Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don't forget the impact of taxes, duties and excise varies considerably between different countries and cannot be ignored as a component of pricing. Greg Lorenzo Calgary, Canada> From: photo@frozenlight.eu> To: lug@leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 discount in Europe - somethings up!> Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:28:18 +0200> > Yes, Luis, but you do not need to shop in Spain. The market here is > not very competitive, and discounting is rare. For example, you can > get the M8 for 600 Euros less at a very reputable dealer in the > Netherlands:> > http://www.kamera-express.nl/index.php?page=product&product=19422> > I love living in Spain, but when I need to buy photo equipment, I shop > in Germany, the Netherlands or the UK (now interesting because of the > weak pound). I only buy in the US when I have someone going over there > who can "smuggle" it back. Otherwise, I find that by the time I have > paid the high shipping costs across the Atlantic, plus the VAT on > arrival here, most of the savings evaporates. Although I must say that > that particular calculation has changed in recent months with the > dollar's slide. And because the US market is the most competitive in > the world, many manufacturers from Europe or Japan are forced to live > with lower margins there when the dollar falls, so the price does not > completely reflect exchange rate movements.> > Cheers,> Nathan> > Nathan Wajsman> Alicante, Spain> http://www.frozenlight.eu> http://www.greatpix.eu> http://www.nathanfoto.com> > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog> > > > On Jul 13, 2008, at 10:14 AM, Luis Miguel Casta?eda Navas wrote:> > >> > On 13/07/2008, at 9:04, mehrdad wrote:> >> >> I say cheap dollars cuz, coworkers from Europe come here all the time> >> and everything is about 40%+ off for them and when we go there> >> everything is double> >>> >> On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 5:44 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net > >> > wrote:> >>> Mehrdad........ you know better.... money is money. The only way > >>> to> >>> compare different currencies is to convert them to the same base> >>> currency....> >>>> >>> 800 Euros is a LOT more than 500 USD. Like double plus.> >> > You're right, let's take this example with prices of bhphoto and a > > well-know dealer here in Spain [casanova] with today's exchange rates> >> > USA $5495 => 3445.48 ?> > ESP 4795 ? - 800? (rebate) => 3995?> >> > so 549? ($876,35) euros cheaper in the US *before* having any rebate > > there.> > As Frank said, money is money and in this case, a lot of it, so is > > pointless comparing the rebates.> >> >> > I feel better, to hell with photography, art, women, and all> > E. Weston, 1924> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------> > http://luis.imaginarymagnitude.net/> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > Leica Users Group.> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information> > > _______________________________________________> Leica Users Group.> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _________________________________________________________________ Making the world a better place one message at a time. http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_BetterPlace