Certainly the cost structures of strictly virtual stores are quite
different, but I've gotta believe B&H's overhead (with thousands of
square feet on Manhattan AND extensive inventory) is higher than that
of almost any 'local' dealer. Of course their volume is higher, but
overhead is not the only consideration.
ScottGee1
On 8/10/05, NSURIT@xxxxxxx <NSURIT@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 8/10/2005 11:21:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> SNIP!
> Yes, and remember that lesson we all learned in the back seat of your Dad's
> car.
>
> Were I the one buying, I would want them to get close, but not necessarily
> match the mail order price. Their costs of doing business is different than
> that of the .com stores and we should expect to pay a little extra but not
> fund their retirement annuity every time we buy an item. I recently bought a
> hard back copy of McKeown's Cameras from Amazon at about $95 including
> shipping. The drive out price at my local retailer was $145. Wish they had
> been
> close. Bill Barber
>
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