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Posted by Tom D on December 11, 2007 at 3:03:54 am EST
In reply to OUTdoors IN style? posted by cknipple on December 7, 2007 at 9:49:10 am EST

Haze, sounds like you are in CA somewhere. I have all three, plus A16 near me. You and Alan make a good point-known brands can command a premium price far above the intrinsic value of the item. But at the same time, I'm not sure how much that effect appears in outdoor gear. I think Patagonia stuff is overpriced, but obviously, if people are willing to pay those prices, then that's just my opinion.

EBay is as close to the perfect market as you will find-nothing sells there for more than what someone is willing to pay.

A lot of the "house brand" gear is just as good as TNF or the other names, but much of the cheap stuff you find at the big box stores, just isn't because it is made in China for pennies on the dollar and the quality isn't there. That is true of lots of things.

Alan's point about price is also true. If there wasn't a market for $500 sleeping bags, for example, Western Mountaineering and Feathered Friends wouldn't be making them.

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