Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site clyde.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!saf From: saf@clyde.UUCP (Steve Falco) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: Maxell change? Message-ID: <816@clyde.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Mar-85 08:16:35 EST Article-I.D.: clyde.816 Posted: Thu Mar 7 08:16:35 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Mar-85 03:25:37 EST References: <1109@opus.UUCP> <271@unm-cvax.UUCP> <1115@opus.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Whippany NJ Lines: 14 > I just recently bought a box of Maxell XL-II cassettes. The package is > different and the labelling is "XL-II" where it was formerly "UD XL-II". > Does this represent a real change... I asked this question of a friend who distributes tape to department stores for a living (maybe he knows something...) He claims that Maxell packaging and labeling differs for US and "Euromarket" products. He futher claims that sometimes due to value of the dollar etc, a person can make money by buying the Euromarket version of the cassettes and importing them to the US. After reading him the part numbers, he stated the two items are in fact identical - just for different markets. Maxell no doubt frowns on the practice... Steve Falco