Roland68
Major Contributor
in europe perhaps
not usa , hifiman do better in usa
It would be really nice if you would leave this thread free of such things, especially with insufficient information.
Just start a thread for it.
A comparison of EU prices with US prices, or others in the world, is nonsense and only shows ignorance of how trade works, which costs arise where and how costs are passed on.
Goods in the EU are generally subject to around 20% VAT. In addition, you apparently have no idea what handling costs the seller has on the respective sales platforms, as well as taxes, customs, shipping costs, agent or importer costs (very expensive in Germany and the EU in particular), and much of this also depends on the number of units, storage costs for pre-financing, etc.
The buyer has to pay all of these costs, of course. Or are you not paid for your work?
In the USA too, there are currently very strong efforts to levy taxes or other costs on online sales, keyword Nexus. Let's see where the products are then more expensive.
This is also the same reason why EU products are much more expensive in the USA, despite sometimes no taxes, see for example RME.
This is not arbitrary, or because the manufacturer/retailer earns more from it, but simply an allocation of real costs that someone has to pay.
And the overall picture is no better. Live in New York, for example, and see if you can still afford one of the cheaper products there.
