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Originally Posted by meme405
No he wasn't JUST pointing that out, he also took a huge dig at the fact that some companies have moved manufacturing to Asia, and tried to infer that prices should come down because of that.
As myself and BCRdukes are pointing out, the fact that they moved manufacturing overseas doesn't make any difference.
Look at any sport that most people do for pure pleasure, the profit margins on gear are RIDICULOUS, but people will pay it because its what they WANT to spend money on.
What do you think the profit margin on a $600+ Lib Tech snowboard is?
How about a set of golf clubs which cost $3000?
Hell I have a hockey stick that was $400. Probably only costed like 50 bucks for them to form it.
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A board shop will make about $300 on a $600 board, a hockey shop will make about $200 on a $400 stick, but a golf shop will be lucky to make $800 on a $3000 golf set. The golf hardgoods mark up is really low, most of the margin comes from clothing and accessories.
As for bikes 80% of the high end bikes in the world are manufactured out of 6 factories in Taiwan. From a manufacturing stand point, Taiwan makes great bikes.