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Lowest Priced New Basses Ever??

#101
31HZ said:
Thank you, that's much more concrete.



Perhaps you are using multiple layers of irony as a literary device for the sake of narrative; otherwise I have a hard time believing that you don't understand how markets work, or that other industries have been broadly disrupted by similar dumping tactics.

I'll play along. The article linked below is a start; article is from December, and mattresses work like other consumer goods in how prices drive market competition.

Mattress deals: 'Dumping' by Chinese manufacturers roils US bedding industry





I do confess to owning a cell phone, a laptop, cameras and other electronic goods. However, I don't have much choice as to the origin of those goods; all phones and many computer components, for starters, are made in China.

Consumers have many choices regarding the COO when it comes to, say, musical instruments, not to mention many other consumer goods -- and there is substantial nuance here that is being missed. I mean, does someone who sleeps in once a week lose their "moral high ground" to tell their kids when it's time to get out of bed? Does someone who drives a part-gasoline hybrid vehicle have no ground on which to advocate for the reduction of fossil fuel consumption? I offer these examples to illustrate the polarity fallacy of "all or none."



Thanks for the laughs! :thumbsup:
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No, he's right. The burden of proof is on you and you have failed to provide it. Waxing pseudointellectual isn't going to hide that from anyone who showed up to their entry level logic course. Also, you're being kind of a jerk about it and there's no need for that.
 
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#103
I'm in the midst of staging a sell-off of almost all of my basses (need to fund a stalled drum room build, among other things!) and counter-intuitive as it seems, I decided to pull the trigger on a blue one. I figure with a couple hours of fret-pulling, sanding, &etc. it should make a reasonably serviceable fretless - which will allow me to add my seldom-used but quite valuable 'house fretless bass' to the chopping block. So net gain of a few bux, maybe! :)
 
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#104
31HZ said:
Thank you, that's much more concrete.



Perhaps you are using multiple layers of irony as a literary device for the sake of narrative; otherwise I have a hard time believing that you don't understand how markets work, or that other industries have been broadly disrupted by similar dumping tactics.

I'll play along. The article linked below is a start; article is from December, and mattresses work like other consumer goods in how prices drive market competition.

Mattress deals: 'Dumping' by Chinese manufacturers roils US bedding industry





I do confess to owning a cell phone, a laptop, cameras and other electronic goods. However, I don't have much choice as to the origin of those goods; all phones and many computer components, for starters, are made in China.

Consumers have many choices regarding the COO when it comes to, say, musical instruments, not to mention many other consumer goods -- and there is substantial nuance here that is being missed. I mean, does someone who sleeps in once a week lose their "moral high ground" to tell their kids when it's time to get out of bed? Does someone who drives a part-gasoline hybrid vehicle have no ground on which to advocate for the reduction of fossil fuel consumption? I offer these examples to illustrate the polarity fallacy of "all or none."



Thanks for the laughs! :thumbsup:
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Like I said, you can’t. You seem the type of guy that likes to give his opinion when they are neither wanted or needed, so I’ll just be ignoring you from here on out. See ya.
 
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Just when I thought you guys couldn't tempt me to buy anything else... got a blue bass to convert to fretless and a green strat, that, if all else fails with it, I'll play Jimi at Berkley with it

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#109
Core Creek said:
And what do you think happens to all the crappy squier instruments that make their way over here? At the very least it's something to hand my kid when he says he wants to give bass a go....
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Squier basses don’t “make their way over here”. You can actually purchase them at American owned retailers. Squier is part of an American owned company (FMIC). Also it’s an actual NAME BRAND. These fifteen dollar pieces of junk are bought directly from China. To each their own, but no thanks.
 
#110
BurtMacklinFBI said:
No, he's right. The burden of proof is on you and you have failed to provide it. Waxing pseudointellectual isn't going to hide that from anyone who showed up to their entry level logic course. Also, you're being kind of a jerk about it and there's no need for that.
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I'll back off. I must not be coming across well.

Appreciate the feedback, Burt.
 
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#111
Smooth_bass88 said:
Squier is part of an American owned company....
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... and are built in Indonesia and China and find their way here just like everything else.

I get that you have issues with cheap imports coming from Asia, but you’re naive to think just because it has the Squier name on it it’s excluded from the same flow of commerce as the other junk. If you think the $15 Basses are a waste that will end up in the garbage, the same can be said of most Squiers.... I haven’t seen one worthy of the $ in years, and the only reason they sell for more is because someone stuck the Squier logo on it. It still worked it’s way over here on a boat and was made cheaply by laborers in Asia.
 
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Core Creek said:
... and are built in Indonesia and China and find their way here just like everything else.

I get that you have issues with cheap imports coming from Asia, but you’re naive to think just because it has the Squier name on it it’s excluded from the same flow of commerce as the other junk. If you think the $15 Basses are a waste that will end up in the garbage, the same can be said of most Squiers.... I haven’t seen one worthy of the $ in years, and the only reason they sell for more is because someone stuck the Squier logo on it. It still worked it’s way over here on a boat and was made cheaply by laborers in Asia.
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Do you seriously think that these $15 basses are in the same league as a Squier?
 
#120
Core Creek said:
... and are built in Indonesia and China and find their way here just like everything else.

I get that you have issues with cheap imports coming from Asia, but you’re naive to think just because it has the Squier name on it it’s excluded from the same flow of commerce as the other junk. If you think the $15 Basses are a waste that will end up in the garbage, the same can be said of most Squiers.... I haven’t seen one worthy of the $ in years, and the only reason they sell for more is because someone stuck the Squier logo on it. It still worked it’s way over here on a boat and was made cheaply by laborers in Asia.
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You’re missing my point. I have absolutely no problem with inexpensive “cheaply made” imported musical instruments. The problem I have is purchasing a no-name directly from China. At the very least purchase it from an American shop.
 
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