----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, 21 March, 2005 05:50 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Sending an Olympus on a world trip - which model? (Part 2)
>
> Yes, I forgot about VAT. Good point.
>
> John Hermanson
> Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
> 21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
> 631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
> Olympus OM Service since 1977
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 9:17 AM
> Subject: [OM] Re: Sending an Olympus on a world trip - which model? (Part
2)
>
>
> >
> > And anyone who receives it overseas needs to know the score.
> >
> > If I received that shipment from John, I would have to pay 20% on ($200
> > value of goods + $35 shipping + $20 clearance fee). Sounds like $50 to
> > me.
> > Let's hope they are CAD not USD.
what do you mean being snitty about our funny money :-) Given Dubya's
insatiable desire for no-end in-sight annual half trillion dollar deficits
and an exploding 7.7 trillion $ national debt, Canada's long time annual
surpluses could take the loonie into a premium over the US$.
:-)
> >
> > --
> > Piers
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
> > Of John Hermanson
> > Sent: 21 March 2005 13:25
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [OM] Re: Sending an Olympus on a world trip - which model?
(Part
> > 2)
> >
> >
> > There will be an issue for anyone who has to send it overseas and that
is
> > with safe shipment / insurance costs. Global Express Mail (fastest
and
> > safest) for an OM-1 with 50mm lens ( 2+ lbs., shipping wt. 3 lbs.)
insured
> > for $200 to UK $35, to Australia $30 (from NY) Airmail Parcel Post takes
> > longer, is less safe, cost less initially, but charges more for
insurance
> > so
> > total price is almost the same.
> >
> > John Hermanson
> > Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
> > 21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714, 631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
> > Olympus OM Service since 1977
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> >
> > --snip
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