Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/25

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Subject: [Leica] Tripods > KEN
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:48:01 +0000
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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
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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
>>>>


Replies: Reply from kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney) ([Leica] Tripods > KEN)
In reply to: Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Tripods)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Tripods)
Message from john at chiaroscuro.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Tripods)
Message from foto at marcdufour.net (Marc Dufour) ([Leica] Tripods)
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