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Alby_da_Wolf on 13 May 2010

Italy:
List prices as in the rest of Euro Zone (PS3 120GB 299€, Wii 199€, XB360 Arcade 179€ etc), one of the few good things we got from Euro.
Street prices are currently lower, PS3 and Wii are discounted by 10 to 20€, XB Arcade is discounted 30€.

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Krzyzowiec on 13 May 2010

Poland a.k.a richest country on Earth:
Wii 235-407$
PS3 slim 250 GB 385-519$
X360 Elite 280-444$
PSP 3004 183-281$
X360 Arcade 213-512$
PSP GO 235-416$
DSi 192-277$
DSi XL 239-263$

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Slimebeast on 13 May 2010

Bolshack said:

Pyro as Bill said:
Can I ask the South Americans what's to stop 'your favourite aunty in the UK/US' from sending you a cheaper console? Are packages from friends and relatives checked? Surely games must be easy to get through customs.

At $500 a Wii, I'd be tempted to fill my suitcase with a few and take a trip over there.

well, i bought my wii in the us, so i paid half the price i would pay here.

bout your idea, it's not uncommon, at least in my country. People usually buy a vast number of consoles, and sell them for twice the price, after unlocking it of course

After unlocking what?

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Slimebeast on 13 May 2010

Krzyzowiec said:
Poland a.k.a richest country on Earth:
Wii 235-407$
PS3 slim 250 GB 385-519$
X360 Elite 280-444$
PSP 3004 183-281$
X360 Arcade 213-512$
PSP GO 235-416$
DSi 192-277$
DSi XL 239-263$

lol

Are those prices in Zlotys or Euros?

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flagstaad on 13 May 2010

Colombia, South America.

Wii: $350
PS3: $600
360: Arcade $350, Elite $450

"Why not have the consoles sent/imported? I can imagine customs taking a close look at a parcel with AMAZON stamped on it but a friendly Ebay seller could make it look like a simple pair of shoes from grandma. Is postage expensive in your country?"

You usually have to pay taxes anyway, the cost of a Wii will go down to $280 including postage and taxes. But not everybody knows how to do it, remember our mother tongue is Spanish and not everyone speak english, or has a credit card/pay pal account. Besides, you get a "legal" console, but the people almost always wants a "open" one (that can play pirated games), piracy runs rampant in my country.

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Bolshack on 13 May 2010

Slimebeast said:

Bolshack said:

Pyro as Bill said:
Can I ask the South Americans what's to stop 'your favourite aunty in the UK/US' from sending you a cheaper console? Are packages from friends and relatives checked? Surely games must be easy to get through customs.

At $500 a Wii, I'd be tempted to fill my suitcase with a few and take a trip over there.

well, i bought my wii in the us, so i paid half the price i would pay here.

bout your idea, it's not uncommon, at least in my country. People usually buy a vast number of consoles, and sell them for twice the price, after unlocking it of course

After unlocking what?

the console

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bokvamme on 13 May 2010

btw: remember that the prices in Norway (see post by another user) includes 25% VAT + 5(3) year warranty.

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bokvamme on 13 May 2010

Another thing about prices in Norway..
You can typically pick up a new game for 2/3 the full price at shops during the launch week of a game.
This applies to most of the big franchises for at least the ps3 and xbox360.

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draik on 13 May 2010

Same for Belgium, there is a guarantee included in the price (2 years).

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Slimebeast on 13 May 2010

Bolshack said:

Slimebeast said:

Bolshack said:

Pyro as Bill said:
Can I ask the South Americans what's to stop 'your favourite aunty in the UK/US' from sending you a cheaper console? Are packages from friends and relatives checked? Surely games must be easy to get through customs.

At $500 a Wii, I'd be tempted to fill my suitcase with a few and take a trip over there.

well, i bought my wii in the us, so i paid half the price i would pay here.

bout your idea, it's not uncommon, at least in my country. People usually buy a vast number of consoles, and sell them for twice the price, after unlocking it of course

After unlocking what?

the console

What does that mean?

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