WHether the game is unfair or not, its the game. It is what it is. You either play by it, or you sit out.

I get GRILLED all the time over my headers, which are obviously made overseas in mass quantities. The US fabricators are bitching that my product is cheap and not as nice as theirs. But mine is 1/4 the cost, and i prob make more money on 1 unit than they do.

Im not supposed to adapt to THEM, they are supposed to adapt to ME. When the BULK of your competition is going overseas, making headers for 1/4 the cost of the US competitiors. 2 things are going to happen

1) THe Customer is going to say "i want the US product" and the china people go out of business
2) The customer is going to say "i want the China product " and the US people go out of business.

so for #2 is what is occurring. The customer has dictated the quality, contruction, etc is good enough for them to spend 1/4 the price of the uS good