How Can They Do This?

[vtcnc]

The answer to how did they get that low price probably down to economy of scale, automation, very low labor cost and low human right.

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They live there. They eat there. Their children attend school there. But most of all, they work there. They are the 17,000 employees of EUPA, a "Factory City...
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Good find! Will have this playing today while I’m in my shop making a QCTP set that I could buy for $75 on Amazon!

 

[nnam]

Good find! Will have this playing today while I’m in my shop making a QCTP set that I could buy for $75 on Amazon!

It probably takes days for me to get it done. But, for us, building stuff takes time, but it's not just value, it's also entertainment and keeping us active and healthy.

 

[Larry$]

By the time you take off the shipping, handling, eBay fees.....!

 

[Shootymacshootface]

I would say that their materials and labor are cheaper than we could ever imagine.

 

[Larry$]

What I found interesting is that it was a Taiwanese company, in China!
17,000 workers, organized, trained etc. Even though it looks like mind numbing work, they are probably way better off than bent over in the rice paddy.

 

[MrWhoopee]

By the time you take off the shipping, handling, eBay fees.....!

Not to mention the seller's markup.

 

[MrWhoopee]

17,000 workers, organized, trained etc. Even though it looks like mind numbing work, they are probably way better off than bent over in the rice paddy.

This is what is frequently missed by many well-paid, well-fed critics.

 

[Janderso]

That factory and the way their employees live is an eye opener.
That business model would never work here for many reasons.
I think we discussed the closed down GM plant that was replaced by a Chinese glass manufacturer?
Ohio rings a bell?
The billionaire Chinese owner learned a few things about Americans. We aren’t robots and we have opinions.
The average GM worker made $30+ per hour before the plant closed. Those labor intensive jobs were replaced by $12 per hour jobs.
When you can’t provide for your family, and your children are starving. A job that provides sounds pretty good. Life giving work.
Eventually you want more than food and shelter.
I believe Maslow’s Hierarchy explained it.
Sooner or later the Chinese labor force will demand more pay.
Japan is a good example. IMHO

 

[rwm]

Some zinc alloys can have enough iron in them to be slightly magnetic. I bought something similar and it was zinc alloy.
Robert

And what is "Adopted Premium Copper Alloy?" LOL.
The adopted cousin of copper?

 

[Randy M]

I looked up "Adopted Premium Copper Alloy" on Google. It only appears in ads for the battery terminals. It sounds like Marketing Speak to me.