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Originally Posted by L1Slayer
The way I know is:
1. Prime 1 allocates a certain amount of their stock to a Distributor
2. Distributor pics it up from Chinese factory
3. Retailer orders from Distributor
4. Distributor bundles up various orders from Retailers in the same region and ships them via ship.
5. Retailer receives them and sends it out to their customers.
(There may be exceptions, but I think this is the most common situation)
I'm not aware on how much customs and taxes a retailer has to pay when they receive their shipment, but it's probably way lower than what normal dudes like us pay.
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That is pretty close to what I figured... I think. So PRIME 1 has less invested then a retailer... correct (due to the cost of shipping the allocated retailer stock?)? The retailers have an extra layer of shipping costs (albeit bulk shipping costs)?
That was all I was getting at. But even so it does not necessarily mean PRIME 1 would take that amount off theirs for consumers... but if they are not competitive they should IMO.