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Kurt Albershardt
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Thu Dec 02, 2004 12:11 am Post subject:
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Logan Shaw wrote:
| Quote: | Pooh Bear wrote:
Kurt Albershardt wrote:
pete wrote:
A Blue Dragonfly Mic in USD, $799, in UKP, 808 (which is UKP 524)
So around 50 percent dearer.
Partly the importer, partly the VAT.
The VAT is 17.5%. Certainly not the only issue.
How much ( and where ) does sales tax apply in the US ?
It's not a federal tax.
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But more to the point, most UK prices are quoted with VAT and US prices are always quoted without sales tax. Add to that the fact that most individuals purchasing items from another state do not pay sales tax (though they really do owe it.)
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Kurt Albershardt
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Thu Dec 02, 2004 12:12 am Post subject:
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play-on wrote:
| Quote: | On 30 Nov 2004 22:34:49 -0500, kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
play-on <playonATcomcast.net> wrote:
On 30 Nov 2004 20:58:10 -0500, kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
Hey, I envy you this, because I look at all of this neat European gear
and I realize I can no longer afford to buy anything from the UK or
Europe....
Not being able to afford the wine bugs me more than the gear...
I dunno where you are, but here I can still get Mouton-Cadet for $5.99
a bottle.
I was talking about the more expensive stuff, which now is becoming
*really* pricey. Like a bottle of Mersault white burgundy, used to be
$20 a bottle or so, now you see it for well over $40 or $50. At one
time I could afford a bottle once & awhile for special occasions but
not any more.
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We gotta get together one of these conventions for a real dinner with real wine.
Anybody going to NAB? r.a.m.p.s is meeting at a great tapas place with a lot of good wine by the glass. I'll happily break a couple of gems out of the cellar if I know there are people there who will truly appreciate them. |
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Kurt Albershardt
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Thu Dec 02, 2004 12:12 am Post subject:
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Mike Rivers wrote:
| Quote: | In article <w2erd.35121$bP2.18703@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com> neil.henderson@sbcglobal.netNOSPAM writes:
I've recently discovered Yellow Tail, from Australia, which makes a
not-too-half-ass-bad Merlot (although their Shiraz leaves quite a lot to be
desired), anyone else try this one yet?
Ah, finally! Back to an appropriate topic for r.a.p. It seems that
Aussie wines are the next California wines. They're everywhere.
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Most of my favorite inexpensive reds these days come from Spain. |
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pete
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Thu Dec 02, 2004 6:08 am Post subject:
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Kurt Albershardt <kurt@nv.net> wrote in message news:<3172ufF372rp3U3@individual.net>...
| Quote: | Logan Shaw wrote:
Pooh Bear wrote:
Kurt Albershardt wrote:
pete wrote:
A Blue Dragonfly Mic in USD, $799, in UKP, 808 (which is UKP 524)
So around 50 percent dearer.
Partly the importer, partly the VAT.
The VAT is 17.5%. Certainly not the only issue.
How much ( and where ) does sales tax apply in the US ?
It's not a federal tax.
But more to the point, most UK prices are quoted with VAT and US prices are always quoted without sales tax. Add to that the fact that most individuals purchasing items from another state do not pay sales tax (though they really do owe it.)
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I mentioned these were "less tax" prices. IE, the UK price quoted
above for the Dragonfly has no VAT. |
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Kurt Albershardt
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Thu Dec 02, 2004 11:39 am Post subject:
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pete wrote:
| Quote: | Kurt Albershardt <kurt@nv.net> wrote in message news:<3172ufF372rp3U3@individual.net>...
Logan Shaw wrote:
Pooh Bear wrote:
Kurt Albershardt wrote:
pete wrote:
A Blue Dragonfly Mic in USD, $799, in UKP, 808 (which is UKP 524)
So around 50 percent dearer.
Partly the importer, partly the VAT.
The VAT is 17.5%. Certainly not the only issue.
How much ( and where ) does sales tax apply in the US ?
