RE: New to list

[Robert Smith <robert@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 04:46 PM 2/22/00 -0500, Mort Harries wrote:

>Btw, if you move to the States, you'll probably be able to buy a new Sprint
>for the price you get for your old one, if you sell it in the UK.  Maybe
>someone can explain this new math to me:  The Sprint is made in the UK, and
>costs 8,000+ GBP there.  That's about 12,500 USD.  They ship them to the
>States and sell them here for 10,600 USD (or about 6,800 GBP).  

Correct me if I'm wrong, someone, but don't quoted UK prices include VAT
@17.5%?

£8,000 inc. tax becomes £6,808 tax out, so perhaps the math isn't so new.

Robert Smith - Freelance Writer
Vancouver, BC
www.smith.bc.ca

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