Non-Ebay Deals/Bargains

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Leshaches in reply to @owl

Say that a steel something is made in Japan, Germany or Italy and people will pay silly prices. A 20cm polished tool steel rod with 2 Allen key heads protruding at 90deg from the shaft and a leather strip to hang if from? £25 please. But it’s desiiign … Sure, a pretty poor design for a bike tool at that.

https://tokyobike.co.uk/products/runwell-hex-wrench-take

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Fishfabs in reply to @Leshaches

I realise it doesn't mean it's good value or a good product, but they may not be making much money on that polished hex bar made in Japan to be honest, depending who made it and the size of the batches. Considering if somebody asked me to make 100 of those, I wouldn't really cover costs at £25 each - bearing in mind HMRC take 20% in VAT.

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Leshaches in reply to @Fishfabs

I turn metal recreationally, I’m not denying the capital expense in manufacturing them, but it’s easier to sell a less efficiently made, less functional, more stylised steel product for more than an objectively higher quality alternative if the product is Japanese, German or Italian.

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