Anything photographic is rarely cheap in Britain. Probably one of the most expensive European countries for photographic equipment - next to Skandinaiva, naturally. Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk
-----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 30. januar 2006 23:09 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: FA* lens selling advice? Jens Bladt wrote: > The FA* 28-70mm is (still??) sold new in Germany (Foto Palme) for 1279 Euro > = 1547 USD, including the 17 % German MwSt). > Plus shipping of course - probably 100 Euro on top of it. Last time (about three years ago) I looked, in the UK it was ~£1400. > > European buyers may want a new one and pay a few hundreds more. > > (Sigh: Why doesn't Pentax make lenses like that anyore?) > > Regards > Jens > > http://www.jensbladt.dk > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sendt: 30. januar 2006 08:03 > Til: [email protected] > Emne: Re: FA* lens selling advice? > > > Mark Erickson wrote: > > >>The Buy It Now prices seem steep to me, but, hey, people out there are >>paying that much for them (except for that really high GBP 1300 listing). > > > You've got it the wrong way round, Mark. USA prices are really cheap. > Just ask people to put in offers, using the BIN price as a base. I can > almost guarantee you will sell them abroad. > > Would be buying one of them myself if I wasn't liable to end up without > certain body parts, courtesy of my darling spouse. > > mike > > > > >
