[TexasSP]

Don't they say the sincerest form of flattery is imitation.

The Chinese have a double edged sword coming at them. On one hand they are making money hand over fist with very little regulation, on the other hand is a giant tsunami wave coming at them (figuratively of course) and that is progress. As their standard of living keeps increasing so will production costs and it will all come out in the wash. Albeit this will not happen tomorrow by any means but it will happen.

This is what happened in the US and was fanned by the Great Depression. Right now Africa is on the rise in production and will be the next to steal the spotlight. In Nigeria alone they can't seem to get their hands on enough production equipment.

All in all I don't see anything abnormal or inherently wrong with the hobbycity thread. It is what the free market demands, everything better and cheaper.