US / UK pricing?

fallingman · Post by **fallingman** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:41 am

Haven't managed to see any pricing on this - can anybody shed any light on them?

Thanks...

Post by **mikemolloyuk** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:53 am

Just seen this

61: $2999
73: $3499
88: $3799

fallingman · Post by **fallingman** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:56 am

Interesting...

Thanks!

cello · Post by **cello** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:02 pm

Prices just announced on Glasgow store...

http://www.gg-digital.co.uk/new_arrivals.asp

Jugo · Post by **Jugo** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:56 pm

wow.. that is.. wow.. the price is much higher I'd say...
sucks for us, who are living in europe

but maybe it will fall down

ozy · Post by **ozy** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:11 pm

ozy wrote:which means 3000 euros and 2500 pounds, considering european taxes and dealer's policies which are different from USA.This means the 88 will be going for 3800 euros, 3200 pounds.

this was my guess a few days ago.

Reality is :

3350 gbp the 88

3100 gbp the 73

that makes

4000 euros the 88 and

3700 the 73

Always trust old grumpy Ozy on money matters...

Blind optimism is maybe good for feeling happy, as Akos says,

but pessimism is good for being rich and REALLY happy.

These are the facts.

Now the totally personal and subjective comment:

4000 euros "pre-order special" is effin' steep,

fallingman · Post by **fallingman** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:26 pm

Typical - we get shafted in the UK by the bloody exchange rate or whatever it is!

Not that I actually want one but was mildly curious...

ozy · Post by **ozy** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:03 pm

fallingman wrote:bloody exchange rate or whatever it is!

it's not the exchange rate: pound is overvalued. at 1.50/1.45 on the dollar things would be even worse

it's the taxes and small volumes, combined with dealers' inefficience.

And don't get me started on Ze Mighty 1000 Yearz Evro Reich!

TRIaXOR · Post by **TRIaXOR** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:22 pm

By my calculation the 88 should be £2872.59 inc VAT @ 20% with the US Dollar at $1.587 to £1 GBP

Bloomin typical, Korg UK ripping us off again, guess I'm getting a Yammy Motif instead

orpheus2006 · Post by **orpheus2006** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:38 pm

Pre-order prices for Kronos 88:
3599 $ @sweetwater
and
3349 £ @ gg-digital (= 3970 € = 5315 $)

That would mean
1 $ = 1.1 € (but in reality 1$ = 0.75€)

This is a joke and so disappointing if you consider that KORG USA is doing all the support for the community, too. I'm wondering what the value of the european distributors is?

It should cost 2700€ if I did the math correctly. I decided to not buy it until the price falls below 3000€. Period!

ozy · Post by **ozy** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:54 pm

orpheus2006 wrote:That would mean
1 $ = 1.1 € (but in reality 1$ = 0.75€)

no, "in reality" 1 usd = 1 eur

In euro-fantasy 1 eur = 1.30 us$, but this is not "real" at all.

Ask our portuguese and greek friends how many Kronos a drakma or a peso would buy, and you've got the answer.

Same goes for the post-Irish-débacle british pound.

Artificially overvalued currencies don't buy things.

orpheus2006 · Post by **orpheus2006** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:15 pm

Ozy, where are you living?

Our portuguese and greek friends' currency is €, and the official exchange rate today is 1$ = 0.75€.
I agree with you in one point: reality for some goods is 1$ = 1€ = 1£, though. Except for expensive things where usually the official exchange rate is applied (+/- some tax deviations).

But let's see how the price situation evolves over time. If necessary, I will combine a trip to NY with the purchase of a Kronos, and smuggle it in in a used keyboard bag

paugui · Post by **paugui** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:28 pm

ozy wrote:
orpheus2006 wrote:That would mean
1 $ = 1.1 € (but in reality 1$ = 0.75€)
no, "in reality" 1 usd = 1 eur

In euro-fantasy 1 eur = 1.30 us$, but this is not "real" at all.

Ask our portuguese and greek friends how many Kronos a drakma or a peso would buy, and you've got the answer.

Same goes for the post-Irish-débacle british pound.

Artificially overvalued currencies don't buy things.

We don't use "peso" and never have used in more than a 1000 years... :S

paugui · Post by **paugui** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:39 pm

About the prices I agree, it's the same old crap again and again...

If the products are not produced in the US, there is absolutely no reason for the prices to be so different in the US than in Europe.

If the price was fair compared with the US, I could see myself buying one.
For that overpriced price and considering the way they don't show much respect for European costumers, I don't see myself buying one...

mrteclas · Post by **mrteclas** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:39 pm

I'm Argentinian, and we use Peso.
The exchange rate here is:

1 Dollar = 0.24 Pesos

It sucks.