Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 27/10/06, John Celio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Granted, this is somewhat different from selling gray market cameras, but >> the loss of sales and profits is the same. > > Um, no it's not, it would be similar if you could clone cameras. Grey > market import protection is in place simply to ensure that the local > market can gouge local buyers. I often hear talk of cost differences > due to warranty services but each country has similar requirements WRT > new product warranties so these cost will be built into every > wholesalers retailers buy prices. > > Kid yourself if you like but the world is now an international market. > If I can by the same item from another country and pay duties/taxes > and freight then still pay less than local prices I know simply that > the local wholesalers are expecting to make too much profit and > shouldn't prosper in the market. >
Well that and protect the local distributor from having to fix stuff it never sold. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
