QUOTE(mansooriqbal @ Oct 21 2013, 12:34 AM)
true. But bro in USA a lot of these things are cheap and usually made in China. Cheap in US expensive in Malaysia. :S weird system we live in. I like US for this onething. You can literally get anything over thr... and cheaper too

n yes made in USA products are quality but super expensive. Usually Made in China which goes to US goes through a lot of quality check. I think in Malaysia a bit not perfect also boleh la lol. I just dont get it. China is near to MY compared to USA then why MY more expensive? politics

Few reason.
1. Government tax. If u look at the index of our tax, u will find its kinda outdated. custom will tax based on the material of the item. If that material is made of multiple materials, then they will tax u based on whichever they find first.. Let say, plastic, rubber, aluminium.. They will tax u based on your justifications, if u are present or sale, any they preferred
2. Quality of products. When u import in bulk from china, there tends to have faulty units. Let say u import 1000 pieces of power bank. Based on the price you are paying, there is a difference in the % of faulty units. So seller have to take into consideration when selling it. And the coverage of warranty too... That's y the longer the oem offer u warranty, it become more expensive as the risk if going faulty is higher in a long run.
3. Reseller - especially new item, people tends to maximize their profit margin. If product A just launched in Malaysia, they will proce it as high as possible. But once there are competitors, they will drop the price. So the early adopters will pay a premium price to have it earlier... And worse, some greedy reseller will tell you nice and sweet stories so u ended up buying it overpriced..