Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was wondering if margin might be the issue. The US market must be vast compared to the rest of the world and generally can demand lower margins. I can pretty easily see how Panasonic could get a higher return from the smaller market if they were limited by production capacity. Still, it's a bummer for those of us over here. Regards, Dick On Sep 03, 2009, at 9:42 AM, FRANK DERNIE wrote: > It is mainly that the prices are so low in the USA that margins are > tiny. Porsches cost less in California than half way round the globe > where they are made in Stuttgart. Nikons are cheaper in New York > than Tokyo. The US market is so price driven that the rest of the > "first world" is much more profitable. > It has always amazed me that I have to pay 50 to 100% more for the > same item than an American, I don't know why it is... > Frank. > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor at comcast.net> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, 3 September, 2009 3:31:42 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] panasonic GF-1 and a 20mm f 1.7 lens .... likea > leica? > > I am having a very hard time wrapping my head around the idea that the > US is not a lucrative market for anyone. In fact, the very idea makes > my head swim. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > On Sep 03, 2009, at 1:22 AM, Joseph Yao wrote: > >> They can't produce enough to supply all markets, thus the goods are >> heading >> towards the more affluent ones. >> >> Joseph >> >> >> On 9/3/09 12:29 AM, "Richard Taylor" <r.s.taylor at comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> Well, alright, fair enough. What's frustrating is they they >>> announce >>> stuff worldwide then only deliver to certain markets. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dick >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sep 02, 2009, at 11:59 AM, Frank Dernie wrote: >>> >>>> Maybe, but vapourware is something rumoured which does not exist. >>>> US >>>> availability is something else. I suspect panasonic are servicing >>>> the high price markets before the US. Frank >>>> >>>> On 2 Sep 2009, at 14:39, Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor at comcast.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I was talking about availability in the US. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Dick >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information