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Captain_Yuri said:
AsGryffynn said:

Now I am confused... Paypal charges you something? I've not noticed and I have been buying with them for a while (either it's a tiny cost, or it's for another reason)... 

And Steam taxes are the final prize. When you see the price of a game, it includes taxes. XBL has the same policy where they will tell you it's game cost + taxes but the prize is the one you see in the game's hub. In other words, the taxes are added into the prize displayed under the game. 

Edit: After checking, turns out I was wrong with XBL... The message will always display the taxes as being part of the purchase even if you aren't taxed (explains a lot). 

In PSN I haven't been able to find much. Was the surcharge on your billing history or the store itself? 

Yea they charge for currency conversion which I didn't realize. Its not a psn thing, its a paypal thing. If I used my normal credit card, it wouldn't have gotten charged.

I am confused about this statement though. Like so am I getting charged taxes then? Cause if I am, why is steam's final price the same as the retail price of stores pre-tax?

So for example

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/activision-call-of-duty-infinite-warfare-pc-33538/10424852.aspx?path=38fe08ccc37e35c690aecf44d37d5586en02

That is pre-tax

http://store.steampowered.com/app/292730/

That is final

Oh, that explains it. I really don't use cash anymore... 

Steam factors taxes into the final prize.