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Old February 5th, 2011, 22:49   #38
SSjon
a.k.a. ssmm
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
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Originally Posted by rustysniper View Post
Canadian prices will never be comparable to US or Asian prices...our market size does not allow this. Has nothing to do with Canadian retailers lowering prices, If they do...they will go out of business because they will never do the volume to make up for the lost margin. Economy of scale...simple as that!
No, this does not hold true for Airsoft. Economies of scale refers to production, and last I checked most guns are imported not produced in Canada. Our high prices come from our tough Airsoft import laws and basic supply and demand. Retailers who go through the trouble to acquire or import guns will want to make a nice profit and the fact that there are very few retailers prices are pushed up.
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