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Old 03-19-2013, 02:37 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck View Post
However, I don't see that a single family's purchase Thai with US money, and then shipping them to the US, is going to destroy the publisher's profit margin
No, but it does establish a unique opportunity for (large-scale) arbitrage. And if sufficient individuals undermine local prices by importing and cheaply reselling the same goods from elsewhere, there will eventually be an impact on the publisher.
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