. The Chinese declined the offer....
Meaning for Frank, an American made guitar will continue to be very, very expensive in China until the present currency situation is resolved. |
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Location: NJ | I can give you a great deal on a used or new 05 collectors |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Here's a link to the tom lee location page. The website also has a chinese mirror site that might be easier for you navigate. Just click around. It's the best I can do.
http://www.tomleemusic.com/Corporate/locations/location.htm#
You might want to contact al about that used '05 collectors. Whatever you decide, good luck. |
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Location: china | thank you |
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Location: china | Originally posted by Paul Blanchard:
One of the recent points of discussion between Bush and Hu Jintao was the American request for China to increase the value of their currency. As it now is, it makes Chinese goods very cheap in the USA and American goods very expensive in China. The result is a HUge trade imbalance. The Chinese declined the offer....
Meaning for Frank, an American made guitar will continue to be very, very expensive in China until the present currency situation is resolved. :D :D you are a humorous guy!but this is the national policy.... |
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Location: china | Originally posted by Paul Blanchard:
One of the recent points of discussion between Bush and Hu Jintao was the American request for China to increase the value of their currency. As it now is, it makes Chinese goods very cheap in the USA and American goods very expensive in China. The result is a HUge trade imbalance. The Chinese declined the offer....
Meaning for Frank, an American made guitar will continue to be very, very expensive in China until the present currency situation is resolved. hahahaha...you are a humorous guy!! |
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Location: china | Originally posted by alpep:
I can give you a great deal on a used or new 05 collectors I am in remote china...-____-..
I think i have no opportunity to go to US within 10 years! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Frank,
Become a democracy and you will have a Walmart in 5 years!
Peace |
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Location: china | walmart supermarket? |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | The Walmart will not help Frank get a good guitar. As a matter-of-fact, our local Walmart superstore sells mostly Chinese imported products. |
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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | Woody is really being Funny. If China opened up to it, there would be 500 Walmarts is 5 months, not 5 years. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | You know, there are walmarts in china ... Right? New ones opening all the time. Since 1996. Or are you saying the chinese government is slowing down their expansion. That I wouldn't know. I do know that they are adding at the rate of at least 5 new stores a year. From my experience it's only the big cities in the costal regions that would make sense to have a walmart. In the rural regions it wouldn't work.
It makes sense to me that walmart would want to go slow. |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | Walmart is indeed in China, and has grown rapidly while experiencing growing pains. |
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why the are enormous gap between CN and US?