I went, yet again, to our Nikon dealer, which by the way is the only one here in Oman. And the only one who sells Nikon stuff.
Anyways, I went to have a look at the D50, which I am planning to buy soon. I asked for the price of that camera, which the sales person didn't know and had to check his computer. While he was doing that, I had my eyes on the screen so I know what he tells me... anyways, he quoted me US $ 1,722.00

Yes one thousand seven hundred and twenty two dollars. I though that was out rageous.
I looked shocked, so he said that there is 40% discount, which brings it down to about US $ 1034.00, which I still though it was too much. He though a little more and said that the final price he would give me would be US $ 958.00
I checked the prices in our next door country, Dubai , and they quoted my a flat rate of US $ 775.00 (Thats the price I like

).
Both of them throw in a 1GB memory card and a camera case.
How are deals at your end? I imagine better than what I can get down here