Since nobody seems to realize it, I guess I have to explain this.<br>1. Even the distributor has to pay shipping<br>2. 19% VAT in germany<br>3. x% additional fees (recycling, ...) in germany/europe<br>4. 2 years warranty in germany<br>
5. The dollar-euro change will not always remain nearby 1.60$/1€<br>6. People who handle the shipping and warranty in germany, do you think they can work for free?<br><br>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).<br>
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/19/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">Tim Shannon</b> <<a href="mailto:shannon.timothy@gmail.com">shannon.timothy@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Oh wow, I've been paying a little bit of attention to those exchange<br> rates, but I hadn't realized it's gotten that bad.<br> <br><br> On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Carlo E. Prelz <<a href="mailto:fluido@fluido.as">fluido@fluido.as</a>> wrote:<br>
> Subject: Re: Price of the Freerunner published?<br> > Date: mer 19 mar 08 05:51:01 +0100<br> ><br> ><br> > Quoting Sander van Grieken (<a href="mailto:sander@3v8.net">sander@3v8.net</a>):<br>
><br> > > If I recall correctly, the initial Freerunner pricing was $450 for<br> > > the device and $600 for the devkit.<br> ><br> > What I really hope is that the price in US$ corresponds to the one in<br>
> euros. At today's exchange rates, 450$ = 285.46 euros.<br> ><br> > I am writing this because the fact of using european distributors<br> > generally brings in big surcharges. Please do make sure that your<br>
> european distributors sell at the right price. After all, equipment is<br> > produced in China, and imported both in the US and in EU. If at all<br> > possible, I suggest to ship part of the production directly to Europe,<br>
> not via US. I believe the European Union is a large enough market...<br> ><br> > Carlo<br> ><br> > --<br> > * Se la Strada e la sua Virtu' non fossero state messe da parte,<br> > * K * Carlo E. Prelz - <a href="mailto:fluido@fluido.as">fluido@fluido.as</a> che bisogno ci sarebbe<br>
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