I've probably been using tablets for about 20 years. I mainly use them at home to input handwritten Chinese characters into Naver Dictionary. I rarely draw and only use them a little for Photoshop work.
In the past, I started with a Japanese Wacom and replaced it several times. At that time, there were no other products besides Japanese Wacom. The price, which used to be 100,000-200,000 won, gradually dropped to under 100,000 won. Then, instead of Wacom, I started using the cheaper Chinese brand XPPEN.
I eventually discarded the Japanese Wacom because its internal battery swelled up, and I was afraid it would explode. As for the Chinese XPPEN, I think I used it for a year or two, but one day it suddenly became difficult to input handwritten characters into the Naver Chinese dictionary. It would work intermittently, which was frustrating, so I discarded it after not being able to use it for a few years. I typically used Japanese Wacoms for 5-6 years, but eventually, the pen sensitivity would drop due to issues with the pen nib sensor, and the cursor on the monitor couldn't keep up with my pen movements. Then, the pen would stop working entirely. Over 20 years, I've used about five or six tablets. I used all of them until they were completely unusable.
A few years ago, I discovered and started using the current UGEE S640. I was worried if it would even work properly because the price was incredibly cheap. I bought it for about 20,000 won at the time. Before that, even when I bought something cheap, it was always around 100,000 won.
However, my worries about the 20,000 won tablet were unfounded. It worked perfectly, exactly as I wanted it to. It's still helping me on my desk today. Today, I uploaded the UGEE S640 to the Hemorium shopping mall as a product registration test. The picture below is the UGEE S640 (a tablet with a 6-inch width) that I'm currently using.
I checked AliExpress to see the current price of the UGEE S640, and it varied greatly. Some stores sold it for 99,000 won with a shipping period of 19-24 days, while others offered it for 18,900 won with 5-day delivery if you signed up and made your first purchase.
Checking Coupang, the same product is sold for 24,550 won with 7-14 day international direct shipping. If I list this product on Hemorium for consignment, the price becomes 29,000 won with a 5-6 day delivery period. All the prices mentioned above assume free shipping.
Comparing and analyzing, the person who buys this tablet through international direct shipping on Coupang is the smart one.
We are currently setting up our shopping mall with three sales directions: 1. Selling Korean products overseas, 2. Selling Chinese products to Korea, and 3. Selling Chinese products globally.
Selling Korean products to the US is not difficult, but selling Chinese products to the US presents a problem. In the past, there was no small parcel tariff on Chinese products, but now a 54% tariff or a fixed tariff of 140,000 won per item has been imposed. This means Americans will feel a greater burden when buying Chinese products than before.
--- Shin