[Elecraft] European Elecraft prices

Fri Apr 11 15:29:01 2003

Just twigged that a reply to an Elecraft list contributor doesn't get to the
list too...

Paul

> Pete,
>
> I purposely omitted all local taxes in order to compare like with like.
> The
> European price was obtained directly from the European web site and was
> explicitly quoted as ex-VAT and delivery.
>
> Do the sums. It's a 40% markup (plus or minus a few digits past the
> decimal
> point) before anything's added.
>
> It's a scam.
>
> Best,
>
> Paul
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter Halpin" <[email protected]>
> > To: "Paul Bartlett" <[email protected]>;
> > <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 8:00 PM
> > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] microphone headset
> >
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Paul wrote:
> > >
> > > > In other words, the European price is 40% greater than that from
> > Elecraft
> > > > direct. In fact, if you do the sums, you can visualise the marketing
> guy
> > > > saying, "Let's mark it up at 40%. Nobody in Europe's going to
notice."
> > >
> > > Right: but there's a catch in the maths here.
> > >
> > > Take the basic US price and add VAT plus the Customs agent's fee. That
> > makes
> > > the markup a heck of a lot less than 40% - more like 15%. Then allow
for
> > the
> > > fact that the guy invests his money up front AND needs to have jam on
> his
> > > bread, and it isn't such a bad deal after all.
> > >
> > > Having said that I ordered all my stuff from the US: and got away with
a
> > lot
> > > of VAT :-)
> > >
> > > 145, Pete  PE1MHO - G7ECN - M3ECN   K2 #2768
> > >
> > >
> >
>