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From: hedley@cbmvax.UUCP (Hedley Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Memory Chip Prices - Higher!
Keywords: What happened?
Message-ID: <3346@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 22 Feb 88 13:47:28 GMT
References: <1688@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Reply-To: hedley@cbmvax.UUCP (Hedley Davis)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <1688@ssc-vax.UUCP> clark@ssc-vax.UUCP (Roger Clark Swann) writes:
>
>If you have been investigating memory add-ons as I have been
>recently, you will no dought have notticed that the quoted prices
>for memory chips and populated boards have jumped very much higher
>in the past few weeks. The chip price has doubled in some cases.
>
>So, does anyone know the real story as to why? I have not heard
>anything in the media about added import restrictions and the like
>taking effect in the past few weeks. 
>
>Roger		uucp: uw-beaver!ssc-vax!clark
>
Quite simple.
We whine and moan about memory prices and dumping.
We complain to the Japaneese that their prices are too low.
They politely comply with our requests and stop this activity.
They even cut back on production to reduce the glut of cheap ram.
Time goes by, and the existing surplus is depleted.
All of the sudden, no ram avialable. 
Supply and demand kicks in.
Prices skyrocket on the few items you can find.
Japan gets almost as much money for alot less product.

Similar things have happened with the price of Japaneese cars.

Don'tcha just love Apple Pie Protectionist Polititions ?

Hedley