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Re: [OM] more BIN musings

Subject: Re: [OM] more BIN musings
From: Garth Wood <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 21:54:53 -0700
At 10:24 PM 3/15/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>This discussion (the recent sale of a 90 f2 macro on ebay) prompted me to
>compare new prices in the USA and UK. I chose to compare B&H and Jessop, the
>biggest chain in the UK. I converted the B&H prices to UK pounds (at 1.5 USD
>per Pound) and then ran up a graph of new lens prices. Despite the strong
>Pound, I knew it wouldn't look good...
>
>But it's shocking - UK prices are between 150 and 2500f those at B&H.

[snip]

Simon:

Very similar situation here in Canada.  That's why I do all my shopping via the 
Web (usually at B&H).  Someone's gotta buy new OM stuff from time to time, and 
doing it in Canada simply seems uneconomic.

Garth


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