In a message dated 97-10-27 04:38:11 EST, Helmut_Zeidler@notesmail.nokia.com
writes:

<< That's a nice price, REIMO offers their catalog for DM 5.00 (US$ 2.83)
 German
 shipping and DM 12.00 (US$ 6.78) shipment outside Germany. If you are
 interested,
 take Steve's offer and save a lot of time. Or you may check the small REIMO
 web site:

 http://www.mow.net/camping/reimo/

 >I am planning on placing an order in about 2 weeks.  e-mail me back for
 >pricing information/questions, or e-mail from my web pages.  And let me
 know
 >if you are on the type2/vanagon list.
 I'm missing price information on your web site. This is a main item to deal
 with.
 On my knowledge, REIMO requires 1/2 of the tent price for shipment on
 individual
 orders. Check Joe Clark's tent page to find '96 REIMO prices and ordering
 numbers.

 http://www.supernet.net/~jclark/vw/tents.html

 BTW, REIMO is a reseller of several tent manufacturers. I'm just collecting
 addresses and will let you know about this via Joe's tent site soon.

 Helmut
 '80 Camper
 (Vanagon mailing list)
  >>

To Helmut,  I would love to get in direct contact with one or two of these
companies.  I have tried to contact Mehler, but they have not responded.

To the list,  I am offering the catalogs at a slight loss to try to keep the
price down.  I ordered them with my tent purchase a few weeks ago, and I
still have about 15 catalogs left.  I am also sending their camper catalog at
no additional cost.

I have made special arrangements with Reimo to resell their accessories here
in the US.  Reimo gives me around 30% off their list prices.

Ordering and importing is difficult at best.  I have to send payment in
advance for the items and arrange shipping myself.  To send payment, I have
to have a check cut in German Marks, or do a wire transfer.  The bank charges
$20 to $35 for either of these.

If my order is less than $1200 US, I can clear it through customs myself
without a broker.  I am supposed to pay duty at around 10%, but my tent and
catalogs were less than $300, and they didn't charge me anything and I'm not
sure why.

If the order is greater than $1200 I have to have a broker clear it, and they
charge fees.  So I plan to keep the orders under $1200.

I checked into several different shipping methods.  UPS wanted $700 to ship
my order.  Overseas freight was $250 minium, plus handling fees.  I found a
shipper we use here at work, and had my tent and catalogs shipped air freight
for $129.00.  The total weight was a little over 100 lbs.

Those of you who I have sent pricing to can understand why I don't have
pricing on my web page.  I have to consider the exchange rates, the shipping
fees, import fees, and how many orders I can ship together.

Joe Clark's site is a great resourse, but the Reimo pricing there is list
price only.  I also believe that some of the Reimo tents there are no longer
being offered.  Joe does have a link to my web pages, as I have a link to his
from mine.

I am also offering to place an order for the type2/vanagon list members at
cost.  But I want to do this one time only.  If I order again in the future,
I would have to put a small charge on each order to cover my costs.

I would be happy to put list pricing with the tents if everyone thinks it
would help.

Steve
http://members.aol.com/tentinfo