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<p>[quote user="riogrande5761"]</p> <p> </p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">Tinplate Toddler</div> <div class="quote-content"> <div class="quote-user">       riogrande5761</div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-content">In a nut shell, be prepared to pay around two to three times the price for trains. </div> </blockquote> <p>I think this is not only slightly exaggerated. Chinese manufacturers have been asking good money lately, in fact, the their prices made it feasible for some manufacturers in Europe to relocate their production into the European Union and cxountries, in which the average wage is not that much higher, but the cost of quality control, communication and logistics are actually lower. </p> <p> </p> </div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p>Ulrich, Don't shoot the messenger, these kinds of figures are what Rapido has mentioned on a number of occasions.  It has also been reported that the iPhone would be similarly 2 to 3 x more expensive if made in the US.</p> <p>Anyway, if what you say is true, why aren't all the model train companies moving back over to the US what with all the issues they have been experiencing over the past 10 years?  [/quote]</p> <p>What Ulrich said is true for Europe as we have some lower wage countries like Rumania, Hungary and a few more eastern European countries nearby.<br />Regards, Volker</p>
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