[access-uk] Re: THE OLD CHESTNUT OF FREEDOM'S US AND UK PRICES
- From: Gordon Keen <gordonkeen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:06:47 +0100
Any chance you might relocate to the U.K. ?
Respect
G
From glorious Devon, England.
On 27 Aug 2010, at 18:51, Laz Mesa wrote:
> Hi Richard,
>
> As someone who has a US-based business in the US, I can only speculate
> that they're trying to take advantage of the lack of availability of
> similar products in that region of the world. It's purely just
> abusive behavior.
>
> From personal experience, I can say that If I sell a product for $100
> in US dollars, those who live in the UK pay less than 100 pounds for
> the same item. I do have to charge shipping, but I discount that by
> the same amount to match the free shipping I provide for US customers,
> so the international customer doesn't pay for the whole shipping
> amount.
>
> Some months back, I was surprised to see a UK-based competitor selling
> an item for 90 pounds, that I would have only charged approximately
> $60 for in US dollars!
>
> There are some businesses out there which don't care anything about
> their customers, as they feel that if someone needs the equipment
> badly enough, they will beg, borrow, do without, or even steal to get
> it, so they know that they'll make their profit one way or the other.
>
> Regards,
>
> Laz
>
> "Richard Godfrey-McKay" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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
>
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