Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But it is not weak against the dollar, just against the euro. I was on holiday in the US in the 80s and some banks, don't you just love 'em, were offering dollar pound parity. It is nearer 2 dollars to the pound now. OTOH the euro is at 1.27 or so, a fair bit stronger than a few years ago - 20% or so. Frank On 14 Jul, 2008, at 06:12, mehrdad wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information