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panrixx · Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:46 am Post subject:

I did the same calcs for a K88 from Nova to the UK. Add import and tax costs - very little difference and not enough to warrant the loss of a simple warranty claim, should the need arise.
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michelkeijzers · Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:49 am Post subject:

operaman · Full Member Joined: 05 Aug 2006 Posts: 100

Germany. I paid $2599 and $180 shipping and half import duties as they declared it at $1500 I believe. I paid 280 EU in taxes for what it is worth. I got it with the Euro at 1.43 so that also helped.
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michelkeijzers · Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:44 am Post subject:

EvilDragon · Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:29 pm Post subject:

Price matching in USA is the way to go. People got K61 for $2599 as operaman did. If you buy K61 at $2999 from USA, you're doing it wrong. Razz

Yuma · Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:50 am Post subject:

Hello everyone,

I am new as a poster on this forum, but I've been lurking in the background since the announcement of the Kronos at the start of this year. I have ordered a Kronos 61 at Baxshop in the Netherlands. Two weeks ago I got a mail from them telling me that they expected the Kronos 61 in week 30.

Today I got the unfortunate message from them that they won't recieve a Kronos from the Voerman-company until end of September. It seems Voerman has a policy in which they send only 1 Kronos to every shop in the Netherlands, and that more will follow end of September. Since I was second on the order list of Baxshop, that first unit was sold to the number one on the list. The only good thing is that I am number first now (so the first Kronos coming in end of September will be guaranteed mine).

So that's 10 more weeks of waiting for me. I guess that gives me time to work through the extensive manual. Twisted Evil

Yuma

michelkeijzers · Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:06 am Post subject:

QuiRobinez · Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:14 am Post subject:

my kronos 88 keys preorder is also delayed in holland. 'They have no clue when they will get the kronos from the importer (they have a 73 keys for demo purposes, which they indeed don't sell).

I've already heared stories that it could take till the end of october before they can deliver my preorder Sad

oh and i'm still number one on the list, so that says something about the amount of kronos synths available in holland Sad

This whole distribution thing worldwide is very frustrating for customers, but there's nothing we can do Sad

Yuma · Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:07 pm Post subject:

EvilDragon · Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:27 pm Post subject:

michelkeijzers · Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:36 pm Post subject:

EvilDragon · Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 1:44 pm Post subject:

I mean the last part, about not allowing to sell and losing distribution license if doing so. :/

michelkeijzers · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:48 am Post subject:

Yes I know it's not the best thing to do for customers.
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Harry_G · Joined: 30 Nov 2009 Posts: 23

I've got an interesting mail from Thomann. I posted it in a different tread but I will post it here again.
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We decided to keep the Kronos off the page until bigger quantities are available - if you place an order now you would have to wait until November to get an instrument. If Korg can give information about the delivery date for bigger quantities (at the moment we will recieve only single instruments until November and beyond this date we have no information) we will put Kronos on the homepage. Of course you have the possibility to do a reservation on the product. The price has been set by Korg for the whole European market to 2999,- € for the 61-key version, there is no further discount possible.