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Importing AVproducts from USA
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<blockquote data-quote="Now Playing" data-source="post: 94571" data-attributes="member: 2381"><p>Having lived in Australia from 1997 through 2008 and having first hand experience with agents, wholesalers and retailers in both hi-fi and electronics in Australia I think I have a pretty good handle on what things electronic cost during that time, whether purchased locally or imported from the US/Europe, and, I can tell you they were a fair amount cheaper. Housing and general cost of living on the other hand was a different ballgame altogether. I doubt there have been any significant structural changes to their economy to cause relativities to have shifted. Having traveled extensively from Aus to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, Japan etc. I can also tell you that flight times from to most Asian countries are only marginally less than that from SA to Oz. If you think it's a short walk it's because you've never made the trip. Traveling from Melbourne to NYC or European destinations is pretty much a 24 hour gig door to door. AFAIK JHB to NY is pretty much in the same vein whilst JHB to Europe is a hop, skip and a jump. BTW, buying from America and shipping to Australia actually incurs more travel if the goods are originated in China...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Now Playing, post: 94571, member: 2381"] Having lived in Australia from 1997 through 2008 and having first hand experience with agents, wholesalers and retailers in both hi-fi and electronics in Australia I think I have a pretty good handle on what things electronic cost during that time, whether purchased locally or imported from the US/Europe, and, I can tell you they were a fair amount cheaper. Housing and general cost of living on the other hand was a different ballgame altogether. I doubt there have been any significant structural changes to their economy to cause relativities to have shifted. Having traveled extensively from Aus to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, Japan etc. I can also tell you that flight times from to most Asian countries are only marginally less than that from SA to Oz. If you think it's a short walk it's because you've never made the trip. Traveling from Melbourne to NYC or European destinations is pretty much a 24 hour gig door to door. AFAIK JHB to NY is pretty much in the same vein whilst JHB to Europe is a hop, skip and a jump. BTW, buying from America and shipping to Australia actually incurs more travel if the goods are originated in China... [/QUOTE]
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