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Originally Posted by Drdogface
Ok...I said I was naive`...I'll accept that. I guess I just am thinking that at least Apple would have them shipped from China to Cupertino, run them thru some quality control, do some set up and ship from there. I have never owned an iPhone. The Apple Store advertises that they will do some kind of set up if you buy it there. Dunno what set up is involved.
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Wrong industry for that model. Where you do see that is with musical instruments. A number of "boutique" builders now have off-shore manufactured instruments that are then shipped to their US facility for "final setup" before sale. Significant price difference. For example a Sadowsky bass made by hand (well, with plenty of CNC - making totally by hand is silly these days) in NYC is around $4000. Essentially the same instrument (with a few minor changes like a chambered body for the NYC instrument) made in their sister shop in Japan is $2500. Even bigger difference for those companies that are manufacturing in Korea, Indonesia, or China. In some cases the import instrument that is "set up" in the US is about 1/3 the price of the equivalent US-built model.