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That's not true. Luxury jewelers have a pretty high markup because of the brand. Do not mix reselling stuff from china and jewellery business. Usual jewelers k
by arein3 5y ago
That's not true.
Luxury jewelers have a pretty high markup because of the brand. Do not mix reselling stuff from china and jewellery business. Usual jewelers keep prices depending on the price of material and the weight, not at 3x markup.
When buying from aliexpress/ebay you are buying a single piece, like from a retailer, same process as from ifixit. So by you logic if every retailer has 3X markup, but iFixit has price 3 times higher than the aliexpress retailer, it means that iFixit has at least 9X markup.
You also see reviews, and based on them you can decide who you trust. That is time consuming, and I would prefer to be a place where I can buy without having to worry, however also don't try to rip me off because they thought I would pay anything for cheap stuff imported from china.
- bradknowles 5y agoAliexpress is not a retailer. They are another outlet for the manufacturer -- not even the wholesaler. So, you're cutting out at least two layers of the traditional sales channel. It makes sense that their stuff would be much, much cheaper. You cannot reasonably compare their prices with any other wholesaler or manufacturer. But you do you.