[Milsurplus] China electronics prices

[Hubert Miller]

I wanted an adapter from PL-259  antenna plug to SMA male to be able to use HT on coax antenna.
I saw one from U.SA. for about $4.50 plus postage. I saw an Ebay listing for one for around $1.20
postage paid. Miraculously, I found one in my adapters stock, so I was on the air for a 2M net with
the HT and a coax antenna I bought off Ebay also. I figured the China ones were inexpensive enough
I could get a few more and now that I had one, there was no hurry and I could deal with a wait for
others. So in one week, not more, I get this little package from China. It has my 3 adapters, total cost
$3.63, and postage paid. They look good quality, nothing to fault.
So how do they manufacture, pack, and ship this from China to U.S.A. for $1.21 each ? Maybe they
don't need to make more than just a few pennies off each sale? Or is this part of some need, some
plan to crush manufacturing everywhere else? I do not get it!
-Hue
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