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Pedro

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Dec 18, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/18/98
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Why is it I can purchase an S5 8MB from the US for $449, when it will
cost me £399.99 in the UK ?

With an exchange rate of 1.68 that means I would save £132.73. This is
a big difference !

Anyone know what the difference is between the S5's sold in the US and
the ones sold in the UK ?
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Steve

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Dec 18, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/18/98
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In article <367a3c2f...@news.demon.co.uk>, Pe...@mexico.com (Pedro) wrote:
>Why is it I can purchase an S5 8MB from the US for $449, when it will
>cost me £399.99 in the UK ?

Because consumer electronics in the US are cheaper in the UK. Psion doesn't
make as much profit on US-spec S5s, but if they priced them at £399.99*1.65
then no-one in the US would buy them.

Steve Jolly

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David Ponsford

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Dec 18, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/18/98
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Sales tax shouldn't be overlooked:

Included in UK quotes price @17.5%, varying between states and generally
excluded in US quoted prices.

Regards, David (A Psion Computers employee in a personal capacity)

Pedro

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Dec 18, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/18/98
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On Fri, 18 Dec 1998 13:13:32 -0000, "David Ponsford"
<david-p...@psion.com> wrote:

But it will still be a damn sight cheaper !!!

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SkoConsult

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Dec 18, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/18/98
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>Anyone know what the difference is between the S5's sold in the US and
>the ones sold in the UK ?


yeah....ours have all the right answers in them....

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Chris Marriott

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Dec 19, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/19/98
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Pedro wrote in message <367a3c2f...@news.demon.co.uk>...

>Why is it I can purchase an S5 8MB from the US for $449, when it will
>cost me £399.99 in the UK ?
>
>With an exchange rate of 1.68 that means I would save £132.73. This is
>a big difference !


Are you taking VAT and import duty into account?

Chris
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Paul Taylor

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Dec 19, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/19/98
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sell it for £294.99+VAT! (£346.61)


Pedro wrote in message <367a3c2f...@news.demon.co.uk>...
>Why is it I can purchase an S5 8MB from the US for $449, when it will
>cost me £399.99 in the UK ?
>
>With an exchange rate of 1.68 that means I would save £132.73. This is
>a big difference !
>

>Anyone know what the difference is between the S5's sold in the US and
>the ones sold in the UK ?

Steve Petrov

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Dec 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/20/98
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David Ponsford wrote:
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> Sales tax shouldn't be overlooked:
>
> Included in UK quotes price @17.5%, varying between states and generally
> excluded in US quoted prices.
>
> Regards, David (A Psion Computers employee in a personal capacity)

Hey, wait a minute!!!

The highest rates of sales tax in the U.S. are 7 to 8%.

But that's not all. Very few Americans pay ANY sales tax on computers
because the vast majority of electronics are purchased through the post
e.g. online or from catalogs and thereby exempt from state sales tax
except in the state from which it was shipped. (Sales tax in the U.S. is
a matter for the States; not the Federal Government and the individual
states can not tax beyond their borders unless a company actually has a
physical branch in the particular state.)

Just my .02 ;-)

Steve Petrov


Jim Coffey

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Dec 21, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/21/98
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Steve Petrov wrote in message <367DB6...@sas.upenn.edu>...

>(Sales tax in the U.S. is
>a matter for the States; not the Federal Government and the individual
>states can not tax beyond their borders unless a company actually has a
>physical branch in the particular state.)

Isn't it a "presence" in the stte. Ca, AIR, used the arguement that firms
who make appereance at computer shows have a presence, and thus, the sales
are taxable.

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