I didn't know about the controversy, but I believe the Rockwell Model T has the same design - only machined from stainless steel, plagued by quality control problems, and costing US$150.
Yaqi has an expected price of AUD50 on their website - US$35. That sounds more like it!
The story as they told me is that the owner of the workshop that made them for the American (who was selling them for 80 dollars!) is a friend of the owner of Yaqi ... and offered them to him.
The Yaqi's did not know the Heritage's order nor the people
To them after the Covid, all canines, they offer a game of razors that the American had put them sticky and did not want to pay ... and they offer them to the first one that passes, to Yaqi, that does not have so many technical pricks!
And the American takes a big bounce ... logical ... but the fault is of him for not catching the material and above all for his greed to try to sell for 80 what Yaqi sells for 20 ... AND EARNING MONEY ... what a robbery the American bird had planned!
He is convinced that Yaqi has stolen his production, but he is totally wrong ... but obviously there are lots of people willing to believe his story
But I think it's a chain of mistakes, misunderstandings, the brutal economic impact of the Covid on the Chinese workshops ... and the desperate sale of the material parked there to the first person who can put it there
I think that the American bounced because the head is not identical, the Chinese desperate for three months without working, sold them as they could, and Yaqi ... well, ... I will try to sell them ... and that's why they only have 100 that flew in hours!
There were too many people waiting, especially Americans and French ... after the reviews already published two weeks ago
In fact, Yaqi's people were finishing the edition of the other model of razor, the GlobeTrotter, in the same workshop, so maybe they came across this consignment by accident. The GlobeTrotter will be cheaper but I am very happy with it, I have been using it in its different versions (3 already) and I think it is an ideal machine for daily use ... and for travelling.
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La historia tal como me la han contado ellos es que el dueño del taller que las fabrico para el americano ( que pendaba venderlas a 80 dolares ! ) es amigo del dueño de Yaqi … y se las ofrecio .
Los de Yaqi ni conocian el encargo de Heritage ni a las personas
A ellos tras el Covid, todos caninos , les ofrecen una partida de maquinillas que el americano les habia puesto pegas y no las queria pagar … y se las ofrecen al primero que pasa , a Yaqi, que no tiene tantos remilgos tecnicos !
Y el americano se coge un rebote de aupa … logico … pero la culpa es de el por no pillar el material y sobretodo por su avaricia de intentar vender por 80 lo que Yaqi vende por 20 … Y GANANDO DINERO … menudo atraco tenia previsto el pajaro americano !
Esta convencido de que Yaqi le ha robado la produccion , pero esta totalmente equivocado … pero evidentemente hay montones dispuestos a creerle la historia
Pero creo qeu es una cadena de errores, malentendidos, la brutal incidencia economica del Covid en los talleres chinos … y la venta a la desesperada del material alli aparcado al primero que pueden colocarselo
Yo creo que el americano se reboto por que el cabezal no es identico, los chinos desesperados por tres meses sin trabajar , las vendieron como pudieron , y Yaqi … pues bueno , … las intentare vender … y por eso solo tienen 100 que volaron en horas !
Habia demasiada gente esperando , sobretodo americanos y franceses … tras los reviews ya publicados hace dos semanas
En realidad los de Yaqi estaban terminando la edicion del otro modelo de maquinilla, la GlobeTrotter , en el mismo taller , por eso quizas se toparon con esta remesa sin querer . La GlobeTrotter sera mas barata pero a mi me tienen encantado , llevo usandola en sus distintas versiones (van ya 3) y me parece una maquinilla ideal para el uso diario … y para viajes . y hay novedades en mangos espectaculares … algunos no los he publicado aun …