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Geek Culture / Better price in USD, region re directed stores.

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fallen one
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Posted: 12th Mar 2010 00:07
One price for all, having to pay more for online goods in your country from online stores.

I want to buy some stock images from a well know stock footage content provider, to buy them you need to buy credits, no problem you say, go purchase, well there in lies the problem, I looked at the prices, listed in dollars, right, I will go with those prices, we go to buy, oh, it knows what country I am from, so lets see, you are from the UK, lets put those prices in sterling, hold on, doesn't seem right, I do a currency check, and my oh my, its United Kingdom treasure island time, that's right people in the UK, your country is 'Treasure Island' for corporations, so its time to get those prices listed way more for United Kingdom's subjects. Wow, a significant difference in price, we are talking at least 17% more, this adds up when you are buying in bulk. Well I don't want to buy at that price, I want to buy from their online US store, in US money, that goes in their US bank account, in their country of origin in guess where.. That's right the USA.

Right then, options here, what can we do here, how can we get what we want without being directed to buy in your countries currency but in the regular US currency and prices? I'm sure some of you have had this problem and have achieved satisfaction on the dilemma.

Indicium
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Posted: 12th Mar 2010 00:25
I'm not too sure what you're talking about, but online stores annoy me. When mw2 first came out, it's USD price was $50 I think, and in sterling... £50... why do we have to pay twice as much??

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BiggAdd
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Posted: 12th Mar 2010 04:14 Edited at: 12th Mar 2010 04:16
I think the most famous example of this is the absolutely absurd pricing for Adobe products.

Adobe Master Collection CS4 (Just checked the prices)
US Price. $2,499
UK Price. £2,545

I could understand if it was a physical product that was created over in the states, but for bloody software!?

Its just not fair.

Satchmo
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Posted: 12th Mar 2010 04:48
Quote: "Right then, options here, what can we do here, how can we get what we want without being directed to buy in your countries currency but in the regular US currency and prices? I'm sure some of you have had this problem and have achieved satisfaction on the dilemma."


Move to the USA.

Don't try to cheat the system guys, it's wrong. Just roll with it.

fallen one
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Posted: 12th Mar 2010 06:08
If you can fool their end that detects what country you are in, then you can pay for things in USD, that's what I'm seeking here, a way to buy as if I'm in the US, if you can counter its detection for your country, its store page will not change out from its default US.

Indicium
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Posted: 12th Mar 2010 09:13
use a US proxy?

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Thraxas
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Posted: 12th Mar 2010 09:48
Quote: "Wow, a significant difference in price, we are talking at least 17% more"


That's because you're paying the tax required by the UK. That doesn't explain things like BiggAdd mentions but you just have to put up with it.

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 12th Mar 2010 11:12
Yes, Value Added Tax, which just so happens to be 17.5% and well, I wouldn't annoy the tax man if I were you because it's a serious offence to tax dodge.

fallen one
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Posted: 12th Mar 2010 18:57
Quote: "use a US proxy?"
I thought of that, but the proxy may know my details, like when I sign in and add it to my cart, though I guess I could sign out when doing the payment part, Ive heard you can get stuff to put on your computer that acts as a proxy in some way, just wondered if anyone here had info on these matters.

the_winch
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Posted: 12th Mar 2010 19:17
A stock photo site operating in the US is absolutely not collecting tax for the UK government when selling to customers located in the UK.

By way of demonstration, he emitted a batlike squeak that was indeed bothersome.
Thraxas
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Posted: 12th Mar 2010 23:27
Quote: "A stock photo site operating in the US is absolutely not collecting tax for the UK government when selling to customers located in the UK.
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UK citizens are still required to pay the VAT, even if the company is not located in the UK.

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