-=> Peter May said to Roy J. Tellason
 -=> about "CAMCORDER REPAIRS" on 02-18-04  23:38.....

 PM> Maybe the electronics industries in China are subsidised by the state,
 PM> so profit is not an issue, all the same eventually things catch up with
 PM> them. It's a real worry, I wanted to get some old WW2 walkie talkie
 PM> parts over to here from the USA and it was going to cost almost the
 PM> same amount as the part was worth in shipping to get it here.

Worth? Or did you mean the price of the item?

Comparing shipping costs with price is unrealistic. There is no
rule to say one should be less or more than the other.

If the price of the parts was low enough, you could afford to
spend that much more for the shipping.

 PM> You have to consider the size of the population thats currently
 PM> getting around on bicycles suddenly graduating to automobiles.
 PM> Resources are not infinite anymore.

That is so true :-(

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