New Posts For Thread: How do they make any money????https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947753/how-do-they-make-any-moneyI've bought watch batteries before. Usually pay circa £1.50 for two incl p&p.Better than going to a jewelers and paying a fiver for the privilege!Just received these in the post....http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-50-ASSORTED-BUTTON-CELL-WATCH-BATTERIERechargeable batteries collapsed the market for disposable batteries. It's been several years since I bought any batteries, but a few years before that I seemed to buy them all the time.Chinese battery makers have their plant as a sunk cost, and canhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947753/how-do-they-make-any-money?post_id=552834549#552834549Rechargeable batteries collapsed the market for disposable batteries. It's been several years since I bought any batteries, but a few years before that I seemed to buy them all the time.Chinese battery makers have their plant as a sunk cost, and canSun, 17 Sep 2017 15:52:50 -0500One reason those prices are so low is that paying VAT seems to be completely voluntary for Chinese exporters to the UK. They understate the value of containers at the docks, then spirit the contents into warehouses registered to phoney UK front compahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947753/how-do-they-make-any-money?post_id=552834465#552834465One reason those prices are so low is that paying VAT seems to be completely voluntary for Chinese exporters to the UK. They understate the value of containers at the docks, then spirit the contents into warehouses registered to phoney UK front compaSun, 17 Sep 2017 15:39:59 -0500https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/watch-battery-3V_1307521179.html?spm=a2700.7724857.main07.46.2bd13975LshCS8&s=pChinese Manufacturer selling them for $0.01 a piece with minimum order of 5000. Even after shipping and tariffs EU Buyers are only phttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947753/how-do-they-make-any-money?post_id=552834119#552834119https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/watch-battery-3V_1307521179.html?spm=a2700.7724857.main07.46.2bd13975LshCS8&s=pChinese Manufacturer selling them for $0.01 a piece with minimum order of 5000. Even after shipping and tariffs EU Buyers are only pSun, 17 Sep 2017 14:53:52 -0500I usually buy 10 AA Sony batteries from Pounland also £1 to use with my wireless keyboard & mouse , they're ok usually last a few weeks but glad i don't pay any more , you still see people buying a pack of 8 'Super Strong' Duracell in asda for likehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947753/how-do-they-make-any-money?post_id=552833571#552833571I usually buy 10 AA Sony batteries from Pounland also £1 to use with my wireless keyboard & mouse , they're ok usually last a few weeks but glad i don't pay any more , you still see people buying a pack of 8 'Super Strong' Duracell in asda for likeSun, 17 Sep 2017 13:31:14 -0500Possibilities include:a) dumping (in the economic sense that Trump complained about)b) dumping in the retail sense of excess batteries no-one else would buyc) substandard batteriesfrom normal manufacture weeded out by quality control but illicitly sohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947753/how-do-they-make-any-money?post_id=552833165#552833165Possibilities include:a) dumping (in the economic sense that Trump complained about)b) dumping in the retail sense of excess batteries no-one else would buyc) substandard batteriesfrom normal manufacture weeded out by quality control but illicitly soSun, 17 Sep 2017 12:51:45 -0500What I have seen is "6047 sold"....or at least stated so!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947753/how-do-they-make-any-money?post_id=552832901#552832901What I have seen is "6047 sold"....or at least stated so!Sun, 17 Sep 2017 12:15:57 -0500I've never been in a "Poundland" shop and don't know where there is one!Hardly ever go shopping these days, so buy most stuff (including groceries) on line.These batteries didn't come from China, as they arrived in two days.Ok, maybe the seller boughhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947753/how-do-they-make-any-money?post_id=552832663#552832663I've never been in a "Poundland" shop and don't know where there is one!Hardly ever go shopping these days, so buy most stuff (including groceries) on line.These batteries didn't come from China, as they arrived in two days.Ok, maybe the seller boughSun, 17 Sep 2017 11:42:51 -0500Pounland knows the score .. i regularly buy 8 Cathedral City Mature Cheddar slices .. sadly you cannot sell foods on ebay!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947753/how-do-they-make-any-money?post_id=552828337#552828337Pounland knows the score .. i regularly buy 8 Cathedral City Mature Cheddar slices .. sadly you cannot sell foods on ebay!Sat, 16 Sep 2017 16:43:01 -0500You can actually get Lithium 1.5v AAs these days, they are far more expensive but last much longer, handy for things like equipment that's hard to reach that you want to just leave for a couple years.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947753/how-do-they-make-any-money?post_id=552828271#552828271You can actually get Lithium 1.5v AAs these days, they are far more expensive but last much longer, handy for things like equipment that's hard to reach that you want to just leave for a couple years.Sat, 16 Sep 2017 16:36:23 -0500You don't need to ebay cheap batteries, you can get strips of them from Poundland and shops like that.I've bought them but end up using the common type like CR2025 and have little ones I never use left over.There is one caveat: While you can buy batthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947753/how-do-they-make-any-money?post_id=552828261#552828261You don't need to ebay cheap batteries, you can get strips of them from Poundland and shops like that.I've bought them but end up using the common type like CR2025 and have little ones I never use left over.There is one caveat: While you can buy battSat, 16 Sep 2017 16:34:59 -0500