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skeptic: Since the markup from factory cost to wholesale is typically 200% and the markup from factory cost to retail is typically 600% the initial costs make a mighty difference in the retail price.
Brutus: no idea what you are talking about, 600%? Chinese goods usually show up here about 25% less than American goods, they are often of lower quality, and that is after huge currency manipulation. So, 600% is in the absurd range.[/quote]
Skeptic: But then again you have shit for brains and no clue what you are talking about. Most Chinese goods show up here at 1/4th or 1/5th the costs of US goods. But the markup evens the playing field.
Brutus: here's a little Econ. 101 for you ( class one day one). If Walmart got goods at 20% the price of American goods, and marketed them up to be equal in price to American goods. Target would make them up a little less and put Walmart out of business over night. The beauty of capitalism is that it drives profits to 0!! And now you know too.
Skeptic: It costs 1/4th as much just to ship a Chinese machine tool from Bellingham to Fresno as it did to make it and ship it overseas to CA.Did you graduate from high school? Just asking.
Brutus: actually chinese goods and American goods cost about the same to ship. Everyone pays the same price per ton. You've got to think before you post. Sorry
Brutus: no idea what you are talking about, 600%? Chinese goods usually show up here about 25% less than American goods, they are often of lower quality, and that is after huge currency manipulation. So, 600% is in the absurd range.[/quote]
Skeptic: But then again you have shit for brains and no clue what you are talking about. Most Chinese goods show up here at 1/4th or 1/5th the costs of US goods. But the markup evens the playing field.
Brutus: here's a little Econ. 101 for you ( class one day one). If Walmart got goods at 20% the price of American goods, and marketed them up to be equal in price to American goods. Target would make them up a little less and put Walmart out of business over night. The beauty of capitalism is that it drives profits to 0!! And now you know too.
Skeptic: It costs 1/4th as much just to ship a Chinese machine tool from Bellingham to Fresno as it did to make it and ship it overseas to CA.Did you graduate from high school? Just asking.
Brutus: actually chinese goods and American goods cost about the same to ship. Everyone pays the same price per ton. You've got to think before you post. Sorry