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Originally Posted by kayce
This same argument has been going on in the golf industry for a really long time, since most of the remaining foundry's worldwide are located in the far east and as a result literally everything is made over there and knock-offs are quite commonplace. The argument being if they look the same they must be the same, and while the pros can tell the difference few of us amatuers can, but the difference being whose economy are you willing to donate directly to its growth on the worldwide marketplace - the chinese or a free nation?
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I take your point and that is a broader question. From what I know about the R.C. market, particularly esc's and li-pos, there are quite a few cases of cloned items but just with a different 'wig' then sold at twice the price. They are not (always at least) inferior copies, actually the same with a different 'rug'(sticker). However, I for one would hate to see the demise of U.K model shops as the likes of DMS and co do us a great service, but unfortunately when it comes to the higher priced items we need to buy money talks and in the case of the likes of Mike and I, we can't afford to spend too mcuh at the expense of, say, a new washing machine for the mrs!
