Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Neil, Yes, the B&H price is indeed better than here, but if I were to buy the M8 from them and have it shipped to Spain, then I would need to add about 20% for the shipping, the customs duty (small, only 3-4%) and Spanish VAT (16%, payable to the post office or UPS/DHL/Fedex on delivery). So, using round numbers, if the B&H price is ?3500 with shipping and I have to add 20%, then I am looking at ?4200, which is exactly what the camera costs at the Dutch dealer I mentioned (and the Dutch price already includes VAT, and since it is an intra-EU deal, there is no customs duty). That is why I said that buying in the US is good mostly when I or somebody else can "smuggle" the camera back to Europe. Cheers, Nathan 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 Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Jul 14, 2008, at 6:09 AM, Neil Schneider 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