[Milsurplus] China electronics prices

[Bob kb8tq]

Hi

Simple first part of the answer is that the Chinese government pays for the postage
on some transactions. Even on the ones they don’t pay for, the postal rate from 
China to the US is very different than the US to China rate (by treaty). One could 
debate how and why that is.

Next layer is that stuff like this is made in bulk over there and not so much over here. 
My experience with connectors from China has been hit or miss. Some come in and
work fine. Others … not so much. My guess is that they have a mix of factory rejects
and “extra’s” floating around in the market over there. 

One more layer is that they actually do have a thriving electronics “market” over there
like we once had over here. Buying stuff at a “radio row” still is do-able over there. The 
ability of Joe average to get the high volume price on this or that is much better there 
than here. 

So lots of layers and lots of this and that. I buy the cheap ones and re-stock once I have
worked out who has the ones that at least have working threads on them.

Bob

> On Sep 21, 2017, at 11:18 PM, Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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