Honestly due to the exchange rates our prices SHOULD never be as low as yours. I'm not really very knowledgable about business (though I have signed up for a year of business after I finish my bsc) so I can't really talk about the "market".
I know you were joking about smuggling but I seem to recall a story going something along the lines of every beardie descending from smuggled adults brought in by one of the hobby's founding fathers. Also carpet morphs from Australia have a habit of magically appearing in Europe with no explanation of how they got there.
Smuggling isn't unheard of in the hobby but it is frowned upon and highly illegal. I wouldn't suggest anyone attempt it especially when it's legal to import stuff lol.
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