Keith G wrote:
"David Houpt" wrote in message
. uk...
Keith G wrote:
http://www.firebox.com/index.html?di...01&src _t=wnw

http://www.djstore.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.pl?item=ionittusb


A doddle!! :-)
Hi Keith

Looks a great product.

But why oh why do we put up with prices that are so much more than in the
USA?


Because we do......


A brief look found a USA web site with it for sale for $140.


Sure. Only yesterday I placed an order for some bits and pieces. I could get
them either from a one-man band in this country or from a bigger (much)
supplier in Germany for about 60 quid less. I wuz chatting with the UK
supplier (very nice chap whom I would like to see thrive and remain in
business) and determined that things were going well for him, so I told him
about the Germans and got a significant discount to roughly equal the
prices - made the order worth just over 200 quid.

I'm aware of keeping the little guy in business but I won't subsidise
anyone's chosen lifestyle from own pocket any more, other than maybe pay a
little over the odds for convenience from time to time. There is an eBay
auction for that same deck if anyone wants to pay over the odds for a 'quick
one':

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1


Or how about this handy little bugger from the same seller:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NUMARK-PT-01-p...cm dZViewItem

(If I still had a motorcycle, I'd fit one to the tank for proper 'music on
the move'!! :-)



Next to the ashtray, I presume.

S.