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Originally Posted by Rlum
Agreed. Knowing ARV reputation. I would venture to say it is not exactly the same. I suspect something will be different. I cannot believe the price differential. Something must be missing from the less expensive one? Can't believe the mark up from ARV could be that big?
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I'm not sure. ARV first arranged to have these units imported from Australia five years ago. They had to deal with import issues, get a 120VAC version built, and probably had to meet a minimum purchase. That was a lot for them to bite off. A big markup was probably a practical necessity. Plus, of course, given their limited capacity and a cornered market, they couldn't be blamed for charging what the market would bear.
But now that a more conventional import process has begun, and given that there is now at least one direct competitor in this market, the prices are bound to go way down.