Here are "My Thoughts" on Why the Icom IC-R75 has a Low Price
and High Promotion in the USofA.

The basis of a Federal Trade Commission FTA "Dumping" Charge is
that the origination country is placing the Item (Product and/or
Service) For Sale at 'below' their Actual Cost of Manufacturing,
Transportation and Distribution (a loss).

I 'think' that if the "Facts" were known: Icom is selling the
Icom IC-R75 in the USofA at small profit (not a loss).

Therefore, there would be NO basis for an FTA "Dumping" Charge.
(Maybe other countries should be asking WHY Icom is Pricing the
Icom IC-R75 so High outside the USofA.)

So... The Question becomes at the 'relatively' "High Prices" that
the Icom IC-R75 is being sold at in the "Rest-of-the-World (ROTW).
How Much Profit is Icom making on each Icom IC-R75 in ROTW ?

The PLAN - A "World Wide Marketing Plan" for Icom may be that
Half [ 1/2 ] or more of the Total World Sales are in the USofA
and "What Sells in the USofA" market's itself to the ROTW.

First - Assuring a High Volume of Sales in the USofA with a
Profit Margin that provides for "Recapturing ALL of Icom's
Manufacturing Costs for the Total World Wide Production Run.
NOTE: The Icom IC-R75 is heavily promoted in the USofA by Icom
'offering' the "FREE" DSP with the Purchase of the Icom IC-R75.

Second - All ROTW Sales a 'pure' "Profit" for Icom; excluding
Transportation Costs. The ROTW has to BUY the DSP at "Extra Cost".

TBL: The Icom IC-R75 is a "Winner" for Icom and a High Profit
Product Center in its Global (USofA and ROTW) Marketing Plan.


TRADE WAR: We (the USofA) and Japan have always been in a 'cold'
Trade War over Imports and Exports between the two countries.
{ That is the Nature of International Trade between Nations. }
IIRC: It use to be that many Products were 'charged' an In-Country
Consumer "Luxury Tax" inside Japan and then the MITA would "Rebate"
this Tax to a Manufacture for Each Exported Product.
Again IIRC: This use to be a 15% Tax per Item and a 5% Rebate
per Item; Which would cause a 20% difference in an Items Price
inside of Japan and in the ROTW.
TBL: Japanese Consumers were subsidizing Exports and Exports
could be bought outside of Japan for a Lower Cost then inside Japan.
This was common practice in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s to the
best of my knowledge. I don't know if this is still going on
today or not ? ? ?

wictb... ~ RHF
= = = When It Comes To Business...
It Does Not Take An MBA - To Pick Somebody's Pocket !
..
..
= = = N8KDV
= = = wrote in message ...

Perhaps the best way to solve the ICOM R75 problem is to contact
the Federal Trade Commission (FTA) and ask them why ICOM is
dumping their receivers in the USA at a greatly discounted price.

What we need is a trade war with Japan! ;-)

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B
"I swear by, not at, Drake receivers"
"I don't have to bother myself with modificatons either"

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

..

..