In a message dated 3/16/05 3:18:03 PM, fred_rednor@yahoo.com writes:
> Then it suddenly seemed to change. Was this due to labor
> unrest in Italy that caused prices to rise? Or did Campagnolo
> suddenly realize that there was tremendous cachet related to
> all their parts?
>
Hi Fred,
The change was caused by NOT Campy but US currency devaluation.
The US government dumped "gold" standard from 1930's and all sudden value of USD went down by 20-30%. For Japanee YEN. 360 points became 300 in a few days, as Euro is almost 50% higher today than a year ago??
This mean the imported prices in US goes up by 50%, isn't it?
Bad news for Mr. Hilary Stone's sales!
KEN TODA, High Point, NC, COLD 40's raining!