I decided to get a Wide drum sander - Carbatec WDS-400 which is the generic DS-1632 sold by others. I looked on the internet the other day and prices were $799. Today I go into Carbatec Perth and the internet is now showing $899 but still $799 in Sydney and $739 in Brisbane. After expressing my astonishment I was told that prices are adjusted Australia wide from Brisbane on a regular basis for "who knows what reason"

Now I know it is not a freight issue because machines for WA come direct from China & Taiwan. I can only think that someone is thinking that either there is not enough competition here ( H&F are poorly represented for example), or they think that the WA economy is doing well and we will take it where the sun doesn't shine.

Anyway, the salesman did seem genuinely embarrassed by the stupid state of affairs and we ended up splitting the difference.