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Old 02-26-2008, 03:27 PM   #6
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Australian pricing is still is "slowly moving to match the currency" mode - the south pacific peso used to be about two to the $US and three to the pound, but that's no longer even close. Pricing is often still set on that basis though, leading to a lot of grey market imports. It's common for Australians to buy stuff via eBay or whatever direct from the manufacturer or closest English language distributor - I play with cameras a bit and a huge number of people buy stuff over the net from Hong Kong because it's ~20% cheaper even though camera prices in Australia have dropped dramatically in the last few years.

One example: I can buy the Oxford English Dictionary on CD for $AUS750 locally or for #250 in the UK. 250 quid is about $AUS550... I believe the CDs are carried from Britain by naked Nubian slaves riding bicycles.
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