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MEXICOWANDERER
Aug 08, 2014Explorer
Having numerous contacts in China and studying the industrial model there...
It is my OPINION that China is not as stable as you might think. Factories MUST produce and sell products to keep its work force busy. Factory owners that close their doors face enormous pressure and ridicule by workers and the community. The government control over labor is iron clad. Money must flow no matter what the cost. Foreign income. Dollars.
On eBay and in the market place you are seeing a "Golden Age" for consumers. Especially if a person knows how to shop China. Of course the dollars outflow is not good for the USA.
I just purchased 100 555 timer IC's for One Single US CENT. Fifty 110 amp MOSFET transistors for $1.90. A couple dollars for shipping each. 25 Optocouplers for 3.35 dollars free shipping. And too many heatsinks to list. Hundreds of them. Wan, taught me how to negotiate Chinese style and it has paid dividends.
Tomorrow I receive ONE HUNDRED 30 watt white LED chips I purchased for $5.57 free shipping. These are GENUINE 30 watt chips that operate at 33 volts.
Tired of CFL warmup time and limited life. Time to go pure LED.
It is my OPINION that China is not as stable as you might think. Factories MUST produce and sell products to keep its work force busy. Factory owners that close their doors face enormous pressure and ridicule by workers and the community. The government control over labor is iron clad. Money must flow no matter what the cost. Foreign income. Dollars.
On eBay and in the market place you are seeing a "Golden Age" for consumers. Especially if a person knows how to shop China. Of course the dollars outflow is not good for the USA.
I just purchased 100 555 timer IC's for One Single US CENT. Fifty 110 amp MOSFET transistors for $1.90. A couple dollars for shipping each. 25 Optocouplers for 3.35 dollars free shipping. And too many heatsinks to list. Hundreds of them. Wan, taught me how to negotiate Chinese style and it has paid dividends.
Tomorrow I receive ONE HUNDRED 30 watt white LED chips I purchased for $5.57 free shipping. These are GENUINE 30 watt chips that operate at 33 volts.
Tired of CFL warmup time and limited life. Time to go pure LED.
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