On 25 Aug 2003 at 1:27, Dickbo wrote:
> > That said it baffles me that the UK-industry hasn't been wiped out
> > by mail-order resellers from the rest of Europe, Germany in
> > specific. It's not just Canon, *all* brands are more expensive in
> > the UK, and mail-order in the rest of the EU is a perfect way to get
> > around that. (though German companies might be less inclined to sell
> > to/deal with English speaking customers than Dutch companies for
> > example)
>
> One would still have to pay VAT
Yes, but only the German 16%, and that was already included in the
mentioned EU-price of US$1100.
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Bye,
Willem-Jan Markerink
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is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
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