ummmm, no, the the USA rolling 12 month CPI has actually fallen for year ending in may2009, housing and energy costs are the biggest drops. the weak economy has caused price drops, not increases to move things. high unemployment is a big factor too. Just look at ebay, nearly everything is selling for less than it was 18-24 months ago. Camera gear included. Lenses are down in price there from the peaks for sure. For how long, who knows ??
Ebay has more listings than ever, but less total sales. Prices are down. Unsold items are up. Ebay is a pretty good indicator of the world economy because of the nature of "auction" type pricing and sales. -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:[email protected]) Home Page - www.jchriso.com Join the Audio CD PLAYER DISCUSSION list - http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 11:44 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: As of today, Pentax has become a luxury brand Sadly, prices of *everything* have risen sharply in the midst of this worldwide economic crisis. I'm glad I have good equipment that I like using already. I'll concentrate on my photography and not on buying equipment until either the prices settle down or my income goes back up. -- Godfrey www.gdgphoto.com www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto www.twitter.com/godfreydigiorgi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
