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The bottom line is that we can blame the Internet and int'l shipping for this debacle. Before, there had to be an agent to be able to buy in foreign markets with the ability to arrange shipping or bring it back themselves. You were lucky if it was a relative or friend who didn't charge for the service. And you had to be aware. The manufacturers were not going to publish such info.
Now, it's just a mouse click away. The markets are becoming more homogenous every day much to the retailers chagrin. All the business books rally around the efficient markets philosophy but when it comes to reality, the real world is not so enamoured it seems. Too bad, so sad.
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