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tmbh on 06 February 2008
ferret1603 said:

I live in the UK where there's no BC and they're extremely expensive. A friend is going to the US and has offered to bring stuff back so I'm thinking about a 60gb PS3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of importing? So far I have:

Advantages:

  • Much cheaper
  • Games are region free

 

Disadvantages:

  • Can only play US/Jap Blu-Ray discs
  • BC with US games only

 

Any others? What's the situation with using the store and home in a foreign country?


 There is a very good chance that you WILL HAVE to pay import tax/custom fees!!  Goods over a certain value are vulnerable to it.  For example if you import a DVD costing over £17.99 you will pay fees.

 Stiil it could work out cheaper than buying from UK, check with custom and exports.



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aspirin on 06 February 2008

IMHO the main problem is support and warranty. What if the ps3 is defective ?



ferret1094 on 06 February 2008
tmbh said:
ferret1603 said:

I live in the UK where there's no BC and they're extremely expensive. A friend is going to the US and has offered to bring stuff back so I'm thinking about a 60gb PS3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of importing? So far I have:

Advantages:

  • Much cheaper
  • Games are region free

 

Disadvantages:

  • Can only play US/Jap Blu-Ray discs
  • BC with US games only

 

Any others? What's the situation with using the store and home in a foreign country?


There is a very good chance that you WILL HAVE to pay import tax/custom fees!! Goods over a certain value are vulnerable to it. For example if you import a DVD costing over £17.99 you will pay fees.

Stiil it could work out cheaper than buying from UK, check with custom and exports.


Edit: Probably best not to post what I just did on a public forum! TBH I think I'm probably going to wait til there's a proper UK release of a decent PS3 so I don't have to import all the PS2 games and Blu-Ray discs.