Mario Galaxy info - minor spoiler - items and story

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reverie said:
This is a very interesting find! Proves my theory that European retailers demand more margin than US retailers and that this is the main reason for higher prices in Europe.

I'm almost positive though that that list price of 35 € is without VAT. Wholesale prices are always quoted without VAT in Germany. It just doesn't make sense to calculate with VAT for a company.

So Mario Galaxy is selling for 42.01 € plus 7.98 € VAT. That makes for a 7.01 € raw margin. This looking like a semi-public handout I guess that 35 € will be the base line for small orders, maybe if you take 10 units. Bigger retailers will be able to get prices like 32 €, 30 € or less.

 That 35€ is with VAT. Calculating VAT to a company makes sense, because they have to pay it. Retail can reduce the VAT, it has paid for the game, from it's own VAT payments. Or thats how i have understood it goes.

So the tax-free price for SMG 29,4€.