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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: Wasyl on June 25, 2009, 11:52:45 am

Title: Graupner Prinz Eugen/price difference
Post by: Wasyl on June 25, 2009, 11:52:45 am

Hi,all, whilst searching around,looking for the best price for the Graupner,Premier Line, ships,i came accross, two vastly different prices,for the Prinz Eugen,

At a shop in Southern England,£1037 + postage

from a shop in Germany, £769 + £25 postage,
Both of these sellers are making a profit,obviously one more than the other,or is it a case of greed and daylight robbery, if i do decide to buy,i know where i,ll be shopping,

Wullie

Title: Re: Graupner Prinz Eugen/price difference
Post by: Pointy on June 25, 2009, 11:55:08 am

Try Amodelworld, they always have good prices and great service and its where I got my Prinz from.

Title: Re: Graupner Prinz Eugen/price difference
Post by: Wasyl on June 25, 2009, 12:06:11 pm

Hi Thanks for the tip,If I do decide to buy,a Premier line ship,it will probably be the Emden I had the Eugen last year, and have to admit i did,nt like it,i found it too fragile,but i knowa guy who has the Emden and it is of a better quality,

Wullie

Title: Re: Graupner Prinz Eugen/price difference
Post by: DickyD on June 25, 2009, 01:33:04 pm

Quote from: Wasyl on June 25, 2009, 11:52:45 am

Hi,all, whilst searching around,looking for the best price for the Graupner,Premier Line, ships,i came accross, two vastly different prices,for the Prinz Eugen,

At a shop in Southern England,£1037 + postage

from a shop in Germany, £769 + £25 postage,
Both of these sellers are making a profit,obviously one more than the other,or is it a case of greed and daylight robbery, if i do decide to buy,i know where i,ll be shopping,

Wullie

That £1037 is the Graupner price + good old VAT.

Title: Re: Graupner Prinz Eugen/price difference
Post by: cos918 on June 25, 2009, 01:38:28 pm

Hi there Wullie.
While there is a big price difference there could be a reason.
1 This kit is made by Graupner which is a German company that trade in Euro's. If the UK shop ordered it back early in the year he would have got £1 to €1 + he has a higher delivery  cost to him than a German model shop. Now the euro has weakened the German shop has a better price due to the exchange rate.
 One think to think about. if there is a problem with the kit were going to be easier / cheaper to send to back to England or Germany .
If I was you see if a UK model shop can price match if they won't get it from Germany.
I have a list of European model shop web sites if you need any let me know.

John

Title: Re: Graupner Prinz Eugen/price difference
Post by: Mankster on June 25, 2009, 01:42:25 pm

Graupner Prinz Eugen can be had for £711 inc Vat from Gliders Distribution with free delivery  :-))

Title: Re: Graupner Prinz Eugen/price difference
Post by: Wasyl on June 25, 2009, 02:53:01 pm

Now thats what i call a result :-)),i wonder how much they want for the Emden,Scharnhorst,Hood,
thankyou for that,

Wullie

Title: Re: Graupner Prinz Eugen/price difference
Post by: Peewee on June 26, 2009, 04:40:03 pm

The cheapest i have found hood for is £725 this is the one i keep looking at.

Title: Re: Graupner Prinz Eugen/price difference
Post by: Wasyl on June 26, 2009, 08:29:18 pm

Yeah, I saw that today in a magazine,+ £9.95 postage anywhere in the UK,now thats a great price,

Wullie