Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK, that makes sense. I was about ready to launch into international trade conspiracies :) Ken On 4/25/2012 6:55 PM, John McMaster wrote: > I have CS5.5 Master Collection which is why it costs more > > john > ________________________________________ > > > OK, I think I see how this works. I went to the Adobe Australian site > and see the upgrade to CS6 is 337AS(AUD), which is USD 350. This must > be because I am signing in from a U.S. address? I'm guessing that if I > had signed in from a site in oz I would see USD 525? Or from an address > in Spain I would see a much higher price for LR4 than 129 euro? It > makes no sense to me that a download would be so much higher than the > currency conversion and the VAT would indicate. > > Ken > > On 4/25/2012 5:48 PM, John McMaster wrote: >> The upgrade for my CS5.5 to CS6 is 525USD (download) on the USA site, my >> local Adobe store has it for 800AUD (download - 830USD) and still waiting >> to hear the NZ retail price........ >> >> john >> ________________________________________ >> >> >> There must be more than one distribution route. On the Adobe Spain site >> I looked at, LR4 is 129 euro, which is approximately the USD price plus >> VAT. >> >> Ken >> >> On 4/25/2012 12:54 PM, Marc Dufour wrote: >>> Ken, >>> >>> More and more interesting. >>> I've been looking for information about import duties in UE, but it seem >>> it's information reserved for pros, I don't know. >>> It's usually around 10%, but the local taxes are very different in each >>> country. >>> For an example, the price of a graphic design program I use every day, >>> CorelDraw, which is 499$ in USA, is 771$ in GB, 933$ in Spain, 945$ in >>> France... >>> In Spain, the Vat is 20%, so: 499 $ + 10% +20%: around 658 $, not 933$. >>> I don't understand :( >>> Marc >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 6:06 AM, Ken Carney<kcarney1 at cox.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Marc, >>>> >>>> Interesting. Do you know why the price differences? Local taxes, >>>> import duties? I would think Adobe would not arbitrarily raise the >>>> USD price unless to absorb some offsetting cost or tax? Just curious. >>>> >>>> Ken >>>> >>>> >>>> On 4/24/2012 2:52 AM, Marc Dufour wrote: >>>> >>>>> Interesting trend... >>>>> >>>>> Another example, form this morning: >>>>> Price for Photoshop CS6 in USA: 699 USD (Adobbe online shop) Price >>>>> for Photoshop CS5 (CS FIVE) in Spain: 1319,54 USD (Spanish Adobe >>>>> online shop) >>>>> >>>>> I could give more examples, as scandalous as this one. >>>>> The way the great US companys make themselves greater and greater. >>>>> A shame. >>>>> Marc >>>>> >>>>> John McMaster<john at chiaroscuro.co.nz> ha escrito: >>>>> >>>>> I live in the capital city, I have also been to most large cities >>>>> in >>>>>> Australia. I have lived in London and visited B&H so know what I am >>>>>> missing in Aus/NZ. >>>>>> >>>>>> I think Americans do not realise what it can be like for the rest of >>>>>> the world. I have a query with Epson NZ; the 7900 retails for $4K >>>>>> USD but with a current offer making it $3K USD. The price in NZ is >>>>>> +$7700USD+local tax - that is a huge difference..... >>>>>> >>>>>> john >>>>>> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >