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/market-check

Compare local market prices against international RRP with import-cost realism

npx claudepluginhub danielrosehill/claude-code-plugins --plugin purchasing

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Argumentmodel names optional — defaults to current shortlist

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# Market Check

Compare local market pricing against international RRP for the current shortlist (or the models in `$ARGUMENTS` if provided).

## Steps

1. **Identify the models:**
   - If `$ARGUMENTS` is provided, use that list.
   - Otherwise, use the top picks from the most recent file in `from-ai/recommendations/`, or the CONSIDER candidates from `from-ai/research.md`.

2. **Get local prices** from `for-ai/catalogs/[vendor]/` (or `data/extracted/products.csv` if `/extract` has been run). Fall back to the pricing in `data/products/[brand]-[model].json` if cached.

3. **Look up internatio...

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# Market Check Compare local market pricing against international RRP for the current shortlist (or the models in `$ARGUMENTS` if provided). ## Steps 1. **Identify the models:** - If `$ARGUMENTS` is provided, use that list. - Otherwise, use the top picks from the most recent file in `from-ai/recommendations/`, or the CONSIDER candidates from `from-ai/research.md`. 2. **Get local prices** from `for-ai/catalogs/[vendor]/` (or `data/extracted/products.csv` if `/extract` has been run). Fall back to the pricing in `data/products/[brand]-[model].json` if cached. 3. **Look up internatio...

Market Check

Compare local market pricing against international RRP for the current shortlist (or the models in $ARGUMENTS if provided).

Steps

Identify the models:

If $ARGUMENTS is provided, use that list.
Otherwise, use the top picks from the most recent file in from-ai/recommendations/, or the CONSIDER candidates from from-ai/research.md.

Get local prices from for-ai/catalogs/[vendor]/ (or data/extracted/products.csv if /extract has been run). Fall back to the pricing in data/products/[brand]-[model].json if cached.

Look up international RRP for each model. Priority order for the source:

Official manufacturer site
Official regional distributor site
Major reputable retailers (sanity check only)

Use WebFetch/WebSearch. Never guess prices.

Convert currencies using a live rate (fetch from a current source, never hardcode). The user's local currency is in the Standing preferences snapshot in spec.md.

Build a comparison table:

Model	Local price	Local (USD eq.)	Intl RRP (USD)	Δ (USD)	Δ (%)	Verdict

Verdict values:

cheaper locally — local price beats RRP
parity (±5%)
mild markup (5–20%)
heavy markup (>20%)

Apply the effective markup threshold. Read it from spec.md (per-purchase override first, then the Standing preferences snapshot default). Flag any model above the threshold.

Factor in import realism. An international RRP is not directly accessible to the buyer. Importing typically adds ~25–35% for shipping + VAT/duties + customs handling, depending on country and category. Factor this into the final recommendation — a "heavy markup" locally can still be cheaper than importing.

Write the result to from-ai/research/market-check-YYYY-MM-DD.md and print the table inline.

End with a one-line recommendation: buy local, import, or mixed (which specific items to source where).

Market Check

Compare local market pricing against international RRP for the current shortlist (or the models in $ARGUMENTS if provided).

Steps

Identify the models:
- If $ARGUMENTS is provided, use that list.
- Otherwise, use the top picks from the most recent file in from-ai/recommendations/, or the CONSIDER candidates from from-ai/research.md.
Get local prices from for-ai/catalogs/[vendor]/ (or data/extracted/products.csv if /extract has been run). Fall back to the pricing in data/products/[brand]-[model].json if cached.
Look up international RRP for each model. Priority order for the source:
1. Official manufacturer site
2. Official regional distributor site
3. Major reputable retailers (sanity check only)
Use WebFetch/WebSearch. Never guess prices.
Convert currencies using a live rate (fetch from a current source, never hardcode). The user's local currency is in the Standing preferences snapshot in spec.md.
Build a comparison table:

Model Local price Local (USD eq.) Intl RRP (USD) Δ (USD) Δ (%) Verdict

Verdict values:
- cheaper locally — local price beats RRP
- parity (±5%)
- mild markup (5–20%)
- heavy markup (>20%)
Apply the effective markup threshold. Read it from spec.md (per-purchase override first, then the Standing preferences snapshot default). Flag any model above the threshold.
Factor in import realism. An international RRP is not directly accessible to the buyer. Importing typically adds ~25–35% for shipping + VAT/duties + customs handling, depending on country and category. Factor this into the final recommendation — a "heavy markup" locally can still be cheaper than importing.
Write the result to from-ai/research/market-check-YYYY-MM-DD.md and print the table inline.
End with a one-line recommendation: buy local, import, or mixed (which specific items to source where).