Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Duty was $388. Jim Handsfield jhandsfield at att.net ?Thou shalt not commit nincompoopery.? ? Carl Sandburg > On Apr 16, 2023, at 1:28 PM, Leopold Green via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> wrote: > > Less brilliant if you live in Manchester however with the evils of 20% VAT! > >> On 16 Apr 2023, at 18:20, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at >> leica-users.org> wrote: >> >> I am intrigued in how you accomplished saving money in this situation... >> >> Leica Store Manchester sells the camera for 8300 GBP. That converts to >> $10,300 USD. >> >> Duty in to the US is free..... Let's say shipping is free.... >> >> The US List price is $9000. Even in states like California, where sales >> tax is almost 10%, buying direct in the US seems less costly. Landed >> price would be about $10,000 >> >> How did you save $1000? Is it the savings on the VAT that made this >> work? (VAT is 20%... which is about a $2600 savings,,,,,) >> >> Which is how you did it..... >> >> US Based price is $9900 >> >> UK VAT-less price is $8700 >> >> And that is how you saved!!!! >> >> >> Brilliant! >> >> >> Frank Filippone >> BMWRed735i at Gmail.com >> >> On 4/16/2023 1:51 AM, JAMES HANDSFIELD wrote: >>> After reading Jono Slack?s review >>> (https://www.slack.co.uk/leica-m11-monochrom.html?fbclid=IwAR1WyJpsb_55auWyi9838Orc-z9jfmZ2ehg-g3hqYkpOjKVHRuZWLs5pKEo), >>> I ordered one. But I ordered it from Leica Store Manchester, so with >>> duty added, I?ll pay about $1000 less than purchasing here in the US. >>> Should be delivered on Wednesday. >>> >>> Jim Handsfield >>> jhandsfield at att.net >>> >>> ?Thou shalt not commit nincompoopery.? >>> ? Carl Sandburg >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Apr 14, 2023, at 10:34 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG<lug at >>>> leica-users.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> And this one, for those who cannot afford US$9000 for a whim and a >>>> fancy: >>>> >>>> https://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2023/04/bw-day-more-about-the-monochromes.html >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Jayanand >>>> >>>> On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 10:52?PM Frank Filippone via LUG < >>>> lug at leica-users.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> For those that care, the M11 Monochrom ( B+W only) is now >>>>> available..... >>>>> >>>>> 60MP of B+w >>>>> >>>>> $9000 >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Frank Filippone >>>>> BMWRed735i at Gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> Seehttp://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> Seehttp://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> Seehttp://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information