There is of course a "hidden" advantage in buying from somewhere like B+H. when
I am in the States if I buy from B+H I avoid paying sales tax, as well as
qualifying for free postage. It becomes much more user friendly to buy from
them than to try and find a local dealer who stocks what I want.
Regards
John Duggan,
Wales, UK
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From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Offer on on OMD-EM1
In the US at least, Olympus will not undercut its retailers. For example, B&H
sells the E-M1 for $1399 or 99 cents less than the Olympus listed retail price
of $1399.99. But B&H will also include a 32GB SanDisk SDHC card and also give
you a "rewards card" worth 4% of your purchase price usable on future
purchases. Olympus will always charge full retail price except when they offer
discounts on specific merchandise. But, if they offer a $100 discount on the
E-M1 then B&H will also offer the same discount from their store along with the
same offer of the 32GB card and 4% rewards card.
So it's always cheaper to buy from the dealer unless Olympus is offering
refurbished items. There the discount might be $2-300 on an item as expensive
as the E-M1. But sometimes other dealers (like Cameta Camera) may carry
refurbished gear as well and may still beat Olympus. I've been waiting for a
long time to pick up a refurbished E-M1, 9-18 and 75-300. All have appeared on
the refurbished list twice to far this year and at very substantial discounts.
But, by the time I get the announcement email those particular items are sold
out.
Chuck Norcutt
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