When will US Prices "adjust"?

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In the market for a 200. . .the $ is $9500 plus tax (aprox $800) where I live in the US. . .but euro price for a 200 seems to be 6900 Euro which as of this morning is approx $7300.  I could fly to France for the weekend, buy one and bring it back (declaring it and paying customs) and spend less money (trip expense included).

Am I missing something?  Shouldn't dealers at some point drop the price or offer "discounts"?

Well, that's the way international pricing works.  We usually see the same thing in reverse here in the UK - in the past I've seen prices for US equipment "translated" at around 1 USD to 1 GBP, that's about 40-50% increase.  The usual argument is that you shouldn't expect price parity because of the additional costs associated with transport, dealer networks, support, etc. outside the country of origin.  Whether you believe that justifies the price differential or not is up to you, of course.