It's not a federal tax.
But more to the point, most UK prices are quoted with VAT and US prices are always quoted without sales tax. Add to that the fact that most individuals purchasing items from another state do not pay sales tax (though they really do owe it.)
I mentioned these were "less tax" prices. IE, the UK price quoted
above for the Dragonfly has no VAT.
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Sorry, I must have missed that. Chalk is up to importer greed and a bit of shipping in that case. |
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Mike Rivers
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Thu Dec 02, 2004 5:25 pm Post subject:
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In article <317329F372rp3U4@individual.net> kurt@nv.net writes:
| Quote: | Anybody going to NAB? r.a.m.p.s is meeting at a great tapas place with a lot
of good wine by the glass. I'll happily break a couple of gems out of the
cellar if I know there are people there who will truly appreciate them.
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I've only been to NAB once, and that was when someone else paid my
way. Remind me why I should go again (other than the wine and the
fellowship). What's r.a.m.p.s? They have ramps in West Virginia, but
they smell pretty awful - like all the worst things about garlic to
which they're closely related, with none of the good things.
I went to NAB a couple of times because it was the week before NAMM,
but this year it's two weeks before NAMM. I don't remember a tapas
place in Las Vegas, but I've had some decent barbecue.
--
I'm really Mike Rivers (mrivers@d-and-d.com)
However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me here: double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo |
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Scott Dorsey
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Thu Dec 02, 2004 6:10 pm Post subject:
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In article <znr1101954851k@trad>, Mike Rivers <mrivers@d-and-d.com> wrote:
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In article <317329F372rp3U4@individual.net> kurt@nv.net writes:
Anybody going to NAB? r.a.m.p.s is meeting at a great tapas place with a lot
of good wine by the glass. I'll happily break a couple of gems out of the
cellar if I know there are people there who will truly appreciate them.
I've only been to NAB once, and that was when someone else paid my
way. Remind me why I should go again (other than the wine and the
fellowship). What's r.a.m.p.s? They have ramps in West Virginia, but
they smell pretty awful - like all the worst things about garlic to
which they're closely related, with none of the good things.
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Actually ramps aren't bad in a fritatta. They have a sort of oniony and
sort of garlicy taste to them. Try and use the white stuff near the base.
r.a.m.p.s is rec.arts.movies.production.sound, and it is where all of the
audio for film production guys hang out.
| Quote: | I went to NAB a couple of times because it was the week before NAMM,
but this year it's two weeks before NAMM. I don't remember a tapas
place in Las Vegas, but I've had some decent barbecue.
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The last time I went to NAB, people would ask you how many engineers your
radio station has. Now they ask how many stations you engineer for.
I feel bad about having missed Kurt's Scotch-tasting at the AES too, but
there were too many things going on at once this past show.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Mike Rivers
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Thu Dec 02, 2004 11:21 pm Post subject:
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In article <znr1101954851k@trad>, Mike Rivers <mrivers@d-and-d.com>
(that's me) wrote:
| Quote: | I went to NAB a couple of times because it was the week before NAMM,
but this year it's two weeks before NAMM. I don't remember a tapas
place in Las Vegas, but I've had some decent barbecue.
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No I didn't. I went to NAB once. I went to CES a couple of times
when it was the week before NAMM. All those trade show acronyms look
the same after 10 AM.
| Quote: | The last time I went to NAB, people would ask you how many engineers your
radio station has. Now they ask how many stations you engineer for.
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Neat! Actually, now that I think of it, I was at NAB one other time,
when it was in DC and a friend of mine who was working for Ampex (in
the video group) at the time came out for it. He got me an exhibit
pass and I remeber spending a lot of time at the Nagra booth.
| Quote: | I feel bad about having missed Kurt's Scotch-tasting at the AES too, but
there were too many things going on at once this past show.
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You social butterfly, you!
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I'm really Mike Rivers (mrivers@d-and-d.com)
However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me here: double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo |
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