April 23, 200718 yr Aussie here, from Sydney although I'm currently living in Singapore. I'm in Sydney this week for work and was hoping to get at least one round of golf in, but this damn rain is a PIA, especially since it's not falling where it's needed.
July 24, 201113 yr long time lurker, finally registered. g'day everyone. after 20 years in japan i'm back in perth wa.
July 24, 201113 yr long time lurker, finally registered. g'day everyone. after 20 years in japan i'm back in perth wa. Welcome home! Did you bring dime nice JDM stuff? :)
July 26, 201113 yr Welcome home! Did you bring dime nice JDM stuff? :) cheers eca. acually on the first trip home, i only carried one set of clubs back and left a lot with friends. then i got back to australia, saw how expensive and hard to get all the jdm stuff was and on my back trip to japan a couple of months ago i filled an empty bag with exquisite gear. of course, i've now realized i'm never gonna play all this gear so i'm starting to offload a bit of it. none of the guys i play with appreciate jdm gear though. they take the p!s$ out of me for playing a yamaha driver, idiots.
July 27, 201113 yr cheers eca. acually on the first trip home, i only carried one set of clubs back and left a lot with friends. then i got back to australia, saw how expensive and hard to get all the jdm stuff was and on my back trip to japan a couple of months ago i filled an empty bag with exquisite gear. of course, i've now realized i'm never gonna play all this gear so i'm starting to offload a bit of it. none of the guys i play with appreciate jdm gear though. they take the p!s$ out of me for playing a yamaha driver, idiots. thats typical though. I was testing the Egg px-03, the funny sounding one.. its like.. whats that? sounds like a tin can! PRGR. PR what? But just so happened i'm nutting it and was killing the TEE CB3. So 3 of those guys now know what is PRGR hehe. Just offload here where it's appreciated :)
July 28, 201113 yr cheers eca. acually on the first trip home, i only carried one set of clubs back and left a lot with friends. then i got back to australia, saw how expensive and hard to get all the jdm stuff was and on my back trip to japan a couple of months ago i filled an empty bag with exquisite gear. of course, i've now realized i'm never gonna play all this gear so i'm starting to offload a bit of it. none of the guys i play with appreciate jdm gear though. they take the p!s$ out of me for playing a yamaha driver, idiots. Is there an advantage in buying Japanese products in Japan ? I thought the high local taxes made them too expensive as against buying the same thing elsewhere. Shambles
August 1, 201113 yr Is there an advantage in buying Japanese products in Japan ? I thought the high local taxes made them too expensive as against buying the same thing elsewhere. Shambles without a doubt cheaper to buy in japan i reckon not sure what the reasons are, but i suspect it's the simple economic theories of supply, demand and price elasticity at work. in japan, there is an abundance of gear and real competitiion between many sellers. once this gear travels overseas though, first there is the addition of transport costs and currency exchange. then there's comparatively less gear in a market that puts a higher premium put on it, with far fewer sellers. buyers are therefore more likely to pay higher prices.
August 1, 201113 yr on new gear not at all, the premiums are higher in jp as locals will buy at new price on release. and they dont discount. u want to buy 9 new driver s at 80 ,000 each? sure no probs..., ull pay 720 ,000 yen. prety sure u wont pay that O/S the prices for stuff on here are better than is available locally ill assure u
August 1, 201113 yr on new gear not at all, the premiums are higher in jp as locals will buy at new price on release. and they dont discount. u want to buy 9 new driver s at 80 ,000 each? sure no probs..., ull pay 720 ,000 yen. prety sure u wont pay that O/S the prices for stuff on here are better than is available locally ill assure u I thought that was the case just as in Britain they pay murderous taxes. However both countries also give very good service to their citizens so it seems fair enough to me. Shambles
August 27, 201212 yr Lurked for a little while, joined up now. I know a couple of members from forums in OZ (Supo and PTP). I'm in Melbourne Cheers Chappy
August 27, 201212 yr chappy . hello there... welcome.. the more aussies the merrrier, amd the more roudy the dialogue wil get!
August 27, 201212 yr Welcome Chappy! It is a dangerous obsession to delve into.... but very enjoyable and addictive. Regards, Pete
