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Originally posted by mifencer
It occured to me after the "how to make your own foil wires" that there must be other cost saving ways (btw- sorry to all the equipment vender but fencing stuff is expensive!).
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If you are based in the US, another way to save significantly on equipment is to buy equipment from overseas vendors. You can save money or in many cases get upper end or FIE equipment for the same amount you'd spend on lower end equipment from a US vendor.
A small example -- an Uhlmann "combination" glove is $46.60 at AmFence and $45 at several other US dealers. Depending on the exchange rate, you can pick up the same glove from any of several vendors in Germany for around $19.
Another example: an Uhlmann FIE World Cup jacket is $235 at AmFence, $169 at the Fencing Post (on their sale page) or around only $109 in Germany.
[The US has obscenely high protectionist tariffs on clothing imports that the US vendors get hit with raising their costs while individuals can (usually) skirt the duty]
Other good deals from overseas can be found on weapons, parts, masks, shoes, etc, etc.
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