MaxTrax

Do you want to post some details of your max trax ?

Do they have the same kind of grip as the store bough ones ?

NO, you have it wrong, I was simply saying that the Max Trax are expensive at a retail level for the real production cost.. Imagine how many they could sell if they were reasonably priced.. Michael

I just read thay weigh about 3.8 kg so they woud cost up to $20 ea depending on what type of plastic are made of. Michael

Add to that the research and developmet costs, the cost for the moulder to mould them and the mould cost, which for an injection moulded product like this will be in the 10's of thousands of dollars, and you can see where the costs comes from

Its not JUST about the material cost of the unit that you can hold in your hand

Michael

I think D200Dug knew that, he may having a little swipe at you..

Richard

Me ? ;-)

Kiwi!! I know all that, I have been in the Injection moulding industry for 33 years, in design and maunfacturing, with an engineering background, i know the costs involved. They are still overpriced. Having said that, they probably work well.. Michael

OK Michael, now you've come clean, they must have cost about $30 to make - three times your original estimate...........so the difference is only about $265 profit :-)

Phil, you dont realise how close you really are. A rough figure for an Australian made consumer plastic products is about 3 times the material cost out the factory door. (wholesale price) You would be pretty close.. Regards Michael.

Dug, Cheap "chinese rip off" or other similar quality products appear on the market when they see a hole that they can fill. If another product of same quality came on the market for around $150, it would grab the market, its called competition, it happens in all industries, nothing to do with cheap rip offs.. Michael

Mick,
We used to use the same stuff.....but without the weldmesh :-))
Cheers
phil