Re: [Leica] Mail order

[Nathan Wajsman <belgiangator@yahoo.com>]

Robert is absolutely right in recommending mail order
here. Especially since Fernando lives in Portugal, as
far as I recall, which means that if he orders stuff
from Germany (a fellow EU member country) there are no
customs duty or any additional VAT to be paid. By
buying in Germany from one of the reputable mail order
places (e.g. Foto Hobby or Leicabeimeister or Brenner
Foto Versand) he can save at least $1000 compared to
his local price. Why anyone in this day and age buys
Leicas locally in places like Portugal or Scandinavia
(very expensive there as well) is beyond me.

Nathan

- --- Robert Jagitsch <robertj@powerlogix.com> wrote: >
>an M6 + 35/2 asph (I know this is the lens I want)
> cost
> >at least USD $4000 around these parts, and I don't
> want to mail 
> >order them, because I don't want any
> >UPS employers to treat it as garbage, banging it
> brutely.
> >
> >Fernando Martins
> >
> 
> Personally, I would not disregard mail order out of
> hand. After all, 
> the camera had to ship from the factory/distributor
> to the dealer in 
> some manner, possibly even UPS. As long as it is
> packed well, Leicas 
> can be safely shipped around the world.
> 
> There are several Leica mail order resellers on the
> LUG that ship 
> stuff all the time. I have bought all of my Leicas
> mail order (from 
> as far away as Switzerland and Italy) and haven't
> had one damaged in 
> freight yet. (There is also the fact the freight and
> insurance is 
> much cheaper than the 8.25% sales tax here in
> Austin, too.) Lastly, 
> you can get a better purchase price by mail order,
> not to mention 
> usually a greater selection.
> 
> -Robert
> 
> 
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