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mcguyver · November 10th, 2005, 00:14

in canada you'd have to make a cheaper aeg to basically be a tm clone to have any hope in this market. but that is because we are tm crazy here while the u.s. is not. tm has had some import problems into the u.s. because of their trademarks and many companies have had to remove those trades aftermarket just to get them into the u.s. and some companies have refused to send them at all. so companies like well, utg, src and a host of other companies have flooded the u.s. with so many cheap aegs, just simple stats will say they will do good just from the volume of exposure to the general population. but here i think we are a much more refined taste for quality aegs, but there still is a market here for those. and some guys with the better guns will buy these just to fill a niche or just for shits and giggles. this will only happen though if they are compatible with other brands of mags and accessories. not necessarily that they make a bad product, but interchangeability is a HUGE downside that may not be overcome in this market, but some may sell to beginners just because of the price. and i don't see an under $200 aeg a possibility in canada from ANY retailer. if you go to wgc and look at tm guns that sell for $220 u.s. they sell for $480-500 can. that's nearly 2.5 times but that comes from duties, freight, exchange, etc. utg's that sell for $99-120 u.s. sell for $260 canadian. the numbers seem logical to me. so i think if well got them here $200 would probably be the minimum canadian retail.

November 10th, 2005, 00:14	#6
mcguyver Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Northern Alberta	in canada you'd have to make a cheaper aeg to basically be a tm clone to have any hope in this market. but that is because we are tm crazy here while the u.s. is not. tm has had some import problems into the u.s. because of their trademarks and many companies have had to remove those trades aftermarket just to get them into the u.s. and some companies have refused to send them at all. so companies like well, utg, src and a host of other companies have flooded the u.s. with so many cheap aegs, just simple stats will say they will do good just from the volume of exposure to the general population. but here i think we are a much more refined taste for quality aegs, but there still is a market here for those. and some guys with the better guns will buy these just to fill a niche or just for shits and giggles. this will only happen though if they are compatible with other brands of mags and accessories. not necessarily that they make a bad product, but interchangeability is a HUGE downside that may not be overcome in this market, but some may sell to beginners just because of the price. and i don't see an under $200 aeg a possibility in canada from ANY retailer. if you go to wgc and look at tm guns that sell for $220 u.s. they sell for $480-500 can. that's nearly 2.5 times but that comes from duties, freight, exchange, etc. utg's that sell for $99-120 u.s. sell for $260 canadian. the numbers seem logical to me. so i think if well got them here $200 would probably be the minimum canadian retail.