Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Cant be - none of them are available here! :-) ! Only the Micky Donald stuff. Cheers Jayanand On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Philippe AMARD <philippe.amard@tele2.fr>wrote: > Ever heard of this? > http://www.economist.com/markets/bigmac/index.cfm > > Could well be M8, I-Mac, and R9.2 Diesel index then ;-) > Phx > > > > > Sonny Carter wrote: > > Yes, it amazes me that people view the Dollar or the Euro or the Pound as >> stable, and the "value" of the M8 falling or rising. >> >> Perhaps we should link money to the value of M8's so the currencies will >> stabilize. ;-) >> >> On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 12:51 AM, Nathan <photo@frozenlight.eu> wrote: >> >> >> >>> You can a new M8 for under $3K in the UK if you buy from a dealer like >>> ffordes.co.uk and do so before the end of January when the current 650 >>> pound rebate ends. For US buyers this is especially attractive, since you >>> get to take advantage of both the low pound and the fact that since you >>> are >>> based outside the EU, you do not have to pay the 15% VAT that is included >>> in >>> the prices you see on their web site. >>> >>> Just do your math and you will discover that the net cost is around $2600 >>> plus some shipping costs and the cost of depositing a UK rebate check in >>> your bank account. >>> >>> Nathan >>> >>> >>> On 02/01/2009, at 2:58, Vick Ko wrote: >>> >>> Hmmm, >>> >>> >>>> I was predicting $2750 by now, for new M8's with warranty. I haven't >>>> seen >>>> it yet from a store, but I saw a couple very very attractive M8's at >>>> $2800 >>>> in private offers, including one from Canada. >>>> >>>> At $2200, I might jump back in. >>>> ...Vick >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Richard Man wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> .... Heck, for $2200, this does get very tempting, but no >>>>> budget now, so it's idle lusting.... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> 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 >>> Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >