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sungam
Nov 16, 2011, 8:28 AM
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USnavy wrote: patto wrote: Thanks for the great post maldaly. You're an asset to the community.  maldaly wrote: I'm also very very skeptical of hitting the $65 target price. When we were negotiating with Dave to buy CCH, we took samples to China for a quote after being unable to find anyone who would touch them in the USA. The best quote we got for 25,000 units was LOC, $32 FOB China. Going through the normal distribution steps would make them a $150 cam. Now I know that Spain's economy is in the toilet but I'll bet it still costs more to produce in Spain than it does in China. So, like I said, I'm skeptical. Great insight into the manufacturing of consumer products. However this all begs the question, if what you say is the case, how can Totem sell their Alien imitation cams for $59.95? They don't seem too dissimilar in design. http://www.totemcams.com/...dex.php?id=1&f=2If you are getting that $59.95 figure from their site you should note that they are 59.95 EUROS, not to be confused with dollars. The euro is worth over 130% what the dollar is worth. Than you have to tack on the retarded VAT tax that seems to apply to everyone, even international buyers. Than the international fee your bank is going to charge to convert dollars to euros. You are than looking at over $100 per cam.
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sethg
Nov 16, 2011, 1:20 PM
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I bought a full set of Totem Basics. They are $59.95, in dollars. No VAT, no fee for conversion to Euros. I don't think US Navy knows what he's talking about in this instance.
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USnavy
Nov 16, 2011, 1:32 PM
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sethg wrote: I bought a full set of Totem Basics. They are $59.95, in dollars. No VAT, no fee for conversion to Euros. I don't think US Navy knows what he's talking about in this instance.
(This post was edited by USnavy on Nov 16, 2011, 1:36 PM)
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mattm
Nov 17, 2011, 6:15 PM
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cracklover wrote: rhyang wrote: Nope, it's $59.95 USD. Bought a yellow not too long ago. Shipped from Portland, OR to CA. That's fricken awesome. Almost unbelievable, actually. GO
totem got a US "distributor" so they could ship UPS rather than Spanish Postal. I assume this was to keep up with increasing demand and reduce their shipping expenses.
I have the full set of Basic Cams (and their Totems)
I did a write up here: http://www.mountainproject.com/...s-are-here/107323970
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USnavy
Nov 20, 2011, 6:20 PM
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Here they are:
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iron106
Dec 17, 2012, 4:33 PM
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Anybody using these? Good no good?
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shimanilami
Dec 17, 2012, 8:58 PM
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I saw them in a store. They look and feel like all the other Aliens I own. Pretty much identical as far as I can tell.
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