scott wrote:
>> But it doesn't cost (technologically speaking) Japan any more to sell 
>> to me in the US than it does to sell to their own customers.
> 
> Depends how many non-Japanese customers try to buy from the Japan site.  
> If it is a significant number then they will have to buy more bandwidth 

But they can easily pay for that bandwidth with the extra sales. If they're 
making money at 1000 sales/week with one T1, they'll make money at 3000 
sales/week with three T1's.  Probably more.

It doesn't cost them more to sell to one American than to one Japanese.

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   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   Insanity is a small city on the western
   border of the State of Mind.

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