Re: AUTOart 1:18 straat discussie topic (2008)
Geplaatst: wo 19 nov 2008 19:49
Ik heb AutoArt duitsland gevraagd naar het prijsverschil tussen Amerika en Europa voor met name de CCX en dit is het antwoord:
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your mail.
We are operating independent from any other Gateway office. The homepage which you mention is not the official homepage. It is a partner company selling exclusively Autoart models.
The models have been calculated with different margins. The Bugatti has been delivered as presentation version for a low price. Therefore we did not increase our price a lot after the cost for this model has been increased some time ago. Our margin for that model is very low, we do not make profit on that item.
The model Königsegg is having the standard margin.
This autoartmodels.com shop is based in Hongkong. There you have not the same cost as dealers in Europe. All the models offered there are not covering the freight, the import taxes and VAT in Europe. For example the current Tax rate in Germany is 4,7 percent plus 19 percent VAT in Germany.
And if you buy anything in Germany or the Netherlands you are having guarantee. If you want to exchange anything with the Hongkong shop you have to return it to Hongkong which is cost intensive.
If you are running any shop in Europe the cost around are very expensive. Therefore you have to work with bigger margins. In Hongkong the general cost for running a shop are very low except the rental for the shop.
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your mail.
We are operating independent from any other Gateway office. The homepage which you mention is not the official homepage. It is a partner company selling exclusively Autoart models.
The models have been calculated with different margins. The Bugatti has been delivered as presentation version for a low price. Therefore we did not increase our price a lot after the cost for this model has been increased some time ago. Our margin for that model is very low, we do not make profit on that item.
The model Königsegg is having the standard margin.
This autoartmodels.com shop is based in Hongkong. There you have not the same cost as dealers in Europe. All the models offered there are not covering the freight, the import taxes and VAT in Europe. For example the current Tax rate in Germany is 4,7 percent plus 19 percent VAT in Germany.
And if you buy anything in Germany or the Netherlands you are having guarantee. If you want to exchange anything with the Hongkong shop you have to return it to Hongkong which is cost intensive.
If you are running any shop in Europe the cost around are very expensive. Therefore you have to work with bigger margins. In Hongkong the general cost for running a shop are very low except the rental for the shop.