Europe and Canada are now seeing rebates on the 600 and 800PF that the US is not due to tariffs. I sure hope for so many other reasons that this is resolved quickly. I'll take this relatively "minor" inconvenience in stride as frustrating as it is.
Nikon Rebates?
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jcollins
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No need to speculate on reasons, last round of discounts Canada was left out on all good offers... USA had huge discounts on 400TC 600TC 600pf while Canada had only 800pf deals. I stared longingly at the B&H 600PF page while it warned me "this product cannot be shipped out of the USA". This time USA has a lot of great discounts on the exotic primes, and Canada finally gets some PF discounts.
Ok, there is trick for cross-country purchases to overcome these artificial restrictions. There are companies (I like Reship, but there many of them) that allow you to have a virtual address in any country. Say, you live in Canada and want cheap lens from B&H. Order lens to your USA virtual address, and once it arrives their it's yours. Then all you do is ship it from that virtual address in US to your real address in Canada. Easy.
I wonder if they do that intrastate. I lie in Washington with sale tax over 10%. Oregon next door has no sales tax.
I live in Colorado with a 8.5%+ sales tax, between the state/county. I will be in Oregon in June for 2 weeks for a family get together and then a week in the Palouse or along the coast. Thinking about what I may want to purchase tax-free, but by then the tariffs may have hit full time. If the tariff increase is less than the Colorado sales tax, it still may be worth pursuing.
On large purchases, I believe that technically you are supposed to report and pay the tax yourself to your home jurisdiction (if you buy it from another state tax free). Of course no one does this and they have no way of knowing.
Taxes are owed on all purchases by residents of states with a sales tax, and there's usually a section on the state tax form that specifically asks about any purchases made that year for which taxes were not paid. One would have to account for it there, or make a false statement on one's annual state tax filing.
Our purchases are easily traced and information about them is almost certainly stored somewhere - and can be re-analyzed in the future. Very little we do is invisible these days, unless one makes a cash (paper bills) purchase.
JohnC88
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People in Washington do use the Payboo account to get price reductions equal to the sales tax.
It does not help the local camera stores. I guess the local stores could set up their own Payboo program. They probably do not have the larger market to work from.
Washington on the other hand does not have a state income tax.
It does not help the local camera stores. I guess the local stores could set up their own Payboo program. They probably do not have the larger market to work from.
Washington on the other hand does not have a state income tax.
I tried that. Experian has a problem with verifying my home address, so my initial application was ejected. Spent a hour on the phone with them trying to sort it out. Should know in a few weeks whether I succeeded.
I too am having problems with Payboo. I recently moved and they are having trouble with the address change. I have to call and speak with sales to place an order, which can be an annoyance.
DsD
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I skipped Payboo this time as my credit limit would not cover my purchase and I did not want the hassle of getting the increase. B& H guy gave me a work-around with a split purchase with my VISA that could later be assigned to Payboo and still get all sales tax eaten by them.
However, I easily found an out of state dealer that did not abide by nexus and gave me an additional 5% off from rebate price on the Nikkor 400/ 2.8 TC!! What a stellar lens it is and could not be happier ... George at PROCAM treated me more that right!
However, I easily found an out of state dealer that did not abide by nexus and gave me an additional 5% off from rebate price on the Nikkor 400/ 2.8 TC!! What a stellar lens it is and could not be happier ... George at PROCAM treated me more that right!