Since nobody seems to realize it, I guess I have to explain this. 1. Even the distributor has to pay shipping 2. 19% VAT in germany 3. x% additional fees (recycling, ...) in germany/europe 4. 2 years warranty in germany 5. The dollar-euro change will not always remain nearby 1.60$/1€ 6. People who handle the shipping and warranty in germany, do you think they can work for free?
Don't get me wrong, I also like to get products cheap and not too expensive, but nobody can really expect to get the device for 285 euro from a resaler - you have to pay the 19% even if you import by yourself (the 19% are also on the shipping fees). On 3/19/08, Tim Shannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Oh wow, I've been paying a little bit of attention to those exchange > rates, but I hadn't realized it's gotten that bad. > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Carlo E. Prelz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Subject: Re: Price of the Freerunner published? > > Date: mer 19 mar 08 05:51:01 +0100 > > > > > > Quoting Sander van Grieken ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > > > If I recall correctly, the initial Freerunner pricing was $450 for > > > the device and $600 for the devkit. > > > > What I really hope is that the price in US$ corresponds to the one in > > euros. At today's exchange rates, 450$ = 285.46 euros. > > > > I am writing this because the fact of using european distributors > > generally brings in big surcharges. Please do make sure that your > > european distributors sell at the right price. After all, equipment is > > produced in China, and imported both in the US and in EU. If at all > > possible, I suggest to ship part of the production directly to Europe, > > not via US. I believe the European Union is a large enough market... > > > > Carlo > > > > -- > > * Se la Strada e la sua Virtu' non fossero state messe da > parte, > > * K * Carlo E. Prelz - [EMAIL PROTECTED] che bisogno ci > sarebbe > > * di parlare tanto di amore e di rettitudine? > (Chuang-Tzu) > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > OpenMoko community mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenMoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >
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