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Originally Posted by Tcoat
Oh there are several factors I didn't go into or just sort of implied.
R&D engineering and testing
Overhead such as business licenses, taxes, permits, insurance
Warranty costs (warranty claims are not free to the company)
Proper waste disposal/environmental costs
Oh I could probably add 20 more lines but the message is clear
The sad part is that the companies selling those dirt cheap products are probably pulling in a much larger profit margin than the legit bigger company they are copying.
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Or the legit smaller company they’re copying. Most of the mods on my car come from small businesses in the US that do everything in house. There exist copies on the market made in China. Those reps are directly negatively impacting your fellow hard-working Americans.