Dave Cole wrote: >>>> http://www.homanndesigns.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPat >>>>> >>>>h=1&products_id=21 >>> >>3 concerns with the -03 Peter (besides the ripoff when converting AUD to >>> >>USD, usually resulting in at least an $80 charge). >> >Shipping around the world seems to be in free fall at the moment? >> >'Ripoff' is probably the right word, but it is the fat cat financial people >> >and >> >the carriers who are doing it? >> >I don't bring Gecko stuff into the UK because of the cost of shipping it >> >over, >> >but I was tempted to buy one of Peter when he first sold them on offer as >> >there >> >was a substantial saving buying an American unit from Australia into Europe. >> > >> >If a buy a certain Gecko product in the UK it's £332 delivered. If I buy it >> >from >> >the US direct its only £210 even with express delivery. From Peter it comes >> >in >> >at only £200 today ... Wish I had picked one up now when it was on offer;) > I have never understood why prices in the UK for tech equipment is so high > oftentimes. Some things are controlled by local distributors who 'value add' but one does wonder at times.
> £332 vs £200 is crazy. For that price difference couldn't you import it for > £200, pay duties, sell it for £280 and still make a nice profit while > undercutting the guy selling it for £332? I must not understand what is > required to get tech equipment into the UK. It is always a gamble if you end up paying duty on single items and to be honest I do tend to be more lucky from Oz than the US, but There could be around 25% local charges on any bulk shipment covering VAT and handling. I was going to say that the £332 would include VAT until I saw the final bill is actually £398.87 !!! Being VAT registered does have advantages :) > With container ships zipping across the oceans, shipping should be cheap if > you can wait for a couple of weeks. Shipping is not so much the problem ... it's cashflow. I've got some Taig mills and spares on order at the moment, but until I can pay up front for them ... The bank manager and paypal make more profit than I do :( -- Lester Caine - G8HFL ----------------------------- Contact - http://lsces.co.uk/wiki/?page=contact L.S.Caine Electronic Services - http://lsces.co.uk EnquirySolve - http://enquirysolve.com/ Model Engineers Digital Workshop - http://medw.co.uk Rainbow Digital Media - http://rainbowdigitalmedia.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
