Lewis Perin wrote:
Michael Plant writes:


Alex igy.com10/27/04



While it is certainly normal for different products to be priced
differently in different countries by the companies that have
presence there (prices for real estate, warehousing, taxes,
employee salaries, etc), online trade is geographically blind
(with exception to shipping charges). Therefore if you see a tea
sold by a Chinese company online without listed price (we will
send you the pricelist) that means that they have at least two
pricelists - for Chinese and for stupid rich laowai. There is no
other logic behind not having their prices posted online.

While you could be quite right in your assessment, there are any
number of reasons why a company might not post prices on the
internet.


Trying to think of some, I keep coming up empty. Can you help,
Michael (or anyone else?)

I've seen different lists for different regions, maybe each one is in
the nationa currency so you don't need to look up exchange rate? Just a
guess.

-ben