[neil_s_wood]

In Australia a lot of things cost in dollars what we pay in pounds at home. We are the highest taxed (in terms of stealth taxes) country in the world in some respects. Although income tax is low all these discreet taxes knock up prices to an outrgaeous degree. Look at petrol. Apparently the cheapest in Europe but after tax it's the dearest. I remember in South Africa about 17 years ago seeing Johnnie Walkers Red on sale for 16 rand which was then four quid which was about a quarter of what it cost in Scotland where we make it.

It's not called rip off Britain for nothing.

Modellbahn Kramm have the Lenz Gold for 25.82 Euros, I just bought a handful to get converting my analogue locos.

 

[neil_s_wood]

QUOTE (Mark Thornton @ 13 Nov 2006, 02:47) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Many of my internet purchases are delivered to my desk next day. As for DCC items, how many of us have a local model shop that stocks anything more than a few starter sets? A lot of the items I purchase on the internet (railway and otherwise) simply aren't stocked by local suppliers.
Well mine generally take 4 days from the UK and 3 weeks from Germany. However the local hobby shops here are pretty basic. I don't really have any choice but to mail order things. I can get basics from a couple of model rail shops but anything more specific has to come from the UK, Germany or the USA.

 

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QUOTE (Gary @ 13 Nov 2006, 19:59) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>A quote on the BBC Breakfast News this morning in connection with the internet cheap wine and **** news story.

Goods sold in Britain are expensive because

Happy modelling
Gary
Maybe we need to take the French approach and block motorways and ports.