Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Patrick, FNAC is overpriced. Check at Bara Photo or at Campion or at Photo Alpha and you will find better prices. Buying in New York is viable only if you can have it shipped to a friend or family member in the US who can then "smuggle" it to Belgium for you. If you have it shipped to Belgium, you will pay (1) a small customs duty, 3 or 6%, plus (2) hefty shipping charges, easily $50, plus (3) 21% VAT on the sum of (1) and (2). This will negate the bulk of your savings. I recommend buying from mail order houses within the EU such as Foto Hobby in Germany or the Leica Shop in Austria. Nathan pmbprivate@unicall.be wrote: > The price for a TTL 0.85 in Belgium is BEF 104,500 at the FNAC store. Not > cheap unless you qualify for VAT exemption (21% over here). > > I'm looking for the cheapest source for a M6 TTL too. Until now, my > conclusion is that New York is still the best place to buy one. (Tamarkin > is a store that sells it for $2,195 ). I was in Hong Kong last week where, > despite all the hype, the prices were i) higher than New York as far as I > could tell without going into a lot of negotiation and ii) I was'nt sure > what I was getting into because the camera was never actually in the shops I > went to but would have been delivered to my hotel. Ok , this is not a lot > of help if you're only looking within Europe but at least it gives you a > feel for the prices. And if you're like me, I just want to know where "the > market" is so that, even if I ended up paying too much, at least it's a > conscious decision. > > Patrick - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium Photo page: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator