[Brian Considine]

QUOTE (Doug @ 9 Jan 2008, 10:24) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>It said that 80% of Europe's toys were made in China. Personally that doesn't bother me, but it was reported negatively as though it was a bad thing and that Europeans were loosing control of their manufacturing.

I think it should bother everyone in europe - it's very short sighted & very well to think individually about the cheaper goods, but long term with the drain of resources (i.e. money) going east................................

I've said it before & I'll say it again - "I personally (modellers hat on, traders hat off) would rather pay a little more for goods to be manufactured closer to home".

A question that I have asked before - & this is an open invitation for any manufacture to answer ;

If locomotive "A" is made in China & retails for £100 & gives you a reasonable profit, how much more would the same locomotive cost, made in the EU & give you the same reasonable profit be ?

Hornby will of course know exactly how much, Bachmann may not.

 

[Brian Considine]

QUOTE (zedbob @ 9 Jan 2008, 13:40) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>That's a good point, but not one I think the manufacturers could easily answer.

As I said before, maybe Bachmann may not know, but Hornby of course do, after all they used to manufacture in the UK & their recent aquisitions in Europe - Hornby must know - probably down to the penny, otherwise why move production to China ? - Hornby may have failings in some areas but money is not one of them (at least not nowadays).

 

[Brian Considine]

QUOTE (adecoaches26point4 @ 9 Jan 2008, 16:31) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>What happens if they close there borders and become a closed soceity as has happened throughout history?

David

This is something that concerns me too - but most people do not seem to care at all, as long as they get their goods at the right price.