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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by dave9999 [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Fergus WHY DOES FLEX-TRAK COST $4.85 at the LHS? And don't tell me it's the LHS's making money hand over fist.[:(!] [/quote] I would have to say that it IS your LHS. Both of my LHS sell code 83 flex for $3.00 EA. It sounds like they are marking it up ABOVE even the Walthers list price. Walthers list it for $3.75. Sounds like a case of highway robbery. Dave PS I assume you are refering to Atlas Flex??. [/quote] Heres the Canadian Issue: If the Canadian dollar is valued at $.76 US the $3.00 US translates into $3.95 Canadian. Add shipping and handling and duties it adds up, real quick. If one buys direct from Walthers then we are looking at $4.93 Canadian again before shipping and handling and then the $5.00 customs charge. Then we're still talking an additional 15% GST (sales tax). I just feel the price for something as simple as flex track is too much. Especially as I see it advertized in bulk for $1.19 US, which translates into $1.57 Cdn. And yes I realize economics of being able to sell cheaper in bulk but I still feel somewhere in the food chain someone is taking more than there fair share and are not willing to cut the smaller LHS's better deals. If I'm wrong then break the costs down. And far as the LHS's I deal with in my area. They treat me very well ! And cut me deals when they can.
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