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Old 9th June 2005, 12:27 AM   #14
GoldenAgeMusic
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Alingsås, Sweden
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Smile RealTraps in Europe

Hi everyone,
I am flattered to be mentioned here so please allow me to respond:

Yes, our policy is to follow the best US street prices on all the brands and products that we do. Great prices and a great local service is what we work for.
We would of course be happy to service European customers with RealTraps.

As mentioned, there are a few potential problems.
The different VAT levels in Europe can affect customers that do not have a VAT no. In such cases, we must add VAT at the swedish level which is 25%, but we then always try to discount further to compensate for that.
Shipping twice is a problem that can be solved. Shipping containers = big quantities by sea is very cheap. Local shipping within Europe is not expensive. So I don´t think the total shipping cost would be higher in most cases. It could even be lower in many cases.

So, having a European master distributor (with a sensible price policy) could be a good idea giving customers:
- quick deliveries
- no customs handling
- no need to pick-up stuff at airports
- cheaper payment within Europe (with IBAN no´s, the cost is nearly zero. Wire transfers is quite expensive and using credit cards usually results in less favorable exchange rates)
- AND US style prices apart from the inevitable import costs.

If Eathan agrees and would be interested in having us doing this, I will be happy to discuss with him.

Best,
Bo
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