i guess the main reseller will make a lot more than they would admit to but further resellers i'm sure do less well!
Cheers Paul paul.leake@xxxxxxxxxxxx----- Original Message ----- From: "Damon Rose" <damon.rose@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 10:15 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: THE OLD CHESTNUT OF FREEDOM'S US AND UK PRICES
I don't think resellers make much profit on the devices themselves . I had thought they made more money on training and other support around the devices and or scripting. Does anyone have any inssights into that?Transatlantic pricing tends to be about cost of living and overheads. If you look at burgers, you tend to find that McDonalds charges 99 cents for a burger they sell for 99p in the UK. It's almost a number for number thing, reflecting the additional costs UK taxes, staffing, rent, etc, charges. This could just be a classic 'rip off Britain' thing that the tabloids go so crazy about.Good discussion though. Interested to hear more about this. -----Original Message-----From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul LeakeSent: 26 August 2010 22:44 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: THE OLD CHESTNUT OF FREEDOM'S US AND UK PRICESi suspect they think they can charge what they like because of the limited market but that fails to value british customers as you say richard!Cheers Paul paul.leake@xxxxxxxxxxxx----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Godfrey-McKay <mailto:richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 7:56 PM Subject: [access-uk] THE OLD CHESTNUT OF FREEDOM'S US AND UK PRICESHi, I've been looking at upgrading to OpenBook 9 and getting the Pearl camera.It seems that if you live in the US you can currently get the camera for $600 or about £400 whereas it's £600 in the UK.I understand all the stuff about exchange rates, shipping (which incidentally is free for online orders in the US) and of course we don't know what price Freedom charges its UK distributors.Having said all that, it seems mighty unfair to have such a blatant discrepancy. Does anyone have any idea why the prices should be so different?It would also be interesting to know whether the UK prices of Freedom products is recommended by Freedom or fixed by the UK resellers. It's strange that there seems to be so little competition in the market. Is there any agreement between distributors as to pricing?I'd welcome observations and particularly comments from distributors. Richard Richard Godfrey-McKay Telephone: 01738-445 880 Mobile: 07791 452 593 ________________________________ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3095 - Release Date: 08/26/10 07:34:00http://www.bbc.co.uk/This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated.If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system.Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately.Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will signify your consent to this. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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