Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]True, VAT accounts for 15% of the difference in the quoted price. The laws about price fixing are similar in EC. IME most things lawyers get involved in tend to get more expensive, paticularly in countries where lawyer remuneration tends to be high! Frank ----- Original Message ---- From: Dante Stella <dstella1 at ameritech.net> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Cc: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, 3 September, 2009 5:03:11 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] panasonic GF-1 and a 20mm f 1.7 lens .... likea leica? No VAT. Dante On Sep 3, 2009, at 10:37 AM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net> wrote: Consumer friendly laws.? Fair trade laws.? Laws against manufacturers setting real prices ( the words.. MSRP).? All from the days of anti monopolistic behaviors. Al of that from too many lawyers..... Frank Filippone red735i at earthlink.net 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. _______________________________________________ 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