I tried to fix your broken quoting, I hope it's allright now.
When you got your quotes, did you even talk to LeCroy, or did you just ask your local resellers for quotes?
I have requested a quote at LeCroy and they didn't reply.
That question was actually aimed at ntnico, not you. I guess you contacted their German subsidiary? In any case not replying to a customer request is pretty poor, although I can't say I'm surprised, considering that customer service towards consumers often isn't a top priority for German businesses.
I doupt you can get a basic Wavesurfer under 3000$.
Well, you can. Maybe not in Germany but that is true for almost any other product.
And I know american products are cheaper in america. Thats with german products the same.
Of course they are, because Germans in general are willing to accept far worse deals than most other countries, something even German industry is well aware. Many moons ago when I still lived there Volkswagen cars were sold with "Gewaehrleistung" only (with no manufacturer warranty!) in Germany at prices much higher than the same model sold in the US (which came with 3yr warranty and was stuffed with options while the German market variant was pretty basic), even after compensating for living costs, tax etc.
I don't know what the situation is these days, though, as I haven't been in Germany since and have no desire to go back. I still buy occasionally stuff from Germany (i.e. German movies you can't buy outside Germany), but that's only attractive as long the EUR is weak.
Your prices are probably without VAT.
My prices are in US$ and there is no VAT in the US, just a sales tax of varying percentage that applies in some states but not in others. VAT and EUR prices are pretty irrelevant for the OP who according to his flag lives in the US.
@Würstchenhund (Thats german btw)
Indeed, and as a German I'm well aware of that
: You work for LeCroy?
No, I don't (I just happen to mention LeCroy because no-one else does, and that means people looking for gear might be overlooking some great alternatives to the trotten path of Agilent/Keysight). I don't work for any T&M manufacturer, in fact I've always been on the customer side, having bought tons of lab equipment over the years from individual DVMs to complete lab outfits costing 6+ digit figures for my customers, plus of course the occasional (more modest) purchase for my own private lab.
I won't bother haggling for a piece of kit that costs say $600 at some retailer like Batronix (which probably has pretty small margins anyways), but I'll certainly try to get a better price or some additional options for something which has a sticker price of $3000, which is a price where it is worth going to the manufacturer directly. And I always manage to get some concessions, i.e. if not a lower price then for example getting some options thrown in. And for big ticket items ($5k+) I won't close a deal without some additional incentive unless it's a really critical and terribly rare item for which there's only one source.
Of course there's a limit to what you can gain as an individual buying a single scope, but still it's worth trying to get a better deal than standard pricing, which even for single items should be possible.
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