Thread: price of the PRS T1 in USA and in Europe
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Old 09-01-2011, 03:18 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by prsita View Post
The differences of the price of the new PRS T1 in USA and in Europe are evident, but strangely enogh there are big differences among various European countries.

The facts:

1) in USA the price will be, as announced, of 149 US dollars (corresponding to 104-105 euro);

2) in France, as results from the site of the Sony.fr, it will be of 149 euro (including Taxes of 19,6 %) and mailing costs;

3) in Italy, as results from the site of the Sony.it, it will be of 199 euro (with a difference of 50 euro with France), including taxes of 20% and mailing costs.

While is normal the difference between USA and France (usually, non only Sony but also Apple, consider an exchange of 1 to 1 from dollars to euro) not logical is the difference between France and Italy (50 euro), considering that taxes in the two countries are almost the same (of 19,6% in France and of 20% in Italy).

How to explain this difference?

Moreover, if an Italian resident buy the T1 with the Sony site of France, the guaranty is recognized in Italy?
I haven't seen a good explaination of the phenomenon either. But all the tech companies are doing it. It seems like they've formed some kind of cartell just to srew us Europeans over.

But €50 more in Italy than in France(or Germany)? That's just plain MEAN!

I don't think you'll have any luck getting Sony.fr to deliver to Italy though.
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