i dont have to ask the owner of tein to know that tein sells well in japan. i have friends and family that live there. also, i dont see how it benefits me for the owner of tein to tell me how his product sells in any other country. how does that affect me? why would he lie?
the cheapest hks coilover is the hipermax rs. they list for $1925.00.
http://www.hksusa.com/products/?id=1991&rsku=5935 . saying that you can get them for the same price as tein basic ($800.00 give or take) is saying that you can get them for roughly 60% off list. NOBODY gets 60% off list on hks. not sp engineering, not promotions, not options, not mvp, NOBODY. and these are the largest vendors of hks in the united states. so whom ever you are claiming can get you hipermax coilovers is either a. selling you used ones, or b. selling you stolen ones, or c. is paying you to take them. if any of these 3 scenarios fit you, then you are truly alone in this world. your situation does not apply to the masses by any stretch of the imagination.
i personally have the hks hipermax ls (now discontinued) on my track z, but i would never say that they're in anyway better than tein basics. how are they better? they're both height adjusting coilovers only; they do not allow for dampner adjustability. when it comes to japanese coilovers of this same quality/caliber, purchasing them is based on brand preference.