So if you found a deal for $300, trust me, he is not losing any money on that sale.
(USD300 is around 1950 yuan with mean value. But also this is not whole truth. ebay rate is different, also ebay take lot of fees... if you pay USD300 to chinese seller with paypal (ebay own it) how much he/she really get. Today you vcan not put anything (business) to ebay without fees. What if this chinese seller want draw this money to his hand from paypal... hehe...
Everyone know what are taobao prices. Good reliable sellers is difficcult to find... rogertianxian is one very serious trusted seller example.. (but you need someone who is between you and taobaoseller... how much taobaoseller really get real money if he sell with 1650 yauan... and remember also look fees... not only "price".
This is not for person who write this... this is common and writer give only some idea for this.
Of course there are peoples in China who want make social work for poor western peoples.
If people who sell just do not loose real money but where is salary for working?
Before I have buy (Rigol's) directly from China (my family - friends in China help buy and shipping to my country)
I know exactly what is price in China so that chinese seller can get just one day food when he sell one. In reality it is not any kind of business. There is not possible to do anything for customer care or no any risk money if one damaged in postal system.
Of course all want buy so that seller who make also work do not get nearly anything.
Some seller who buy high volumes directly from Rigol may get littlebit more but also he need put lot of money to this and risk is also currency changing.
After shipping to my country and after customs/VAT price is more. Then I do work for selling, give customer service, all nights answer customers questions, meet many peoples who want look this,, then... oh maybe next month my mom promise I can buy... etc. I can tell that I get maybe one euro for every hour what I have work for this selling. Then peoples tell me that I have high prices becouse it is in China this price. Well... good luck and buy from China or seller who do not care anytrhing after he/she get your money...you are just alone if something happend. Yes, I have stop this Rigol selling. No one want pay money to people who do work for this... only if he is working as doing free social work.
yes, some day some young man cry becouse he have visit me and look Rigol... then he was clever, he buy it from ebay or some "grey" dropshipper... after one month his scope "buff" no display. He ask seller, no answer, he send letter to Rigol... no answer.
Now he is happy hantek owner. Also he pay this work what I do for care customer and for posibility that some warranty fail... yes now he know... if something happend... one call to me and after some hours or days he have repaired scope. But, this potential work and done work... I want money as all peoples who are working. These are not as box of potatoes. Working include testing, (yes I do full quality control for every single unit before sell. I answer questions, (but only for buyers) how I can measure this. I write some simple help texts for some special things with my own language... before people buy he can come and test if model is ok for his needs... here we can simulate nearly all needs.
Of course many peoples buy directly from cheap seller. Most times all go ok. Most of peoles can survive themselves, they can find info from other peoples etc... example from this forum. (also I have tell many my "Rigol time" customers that please look eevblog forum... you find answer.)
But all who have buy Hantek from me they know that what ever happend I try help them. I have use huge number of hours so that I know this product enough for giving customer care... also slowly I want my salary about this whole work. Only way to get salary is add this to selling prices and also add some risk value. If something fails in warranty time... I need spare parts. Yes I get from hantek but not without work and also small money. If someone do not understand how all business work... well... yes all we do free...haha.
But... these who ask me that why your price is this... in China I have see they are more cheap... so your price is too high.
My answer is simple.. go and buy - it is easy to send money. I hope you are lucky. If you are not lucky I can do service for you but it is minimum 50 euro per hour... normally more. (normal electronics service pricing)
maybe there are still peoples who think that of course there are peoples who do not need money, only working.
Very soon peoples in the world can see that chinese do not want working without money. Is it surprice?
Maybe someone want free lounch? Of course there are lot of free lounches...