Response to Has any one tried Classic-Pan 400?

I fully agree with Don in his assessment, but I think that there is also quite a bit of money involved: Fotoimpex is able to sell 100 sheets 8x10' of Polywarmtone for little more than $30.- (which includes the high German VAT of 17%, which is deducted when the product is exported out of the EU, thus making the box of paper roughly $27.- for US customers -- if my maths is right) and obviously makes a profit. Bergger sells the same paper for more than double the price (without added US sales taxes). The profit margin of Bergger Products Inc. -- even for one box of 100 sheets of paper -- must be enormous. For being able to sell a product for a very high price -- a product which they obviously can buy for a very low price from the factory -- they have to mistify the origins of the product, giving it the aura of something exclusive. For the consumer it means that he buys a product which he believes to be something different than what it actually is -- at least according to the information supplied by Bergger in advertisements and by the statements of Bergger representatives on this listserv -- and in addition for a price which is too high. I guess it is the consumer who is disadvantaged by these practices. On the other hand: The consumer has the choice where to buy.

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