Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Daniel is 100% correct, both about his business logic and the full margin in Switzerland. It is amazing how much more the Leicas become once they cross the Swiss-German border, even though the VAT in Switzerland is only 7.6% vs. 16% in Germany. Zurich has to be the city with the most Leicas per capita of any place I have ever lived. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Almere, Netherlands http://www.nathanfoto.com http://www.fotosevilla.com Print sales: http://www.photodeluge.com Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- Van: Daniel Ridings <dlridings@gmail.com> Datum: dinsdag, juni 28, 2005 4:24 pm Onderwerp: Re: [Leica] where oh where is the DMR? > You're hopeless, B.D.! You'd never be a good businessman. > > Now ... you already have their money (the one's with the pre-orders) > so it's not going to help you a bit by giving them anything. Better to > send the cameras off to a country where they can be sold at full > retail price with a hefty margin. That's new money, you see? :-) > > Daniel > > On 6/28/05, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@comcast.net> wrote: > > Actually, not at all a good sign - given how long this product > has been > > promised, and given how limited its production is, no one should > have them > > "in stock" for the first year or so - they should all be going > directly to > > customers with pre-orders. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >