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Old 31-10-2014, 07:49 AM   #22
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Default Re: $23 deleivered car stereo from china - Am I missing something

I should note too that the Hong Kong 4x4 supplier (who did everything from fluffy dice to full diff lock kits and winches and turbos) responded in an interesting way when I sent an email inquiring about the snorkels.

They said in a reply that the cost on the website was for one snorkel, but "if you wish we can supply any quantity from several up to a container full or more, with increasingly lower prices per unit if you buy more".

No wonder people were making a killing on Ebay selling stuff like that...but twenty or thirty at a substantial discount over the already-cheap price, then sell them for a couple of hundred less than the price at the time of a snorkel here and you would make a huge profit.
However, as I said, now snorkels have dropped to a third of the price they used to be thankfully.

This happens with a lot of other cars parts too if you do some sniffing around...Chinese companies will happily deal with anyone, not just companies, who want to buy in bulk.
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