Might have a bit to do with the social structure as well. A lot Americans happily to work 3 jobs all on minimum wage barely scraping enough to live on. Try getting an Aussie to work just the single job on minimum wage ($18 an hour now? compared to about $10 in America) Most will tell their boss what a tight cnut they are and go live happily on the dole which the government is more than happy to dish out.

With all the middle men involved, even in a warehouse, this can add up quite quickly.

Still doesn't explain the crack pipe prices here.

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It might be a case of the base wholesale price being the same while the local retail prices are based around RRP's to protect the agents even though the parts are coming direct from factories. RRP's are set to give attractive and attainable margins to the agents based on what the consumer is prepared to pay.
Basic rules apply. Price around. If people cant shift their products prices come down. If companies are going out of business and still selling cheaper products overseas then more fool them I say.

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A lot of the stuff I've enquired about the wholesale price here is the retail price OS.

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