Originally Posted by
Besercoe
I agree that the Aussie distributor has issues, however a good proportion of the issues revolve around Tamiya Japan, they have dual pricing, the Aussie disties pre shipping price is only marginally cheaper than the japan cash sale price. I know this first hand from discussions with the importer as well as Mr S Tamiya himself.
How much can be expected profit for a Mini Body anyway? Here in Japan the profit isnt that much. No one expects to make $30 Australian or other wise off of one body. Even if Tamiya Japan priced the Body at $30 and then the wholesaler could make $5 and then the Shop could make another $5. Thats about what goes on here in Japan. Almost everything here that isnt a spare part only make a few dollar on top of the wholesale price. Body sets and Kits have the least mark up here.Nobody makes a living selling just these items. The bodies also come from PI now so the import taxes should be lower across the board. So i agree with Tony on this one someone down under is screwing you guys.