Author: Michael Watters
Date: 07:57:19 12/12/04
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>>Ismenio >Wow! After your post I did some browsing around a few English stores that had >their prices online and it seems you guys always have higher prices than the US, >is that true? If so, why is that? High import taxes even for stores? I fear it is true Ismenio. There are not many sellers in England, other than for the cheap machines sold from department stores, games and toy shops etc. The sales volumes for the better machines is low and the margins by necessity high. I do not really know anything about the economics of selling in England but very few have lasted the course. In fact I can only think of Eric Hallsworth, Ken Gorman and the publishers of the top chess magazine here "Chess" (The London Chess Centre). The latters current price for a Senator is $950, Atlanta $650 and Grandmaster $375 or thereabouts. >>The one on offer in England is being sold by Ken Gorman, an old time respected >>seller who I have dealt with occasionally for 20 years +. It will come with a >>guarantee, an accessible trusted seller who understands the product, and a >(...) >Thanks for that comment Mike. I feel I have to clarify something in my last >message. I didn't mean to criticize the seller (Ken) when I posted the link, I >was trying to compare that price versus one bought here in the US - bad example! No harm at all in what you said. It was a fair example to make your point. I was just expressing the opinion that on Ebay it pays to consider the seller in the calculation of whether you are getting value or not. I suppose it comes down to a judgement of risk. I know that if I buy from Ken Gorman there is a small risk of something going wrong but that it will be put right. If I buy off Ebay in the USA from a seller I don't know I could be taking a big risk.
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