Posted by Jack Torrence on 07/19/06 06:14

"jayembee" <jayembeenospam@snurcher.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9804BA5345175jayembeesnurchercom@140.99.99.130...
> "Jim Waggener" <jimw@wildblue.net> wrote:
>
>> Looked at Amazon.uk...yup they will ship it but with the exchange
>> rate it would cost me like $80...no thanks.
>
> No it won't. Just went there right now. Their listed price is �28.97,
> which at the current exchange rate is US$53.00.
>
> HOWEVER, what they don't tell you until you've actually "checked out"
> and placed your order is that for the US, they deduct the Value
> Added Tax (VAT), which is normally built into the item price. So,
> you get to deduct 15% off the above price.

The standard rate of VAT in the UK is 17.5%

> So, the actual price you pay will be, plus or minus a few pence,
> �24.65. Airmail delivery is �2.09 per delivery plus �0.99 per item,
> or �3.08. So your total will be (rounding a bit for convenience)
> �27.75. At the current exchange rate, that's a bit under US$51.00,
> delivered.
>
>> However if I order it from AUS its a much better deal.
>
> There is that.
>
> I'm not sure why you don't feel like you can wait until it comes out
> in the US, though. But that's your lookout.
>
> -- jayembee

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