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Originally Posted by bibahbuzemann
Ach f###! So in the USA you get the bugger for ca. €100 AND you get it in september. Here we gotta pay at least €150 and wait until hell freezes over.
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The 150 Euro price for Germany includes VAT, while the US price doesn't include any sort of taxes in it. That only accounts for part of the difference, I know... but I had to pay tax on top of the price, rather than have it included.
As I've said in other threads, there's 3 things that come to mind that can account for parts of the difference on their own. The obvious one is a lack of tax. But the shipping routes are different for Europe and US for goods leaving China, making shipping to Europe more expensive. Tariffs and tax in Europe tend to be higher than in the US, so I'd expect some to come from that as well. With how large VAT can get, that accounts for ~24 Euros if we use the example of Germany again, so the question is, can the shipping and tariffs account for the other 25 Euros when combined?
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Originally Posted by Firedb
I just pre-ordered the black one (only one available) on UK store. My money has been taken already. No idea when the despatch date is....
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A charge or a hold? Even in the US they do an authorization when you order, but they let the pending charge fall off. A subtle but important distinction.