C'mon guys. I know what will help this spat...some rifles lol
I don't get this low end trolling. I don't think you really make anyone mad, at least not me.
Truthfully I consider it akin to crying wolf; do it enough and others will just get used to disregarding your posts.
Time to lock this thread !!!!!
Pre-orders are horrible for everyone involved. They never go smooth. We will not be doing a pre-order to bankroll this project.
My understanding is the capitalism was built on the free market mechanism and the profit heavily relays on long term relationship with customers. While over expected profit margin is not sustainable, it reduces the size of customers, further the quantity of the products that can be ordered from supplier, amd further the negotiation power with the Chinese manufacturer. In this case, the Chinese factory could start the production much earlier rather than wait to combine Canadian order with the orders from other buyers.
Basically I believe $199 per unit was about right. One of the consideration behind the design of t81 was the mass production at low cost which should be very important during war time. This was what Russian and Chinese used to believe.
Time to lock this thread.