Hi Richard:
Ah the NAFTA irony! Canada is JOINED AT THE HIP to the US, but for some reason UMG/Decca considers
the Canadian market "global" and thus you got the box sets a month early. This must date from the
old Philips/Polygram operating companies. I'm glad you got your copy promptly.
Agree about the gatefold packages for the 2CD albums.
These retail prices mentioned in Europe and Canada are below $2/disc, so in line with how the first
box priced "on the street."
BTW, I think someone mentioned buy a copy from Amazon.de -- note that the booklet essays will likely
be in German. They printed seperate booklets for non-English markets.
-- Tom Fine
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From: "Richard L. Hess" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] New Mercury Living Presence box sets
> The basic German price is around $120 or more Canadian if I figure in conversion costs. Amazon.CA
> delivered mine for $119.72 CAD today (free shipping). I of course had to pay 13% sales tax, but
> I'd have to pay that plus $7.95 brokerage fee (if sent by mail, more if by UPS) if it got stopped
> for sales tax at customs.
>
> It looks great! I especially like the fact that mult-disc sets are in a single fold-out inner
> sleeve.
>
>> >
>> >http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00B7364H2/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?
>> >ie=UTF8&psc=1
>> >
>> >The final price after the VAT reduction is 81.50 euros plus 7.98 euros
>> >shipping to USA.
>
>
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