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curl-6 on 24 September 2014
tak13 said:
curl-6 said:
tak13 said:

are you kidding?

Nope, dead serious.

Those prices are in AUD, but it works out to $88 USD for a game, $381 USD for a Wii U, $532 USD for a PS4/Xbone.

Being a gamer down under ain't cheap.


this is unfair for the Australians!you are such a rich country,why so much high tax?

Damn right it's unfair. I haven't got a clue why it is, it's been this way as long as I can remember. Maybe just because they can get away with it?

For much of last gen I ended up just imported my games from the UK, it was cheaper even including international postage.



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Aerys on 24 September 2014
tak13 said:
Aerys said:
Fortunately, we can import it because it's not region locked in Australia.........Right ?


Australia is a pal region:P


Good, hopefully, i'll find one at 150 euros, already bought one in 2011 so i dont see myself buying an other at full price this time



Predictions for end of 2014 HW sales:

 PS4: 17m   XB1: 10m    WiiU: 10m   Vita: 10m

 

ktay95 on 24 September 2014
Aerys said:
tak13 said:
Aerys said:
Fortunately, we can import it because it's not region locked in Australia.........Right ?


Australia is a pal region:P


Good, hopefully, i'll find one at 150 euros, already bought one in 2011 so i dont see myself buying an other at full price this time

The XL is about 170 euro before shipping and possible import taxes if your country has them.



tak13 on 24 September 2014
curl-6 said:
tak13 said:


this is unfair for the Australians!you are such a rich country,why so much high tax?

Damn right it's unfair. I haven't got a clue why it is, it's been this way as long as I can remember. Maybe just because they can get away with it?

For much of last gen I ended up just imported my games from the UK, it was cheaper even including international postage.


loooool,so you saying me to not  buy new 3dsxl from australia? i have to wait,f@@k!this tax affects amazon and ebay?you must have high salaries as  a wealthy country,this only can justify this tax!



tak13 on 24 September 2014
ktay95 said:
Aerys said:
tak13 said:


Australia is a pal region:P


Good, hopefully, i'll find one at 150 euros, already bought one in 2011 so i dont see myself buying an other at full price this time

The XL is about 170 euro before shipping and possible import taxes if your country has them.

i think only usa have import taxes ;) i m buying products from china,they don t have import charges but the surprising is that the most  dont have shipping charges and the rest which haveare very low:P china is a purchase paradise:P



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ktay95 on 24 September 2014
tak13 said:
curl-6 said:
tak13 said:


this is unfair for the Australians!you are such a rich country,why so much high tax?

Damn right it's unfair. I haven't got a clue why it is, it's been this way as long as I can remember. Maybe just because they can get away with it?

For much of last gen I ended up just imported my games from the UK, it was cheaper even including international postage.


loooool,so you saying me to not  buy new 3dsxl from australia? i have to wait,f@@k!this tax affects amazon and ebay?you must have high salaries as  a wealthy country,this only can justify this tax!

It's not actually the government taxing us, it's publishers taking what they can get away with. As for income down here its actually worse than US. Although minimum wage is pretty damn high iirc.



fedfed on 24 September 2014

Lucky You. for once something good arriving to you first!
well deserved!



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The_Sony_Girl1 on 24 September 2014

Pfft, you Australians have it cheap. A Wii U costs USD568 here. A PS4 is USD628 and a X1 is USD 678. The games only cost 25 USD though.



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curl-6 on 24 September 2014
The_Sony_Girl1 said:
Pfft, you Australians have it cheap. A Wii U costs USD568 here. A PS4 is USD628 and a X1 is USD 678. The games only cost 25 USD though.

You're in the Phillipines, right?



Aerys on 24 September 2014
ktay95 said:
Aerys said:
tak13 said:
Aerys said:
Fortunately, we can import it because it's not region locked in Australia.........Right ?


Australia is a pal region:P


Good, hopefully, i'll find one at 150 euros, already bought one in 2011 so i dont see myself buying an other at full price this time

The XL is about 170 euro before shipping and possible import taxes if your country has them.


I often bought things from Canada or Us to France but never from Australia so i dont know how it works, 170 euros only would be great. ( i guess the official price here will be 250 euros)



Predictions for end of 2014 HW sales:

 PS4: 17m   XB1: 10m    WiiU: 10m   Vita: 10m