I find it quite interesting reading how people in one country or another feel that their retailers are ripping them off compared to those somewhere else
My wife and I used to own a combination art gallery and nature store in which we sold Pentax binoculars. We were able to buy Pentax cameras and lenses but not resale them due to a photo store near by and that was fine as we patronized that place anyways. We could not however buy cameras or lenses for much less than the US mail order places sold them for once exchange rates were calcualted. Binocluars however we, a little store, was selling for up to 20% less than those same mail order dealers. Was told by Pentax rep that the company sets the wholesale price for each country separately and then there are different duties as well. A non Pentax example was Saabs were selling in Canada for thousands less than in the States and Americans were coming up to buy them new so save money. It isn't always the dealer or the company or the country but usually it is one or more of the three that makes the decision and of course the price is reflected at the sales counter so it is the dealer that is the one ripping off the consumer.Plus there is more to it than how much you pay to decide the selling price. As far as selling and buying goes for all those who wish to buy the new K10D they can now thank me. As I am not going to buy one anytime soon I will not be creating a shortage for those who need one now. Sounds like a great camera but until do not have access to the D200 anymore there is little reason to purchase one now. By the way it took 10 days total from the time I put the request for buying one on my supervisor's desk to the day it sat on my desk but this was in July and if I ordered one last fall I would have waited for months. Guess the companies could just postpone releasing the cameras until the stock was large enough that there was no waiting period. Pentax could wait until January to release enough units that everyone could get them when they want them. That makes no business sense to me as what about the loss of money and loss of buzz? Perhaps I will keep my eyes out for a used DS/DS2 cheap to buy for now. I am extremely glad that the K10D is being released and hope it is a great camera. Most likely will eventually own either it or its sucessor. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
