OK, there's no way I'm sure this will work, but what the heck. Regardless of all of the wierdness that U.S. customers have endured at the hands of the U.S. eStore, and even considering the excellent service non-U.S. customers have enjoyed at the hands of those Cambridge gents (Rob, Roger, and ....Hugh? Hefner?), it seems like the need for stuff is still higher "ovah theah".

Anyhow, is there anyone on the BBS, either in Paris, Nice, or with easy access to same, who would like to exchange ~500 Euro for a 2-month-old 10GB Mk2a plus a Tuner? If so, please PM me. I could hand carry the merchandise to Paris on 1/15 on our way to Monte Carlo, or meet up ~1/16-17 in Nice or thereabouts.

100 Euro off this price for anyone who can hook us up with a cheap hotel room in Provence on 1/18-1/19!

I figure the chances of this working are small, but you never know...
Hugo, that was just a joke.