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Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Why couldn't this sock company and Henson sell their products for something reasonably competitive?

Labor costs vary wildly between the US and Far East manufacturing hubs...many smaller local companies just can't compete and have to charge more.

...these companies make a product they know will eventually be knocked-off and try to make all their profit in the first year...

That's part of it. The ability to produce a huge quantity of goods cheaply, than sell to a worldwide market, has given rise to these 'fly-by-night' operations.

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

If they make a good product for reasonable money then I'm happy to pay it.

Same here...