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Mesa Boogie prices policy in Europe

#62
The weight isn't the problem Joe - the Scout 12 weighs 51lbs and the Barefaced Super Fifteen weighs 49lbs...only 2lbs difference...yet for a US buyer to purchase a BF Super Fifteen (made in the UK) only costs $95 more than for a UK buyer...
 
#64
wateroftyne said:
A 12" scout combo is £1600. That's the take-home price from a UK dealer. I make that about $2500.

That's why the thread exists, George. We're not making all this up.
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OK, one more time:

How much of that added cost is:

"transportation duties, the import taxes and all the related costs"???

If you can't or won't answer that, just say so...


- georgestrings
 
#66
George - these transport costs and import/sales taxes have to be added to a 'cost price' from Mesa which, obviously, we are not privy to (not being the importers) so it is impossible to work out what you are trying to work out if you see what I mean.
 
#67
wateroftyne said:
I really don't understand the question.. the price I'm quoting is what you'd pay to walk into a shop and buy it...?
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OK, I wondered if we weren't understanding each other - because it *seemed* like you were being obtuse...

So, how do we know that the increased cost actually is coming from Mesa, or the added expenses already mentioned, OR that the dealers are bumping it up - just because they can???

I guess what I'm trying to say here is that you really don't know just how much of the increased costs actually can be attributed directly to Mesa, right???

FWIW, I'd like to be able to get Marshall, Hiwatt, and Orange cheaper than I can get them here, too...


- georgestrings
 
#68
StraightSix said:
George - these transport costs and import/sales taxes have to be added to a 'cost price' from Mesa which, obviously, we are not privy to (not being the importers) so it is impossible to work out what you are trying to work out if you see what I mean.
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So, you really don't know if Mesa is gouging you, or not - that's all I'm saying...


- georgestrings
 
#70
Just for clarification, I wasn't suggesting that it was Mesa causing the problem.

I (and many others here in Europe) just feel that it's wrong that we should have to pay such a massive price hike to buy these great amps here.
 
#72
StraightSix said:
Just for clarification, I wasn't suggesting that it was Mesa causing the problem.

I (and many others here in Europe) just feel that it's wrong that we should have to pay such a massive price hike to buy these great amps here.
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You may not be, but others are - and avoiding the probability that there are other factors in play here, other than "Mesa's screwing us"...


- georgestrings
 
#79
georgestrings said:
OK, one more time:

How much of that added cost is:

"transportation duties, the import taxes and all the related costs"???
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Reprinted from my post in page 1 :

"I paid my 559 euros for my GK RB-700. That's around $750. And the 559 euros include around 20% of French sales tax (20% is common in Europe). So without tax, that's around $650.

In the US, musicianfriend.com lists the RB-700 at $599. So I pretty much payed the same."

We can conclude that at least 650-599 = 51 dollars are for transport, import taxes, warehousing, and benefits for distributor. Which is very reasonnable.

My GK RB-700 is US made, in Stockton, CA, not that far from Mesa Boogie.

It's just that the european distributor of Mesa Boogie is an a**.
 

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