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 Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 05:07 Post subject: The Bargain Bin of Cheapness |
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Maybe we could have a nice thread for games that you find online cheap.
Steam is getting enough hate from me, but they have a huge sale.
Check it out @ http://store.steampowered.com/holidaysale
The entire steam catalog has lower prices, from 10% to 75%, till January the 2nd of 2009.
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 05:13 Post subject: |
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Cool, now us europeans can get the same prices americans have every day.
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 06:41 Post subject: |
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The highlight of that is probably anyone wanting to pick up Bioshock cheap. £3.50. Wow. I still don't want it after playing the demo, but still, that's a very, very good price.
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 07:17 Post subject: |
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Already bought a few games. Plan on getting The Witcher, Luxor 2, Civilization 4 Complete Pack, Peggle Nights, Puzzlequest, and Stalker Clear Sky once this christmas money gets into the bank.
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 11:37 Post subject: |
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| Radamez wrote: | Picked up UT3 and TF2 for £7 each  |
So there is a difference, guys. UT3 and TF2 are sold for $9.99, and when converted to £ (with taxes), it does indeed to to £7. |
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 11:38 Post subject: |
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| iNatan wrote: | | Radamez wrote: | | Picked up UT3 and TF2 for £7 each |
So there is a difference, guys. UT3 and TF2 are sold for $9.99, and when converted to £ (with taxes), it does indeed to to £7. |
Great 2 games are converted correctly, other 99% isn't.
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 11:39 Post subject: |
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Well, I don't know about that, we get out prices in $ still. But if the other prices are bad, than shame.
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 11:46 Post subject: |
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http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=770231
| Quote: | Example of current rip-off prices:
Call of Duty 4
(Germany)
49,99 US$ = 34,72 €
49.99 € = 71.970603 US$
(Switzerland)
49.99 US$ = 54 CHF
49.99 € = 77.8 CHF
(Norway)
49,99 US$ = 340,54kr
49,99 € = 479,38kr
(Denmark)
49,99 US$ = 258.859465 Danish kroner
49,99 € = 371.385675 Danish kroner
(Hungary)
49,99 US$=9457 HUF
49,99 € =13327 HUF
(Poland)
49,99 US$ = 141,14 PLN/Zloty
49,99 € = 203,20 PLN/Zloty |
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 12:55 Post subject: |
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Jesus, this is insane... :\ And what are the store prices in these countries? Lower?
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 13:00 Post subject: |
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In Poland majority of new games in stores cost 79-129pln (~30-40$) with boxes, manuals and some bonus content, on steam now we would have to pay ~200pln (~70$) ;D
I got a question for you guys. Is it possible to buy games on steam using a proxy? Do you have to pay taxes when paying in uk pounds? I mean, does Bioshock really cost 3,50pounds only or is it 3,50+tax?
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 13:01 Post subject: |
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| qrpiech wrote: | | I got a question for you guys. Is it possible to buy games on steam using a proxy? Do you have to pay taxes when paying in uk pounds? I mean, does Bioshock really cost 3,50pounds only or is it 3,50+tax? |
Don't even think about doing that, unless you wanna say goodbye to your steam account and all the games on it.
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 13:06 Post subject: |
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And what about gifting via proxy? Creating new account with no games on it and trying to buy&gift the game? Is the gifted account endangered?
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 13:07 Post subject: |
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You can however have someone from the US buy the games for you as gifts.
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 13:10 Post subject: |
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| qrpiech wrote: | | And what about gifting via proxy? Creating new account with no games on it and trying to buy&gift the game? Is the gifted account endangered? |
Unless you have a UK credit card with UK address using UK proxy will be useless (and even if you do have all that using proxy is probably against Steam EULA). The only and legal way is an American or British friend who can gift it to you.
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 13:28 Post subject: |
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Oh, in that case mr steam can kiss my ass goodbye ;/ I'm not paying more just because I live a little bit to the east from UK.
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 15:17 Post subject: |
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Ain't it awesome this $1 = €1. Like a retarded little kid came up with that idea. Or that fat fuck gabe; "MOAR MONAYS FOR HAMBURGRS"
Sorry.
