Paul Buff wrote:...The insistent OP got the right answer from his \"$700 attorney\" ...
Please be careful with attribution. I was the original poster and I have not made any reference to a $700/hr attorney. That was someone else.
...BTW, the complete Vagabond Mini unit, sans battery sells to you for the same or less than just the similar Samlex inverter alone from a discounter. The proprietary Lithium batttey pack sells on the order of one quarter to one half what an equivalent pack would sell for, if it existed. Look up the prices and specs for Profoto or Elinchrom packs, both lithium and SLA.
The price of the VML is totally irrelevant to the theme of this thread. What we have been discussing is whether the VML can accurately be labeled as having been \"Made in USA\". In my estimation, the case made in support of that labeling seems weak at best. While possibly legally defensible, it is clearly misleading. If the VML were subject to the same labeling requirements regarding percentage of foreign-sourced parts, would we not see a \"window sticker\" showing 90% or more foreign content? The battery, the casework, and the inverter are all non-US made components, are they not? Common sense rather than a law degree leads to the inescapable conclusion that while the product may have been conceived, designed, and assembled in the US, it was definitely not MADE in the US and should not be so labeled.
Perhaps you would care to answer the interesting question posted earlier in this thread by someone other than myself: Where was the VML\'s front panel that says \"Made in USA\" printed?
Dave F.
Dec 30, 2010 at 08:12 PM
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