Chris Barker wrote:
>3. It's no good our complaining as the British market is priced
>at what consumers will pay... whatever the product.
We're still paying over the odds for cars etc, and everyone knows it. It's
just that no-one with any clout wants to do anything about it. It was the
same with motorbikes, and when Triumph's Daytona 955 (made in England) came
out a few years ago it was cheaper to buy a bike re-imported from Belgium -
after it had been exported there - than in the country of manufacture.
Bloody ludicrous. When the 'grey' dealers started charging 1,500-2000 quid
less than official list, the importers went on the offensive: "inferior
spec", "may not be safe for British roads". What absolute bullsh*t! It
brought the prices down in the end, but it was a struggle, with threats of
legal action.
I might write to Olympus UK about their ridiculous prices (as if they care).
Perhaps I'll threaten the suggestion someone made - to import new OM gear
and sell it on... nah, can't see me making a living out of that. New OM gear
is priced so high in the UK now that _very_ few consumers will pay for it,
I'm sure.
Simon E.
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