Did Minelab and Fisher raise prices?

[Acquisitor]

I live in Belgium (Europe...€zone) and my dealer has a new pricelist:

Minelab Excalibur €1675 = $1840

Fisher cz-21 = €1499 = $1650

The dealer is not a greedy ******* who decided to hike up the prices, something must be up!

I see that excalibur still sells for $1400 in the US so whats the deal? did Minelab and Fisher decide to make more money or ..?

 

[frogmaster-riviera]

Most of the EU prices includes VAT which is very high in the Euro zone compared to the US (approx 20% average).

For me, based in switzerland with a very low VAT rate and a good CHF exchange rate, detectors prices have dropped of nearly 20% since jan 1st!

 

[dewcon4414]

Im just the opposite...... if i need another one ill buy used. 1 year warranty doesnt amount to much anyway...... and i didnt put anymore cash in MLs pocket. This along with them no longer selling the 8", explorer, and Sov all seems to pushing us toward the pricy CTX. I know a few who have the nice shinny new CTX they wont take in the water. Its starting to hurt a little as the price of gold goes down. A new salt water toy from another company at a reasonable price could be a game changer.