Goodbye ZYX Airy 3

ZYX prices for US customers are effected by only one exchange rate, the dollar/yen one. Your statements that a weak dollar is causing an increase in ZYX pricing were inaccurate. The dollar is not weak against the yen. It has not been weak against the yen at any time in the last 4 years.

Really? Are you sure? Did YOU check facts?

USD/JPY

2011-05-16: 081.32
2012-05-12: 079.72 (-02% y/y, essentially flat)
2013-05-13: 102.21 (+28% y/y, very strong gain)
2014-05-19: 101.55 (-01% y/y, flat)
2015-05-14: 119.49 (+18% y/y, strong gain)

During this entire period, the three largest drops were minor corrections of 7% (once) and 6% (twice). None of those corrections led to a new low. In fact, after each low the USD rebounded to new highs in less than a year.

As of today, the rate is a mere 1.5% below its recent peak achieved on 9th March. That's not even a correction, it's just noise.

Analyze the numbers however you like, the trend has been up. In the last 4 years the USD has exhibited systemic strength agains the JPY, climbing 47% with no periods of systemic weakness.

* Source: Bloomberg Financial News, readily verified by a hundred other sources

NO This reason: ZYX prices for US customers are effected by
only one exchange rate
That is pure BS.

Anyone can explain how this grey market works? Juki always hide serial numbers on ebay and it fact when you got the products from him the stated serial number is fake even on actual cartridge. Manipulation with serials, manuals, boxes ... etc ... all looks weird. Some of his cartridges are older than you can expect, but many people still trust him. Some people report that it's not always perfect working cartridges. it's still risky to buy grey market stuff imho (even if the price is good). Slightly used original one from the agoners might be better altermative, at least no one is trying to stick non existing serian number on the cartridge you're buyin for $1500-$1850

Czarivey,

Please review the following:
1. ZYX pays its production costs in yen.
2. ZYX sells to one US distributor, who pays in yen or dollars depending on their agreement.
3. The distributor's US customers pay in dollars.
4. As only one currency exchange occurs (dollars-to-yen), this is the only currency exchange rate that affects the final price to a US customer.

In your view, which of the above is incorrect and why?

Regards,
Doug