Where are LEE Precision products made??

[jethunter]

I ordered some Lee 6 cavity mold handles on Amazon. The tracking information says the shipment is coming from China. I thought all LEE Precision products were made in the USA, so why is a product made in the USA shipping from China? Seems odd.

[mdi]

http://leeprecision.com/ But I can't answer your specific question. Why would Amazon sell something in the US that had to be shipped from China? Sounds fishy to me...

[jethunter]

yup, it seems fishy to me for a seller to ship and stock a US made product in China and then send it back to north America. The first things to cross my suspicious mind - is it genuine Lee? or does Lee have manufacturing contracts in China?

[gwpercle]

I just got a Lee Auto Prime , still in the box. The address on the box is Hartford , WI.
I looked all over the box, inside and out and on the tool, nowhere is China printed or stamped.
I am sure if something comes from China it has to be at least marked on the box.
Going out on a limb and saying Lee products are still made in the USA. Buying stuff from Amazon you really don't know where the company you're actually buying from is located.
Gary

[Taylor]

Well they're doing it to chickens.

[jmort]

One of the few all USA companies. Possibly:
Redding
CH4D
Rest have outsourced. RCBS, Lyman, etc.
I am sure there are other smaller companies that are USA only

[Eddie17]

Are they aftermarket handles or a Actual Lee product???

[jethunter]

Are they aftermarket handles or a Actual Lee product???

I haven't received it yet. The ad says "Lee Precision commercial mold handles".

[troyboy]

Lee products are proudly made in the USA.

[jethunter]

The shipment is past due, the seller's Amazon storefront is gone, the feedback is 100% negative. The store was new and there was no feedback when I made the purchase, but now there is and "scammer" is mentioned.

I'll wait another day and then file a claim to get my money back from Amazon. Not sure what's really going on but it looks like there isn't going to be any mold handles arriving soon. This has me scratching my head, I don't see how the scam works if that's what it is.

[dbosman]

My opinion is that two different things are going on. One is algorithm testing. Occasionally you'll see products for rediculously high or low prices. Take a chance or advantage of the low price and the seller disappears.
The other thing is marketing research. Post a known product at various price levels and see what happens. They get the purchasers name, address, and what ever else Amazon gives them and possibly what the purchasers looked at in addition to their product. Add the data to your growing dossier collection to be sliced and diced and sold to "real" companies.

[1988-4551]

My only thought on the matter was that they were made somewhere up north still in CONUS. I like their products and grew up using them for most of our handloading needs. Figure I'll pass it on to my little ones when they're old enough.

side note not sure amazon would be willing to stick its customer satisfaction out in the line for some research dollars like that.

[dragon813gt]

Pay attention to who you're buying from on Amazon. If it's not from Amazon or fulfilled by Amazon I need to really want it to buy it. Amazon has to many third party sellers IMO. There are a lot of direct from China sellers.

[skeet1]

Jethunter,
In the future I would suggest that you purchase your Lee products from Titan Reloading, one of the forum's sponsors. They sell most if not all the Lee products at a very competitive price and have excellent service as well. I hope you will be able to get you money back.

Ken

[Beef15]

I've gotten two sets of handles off amazon in past couple years. Both shipped from stateside sources.

Boxes looked like all the Lee boxes I've had without in depth examination. Metal pieces of both look identical, wood type and shape is different.

They were either Amazon or fulfilled by.

[MuthaFunk]

I bought two of them as well. No package. I guess I'll have to put in a claim with Amazon.

[6bg6ga]

Based on the quality that is available in the Lee products I suspect they are made in some sweat shop in India for .08 and hour.

[powwowell]

Based on the quality that is available in the Lee products I suspect they are made in some sweat shop in India for .08 and hour.

Your comment does nothing, concerning the OP question.

[6bg6ga]

Your comment does nothing, concerning the OP question.

On nonsensical reply deserves yet another? A tip for you....yours does nothing either. Move on.

[Blanco]

Titan

[jethunter]

Jethunter,
In the future I would suggest that you purchase your Lee products from Titan Reloading, one of the forum's sponsors. They sell most if not all the Lee products at a very competitive price and have excellent service as well. I hope you will be able to get you money back.

Ken

Thanks Ken. I expect Amazon will get my money back, they are good for that.

I've bought from Titan several times in the past but their shipping prices to Canada take most of the fun out of it lately.
Lee mold handles are Lee mold handles and I buy from whoever has the best deal. I wear out a few LEE mold handles every year. I have something like 60 molds going and maybe I need to start looking for a better quality handle that lasts better.

If I had known this seller was some kind of screw-up I wouldn't have bothered with them but the price was good - too good to be true, I guess.

I knew something wasn't right when I got this tracking info:

186288

[jethunter]

Based on the quality that is available in the Lee products I suspect they are made in some sweat shop in India for .08 and hour.

I've seen the sweatshops in India. I suspect many of them do better work than you think they do. :)

[jethunter]

I bought two of them as well. No package. I guess I'll have to put in a claim with Amazon.

"Candace Hicks" ?

[jethunter]

My opinion is that two different things are going on. One is algorithm testing. Occasionally you'll see products for rediculously high or low prices. Take a chance or advantage of the low price and the seller disappears.
The other thing is marketing research. Post a known product at various price levels and see what happens. They get the purchasers name, address, and what ever else Amazon gives them and possibly what the purchasers looked at in addition to their product. Add the data to your growing dossier collection to be sliced and diced and sold to "real" companies.

So they start a fake Amazon store and collect a week or two of data before Amazon shuts them down? Devious little buggers.
Somebody went to the trouble of getting a tracking number. The number is valid but probably for something totally different and nothing to do with amazon.

[BAGTIC]

That doesn't necessarily mean they are made by Lee Precision. It could mean they are made for use with a "Lee Precision" product.