[Elecraft] European Elecraft prices

Sat Apr 12 00:56:01 2003

Bob,

Pauli's calculation is right, take a look at it again.
If 1 EUR = 1.0803 USD then 780 EUR = 842.63 USD.

73, Bole, 9A3RR

> According to this morning's Seattle Times, 1 US dollar = 0.9257 Euro
> and 1 Euro = 1.0803 Euro, so I suspect that you have the conversion
> reversed.
> 
> 73,
> Bob, N7XY
> 
> On Sat, Apr 12, 2003 at 12:59:29AM +0200, Pauli Nunez EA3BLQ wrote:
> > Hi Paul and all,
> > 
> > If I am not very much mistaken, I think that your conversion USD/Euro
> > is wrong. Today's rate is 1 USD = 1.0751 Euro or 1 Euro = 0.930146
> > USD so 780 Euro are equal to 838.57 USD and 116 Euro are the
> > equivalent of 124.71 USD so the difference between Elecraft's and the
> > European Distributor's prices is much wider.
> > 
> > 73
> > 
> > Pauli, EA3BLQ
> > K2/100  #1044
> > 
> > URL: http://www.qsl.net/ea3blq/
> > [email protected]
> > [email protected]
> > 
> > "Paul Bartlett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 
> > : Hi All,
> > :
> > : It's been pointed out to me that the European prices that I 
> quoted included
> > : local sales tax. Sorry for that; I missed it. Prices were 
> quoted including
> > : 'S+H' which I asumed meant sales tax and handling.
> > :
> > : The site I mentioned is based in Germany and I've just spoken 
> to my sister
> > : (who lives there) in order to get a figure for the local 
> sales tax. It's
> > : 16%.
> > :
> > : Revised comparative figures are thus:
> > :
> > : Basic K2: Elecraft price USD 599. European distributor: Euros 
> 780 (before
> > : tax)
> > : SSB Option: Elecraft price USD 89. European distributor: 
> Euros: 116 (before
> > : tax)
> > :
> > : At today's prices Euros 780 amounts to about USD 722
> > : and Euros 116 comes to USD 107
> > :
> > : This still amounts to almost exactly a 20% mark-up for little 
> perceived
> > : added value.
> > :
> > : If I've made a mistake with the sums, please correct me.
> > :
> > : Best,
> > :
> > : Paul
> > :
> > 
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