Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]ok, here is something we have not heard in the us since mid 80's ,"now interesting because of the weak pound" On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 9:09 PM, Neil Schneider <neils1@verizon.net> wrote: > From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@frozenlight.eu> > Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 discount in Europe - somethings up! > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Message-ID: <D9E6C21E-B250-4149-BE41-DBCDCE59460E@frozenlight.eu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; > delsp=yes > > 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 & All > Well here's the good news about buying the M8 in the E.E.U.U. at this > moment. > B&H Photo is selling the M8 for $5495 in dollars... taking todays exchange > rate between > the dollar & Euro, that would cost only 3446? plus tax of 8.75% or $480 > dollars or euros > 302?... the entire package would cost in euros 3748?... > Regards > Neil > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad