Amazon is opening service in Mexico.

Trackrig wrote:
If you're in a resort or RV park in Mexico, you're most likely near a larger town like Mulege, La Paz, San Jose del Cabo, Todos Santos ...

140 miles to the nearest "big city" - population 10,000 or so.

Trackrig wrote:

I'm still digesting the 400% Chinese tax?

I've just checked - it's a history now, so your stomach may sleep happily. Mexico eliminated this tax 2 years ago, now it's a regular 15%. Like I said - the war is lost. So far I'm still seeing some goods in local "tiendas" made in Mexico, but it looks like this is going to change.

Trackrig wrote:
If they're still the cheapest, have the best selection, and can get it to you in Mexico better than anyone else, then they could be charging a 1000% percent tax for all that it matters.Bill

Who "they" - China? With $2 per hour labor with no benefits of course they're the cheapest.

Or Amazon? For some items Ebay is cheaper, since their platform is mostly used by direct sellers from China, while on Amazon there are some direct, some from US resellers and some from Amazon (though all made in China).

1000% tax? My LED lights from Ebay cost me $1.60-2.0 each. At 1000%*2=$20 each it would make sense training a few local guys in Nowhere Tx where they have no jobs of any kind. Such a tax would be an easy way to change direction of the flood.

Btw, - somebody mentioned those direct Chinese sales on Amazon. Stay away from this, if your pick-up point is hours of driving away. Timing is unpredictable. Once it was 2 weeks for me, another time 6 weeks, so compounding several orders for one trip would be difficult. Can't say about Mx, but in the US shipping offices will charge you for holding the shipment longer than a week or two. UPS will hold it for free 5 days only.

They never warn you on Amazon when shipping is direct from China, but the warning sign is a missing Prime Shipping.