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 15:40 Post subject: |
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| Glottis wrote: | | qrpiech wrote: | | And what about gifting via proxy? Creating new account with no games on it and trying to buy&gift the game? Is the gifted account endangered? |
Unless you have a UK credit card with UK address using UK proxy will be useless (and even if you do have all that using proxy is probably against Steam EULA). The only and legal way is an American or British friend who can gift it to you. |
Using proxy is NOT against steam EULA, but they will still bann for it
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 16:35 Post subject: |
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Can anyone from UK confirm if there is an extra tax to be paid or not?
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 16:46 Post subject: |
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| qrpiech wrote: | | Can anyone from UK confirm if there is an extra tax to be paid or not? |
I can indeed. No tax here.
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 17:15 Post subject: |
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| Glottis wrote: | http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=770231
| Quote: | Example of current rip-off prices:
Call of Duty 4
(Germany)
49,99 US$ = 34,72 €
49.99 € = 71.970603 US$
(Switzerland)
49.99 US$ = 54 CHF
49.99 € = 77.8 CHF
(Norway)
49,99 US$ = 340,54kr
49,99 € = 479,38kr
(Denmark)
49,99 US$ = 258.859465 Danish kroner
49,99 € = 371.385675 Danish kroner
(Hungary)
49,99 US$=9457 HUF
49,99 € =13327 HUF
(Poland)
49,99 US$ = 141,14 PLN/Zloty
49,99 € = 203,20 PLN/Zloty |
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cheap in my country (israel)
a pc game cost about ~200 nis = 37 €
the minimal wage is 3,456.58 nis = 640 €
lol
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 17:32 Post subject: |
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| Radamez wrote: | | qrpiech wrote: | | Can anyone from UK confirm if there is an extra tax to be paid or not? |
I can indeed. No tax here. |
I'm pretty sure VAT is already included in all prices. |
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 17:38 Post subject: |
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Allrighty, now I just need to find a relative or a friend in the UK (which is impossible) to enjoy *really* cheap Bioshock  paypal anyone?
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 17:40 Post subject: |
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| day-walk3r wrote: | cheap in my country (israel)
a pc game cost about ~200 nis = 37 €
the minimal wage is 3,456.58 nis = 640 €
lol |
Regular prices in IL are rising to 250-300nis for triple AAA titles. Then they wonder why there is so much piracy in Israel. |
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 18:21 Post subject: |
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Nice to see the guy who posted that exchange-rate thread has been banned. Awesome. Guess Valve didn't want him speaking out, eh?
Fuckers.
I'm not paying jack shit to Valve ever again. Period. Bioshock really is dirt cheap, but here's a tiny example on how Europe is being arse-fucked by Gabe "Greedy Fat Bastard" Newell.
Bioshock for £3.49? Not for me it isn't, not in Norway/Europe. Here it's €4.99 (which is £4.79) That's a 37% mark up. Bastards. Oh and Sacred 2 is *still* €44.99 - yet it's only $44.99, which works out at $63.25 for us. Nice little mark up there, Gabe. What's that extra bonus going to? Some more fucking twinkies?
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 19:17 Post subject: |
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| sabin1981 wrote: | Nice to see the guy who posted that exchange-rate thread has been banned. Awesome. Guess Valve didn't want him speaking out, eh?
Fuckers.
I'm not paying jack shit to Valve ever again. Period. Bioshock really is dirt cheap, but here's a tiny example on how Europe is being arse-fucked by Gabe "Greedy Fat Bastard" Newell.
Bioshock for £3.49? Not for me it isn't, not in Norway/Europe. Here it's €4.99 (which is £4.79) That's a 37% mark up. Bastards. Oh and Sacred 2 is *still* €44.99 - yet it's only $44.99, which works out at $63.25 for us. Nice little mark up there, Gabe. What's that extra bonus going to? Some more fucking twinkies? |
You can get it from play.com for 14e, don't know for how long the offer will stand... S2 I mean BTW.
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Dec 2008 20:22 Post subject: |
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niiiiiice, bioshock or 5 bucks?
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