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Re: [OM] Montreal used equipment source

Subject: Re: [OM] Montreal used equipment source
From: Paul Van Tuyl <olympusguy@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 23:16:43 -0500
Watch out for brokering fees for transporting purchased equipment coming across 
the border! Surprise, surprise! Paul.

Garth Wood wrote:

> At 03:49 PM 8/10/98 -0800, several people (writing about possible camera 
> purchases in Canada) wrote:
>
> >> Not only that, if you're an American with USD, it's like everything's 
> >> 300ff!
> >>
>
> Not really, unfortunately.  In many places in Canada, OM gear tends to go for 
> very high prices, since it's relatively thin on the ground here.  A 
> half-decent 200/4.0, for example, goes for between $230 - $300 CDN (approx. 
> $151 - $197 USD at today's interbank exchange rates).  After converting to 
> USD, you might find that U.S.-based deals are *better* than Canadian ones.
>
> Just my $0.02 ($0.01315 USD) worth.  ;-)
>
> Garth
>
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