At 12:11 AM 4/7/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Well, the OLY people sent the new price list to dealers in the middle of
>the night, by fax! Would you believe the dealer cost on an OM-4Ti is now
>$1200u.s.!
>
>A bunch of lenses also increased dramatically. I have not had time to
>compare all before and after dealer prices, but I can see that several
>increases are less than the reported 20%.
>
>Now watch as used prices jump too! The demand for good used equipment
>will certainly increase and drive prices up as people balk at the new
>equipment prices.Paul.
>
A very useful service you could perfomr would be to post a list of Oly
bodies and lenses and the percentage price increase in each. Then, folk
could make informed buying decisions before everyone raises their prices.
Perhaps, they might even buy them from you!
Regards,
Denton Taylor
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