i have been told that someone brought in 100 units of this Sakura amp....
he's just one importer, there could be others bringing in this amp...
assuming landed cost is 2500...
selling it for 4000 will give you a profit of 150,000 pesos easy,
kaching, kaching ang cash register!!!!.....
modding it to have a phono stage for a cost of 2000 each,
and selling it for 8000 nets you additional profit of 200,000...
so for the 100 Sakuras that you bring in, you stand to earn 350k,
ayaw ka pa noon?
cheap china imports are killing the local electronics business,
that is the sad reality of it....
say you are selling a diy amp for 30k, but how many can you sell in a months' time
1 or two? even if you have a profit of say 15k, hindi makakabuhay ng pamilaya yan...
but the end-users as always turns out to be the big winner...