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Collectors Edition EU Pricing
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Emil Nomael
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2013-04-30 17:52:06 UTC
Is anyone else interested in getting some form of explanation / breakdown to how and why exactly CCP decided to do the overly simplistic step of 1:1 conversion rate between € and $ when pricing the Collectors edition?

If you think VAT is the reason, then a 20% (average EU VAT) increase on the US $150 would result in $180, which is €140. Add onto this the fact that Americans have the option to avail of Amazons free shipping while I can't see that for EU customers, it costs €8 to ship to my location. That's paying €158 ($207)

I am on the line about buying this, I know that a CE is at premium and a means of a customer showing their support above and beyond the norm, however it is hard to do this when the very act of buying the item is an endorsement of thoughtlessness by the very company they seek to support.

I do not like the idea of paying another €18 simply because "LOLeurope". I would say our American friends would be just as pissed if they decided to charge an extra PLEX worth for no good reason other than "LOLamerica".

Maybe there is a good reason, I would like to see this good reason. I want to know I'm going to be supporting a company that has a bit more thought than 1:1 conversion math.

(Side note, my heart goes out to internationals who cant get this at all, at least I have the option.)
Danni stark
#2 - 2013-04-30 17:52:43 UTC
this has already been answered.

it's sales tax.

Ice Mining Skill Plan.
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#3 - 2013-04-30 17:55:36 UTC
Blame it on your ancestors. If they hadn't let those uppity colonists form their own country, you wouldn't have this situation.

Mr Epeen Cool
J3ssica Alba
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2013-04-30 18:05:05 UTC
Though my country wasn't even listed for some reason, I did pester musterbrand a bit till they added it and I placed my preorder. the CE is just worth it for the golden pod Big smile
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Emil Nomael
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2013-04-30 18:07:46 UTC  |  Edited by: Emil Nomael
Danni stark wrote:
this has already been answered.

it's sales tax.


Me wrote:
If you think VAT is the reason, then a 20% (average EU VAT) increase on the US $150 would result in $180, which is €140


Still comes up short, also the shipping options we don't appear to have means it costs more to get.



Mr Epeen wrote:
Blame it on your ancestors. If they hadn't let those uppity colonists form their own country, you wouldn't have this situation.


I'm Irish, my ancestors were probably egging them on.
RJander
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2013-05-01 12:12:04 UTC  |  Edited by: RJander
I really want have a good answers about that too..

My topic about that
Danni stark
#7 - 2013-05-01 12:18:40 UTC
Emil Nomael wrote:
Danni stark wrote:
this has already been answered.

it's sales tax.


Me wrote:
If you think VAT is the reason, then a 20% (average EU VAT) increase on the US $150 would result in $180, which is €140


Still comes up short, also the shipping options we don't appear to have means it costs more to get.



Mr Epeen wrote:
Blame it on your ancestors. If they hadn't let those uppity colonists form their own country, you wouldn't have this situation.


I'm Irish, my ancestors were probably egging them on.


that's because you're calculating an eu tax rate on american dollars?

Ice Mining Skill Plan.
RJander
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2013-05-01 12:23:32 UTC
Just curious..
It is the same conversion for month subscription??
Pepper Solette
Doomheim
#9 - 2013-05-01 12:43:44 UTC
Mr Epeen wrote:
Blame it on your ancestors. If they hadn't let those uppity colonists form their own country, you wouldn't have this situation.

Mr Epeen Cool



I lol'd hard. Priceless post.

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Emil Nomael
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2013-05-01 14:39:26 UTC
Danni stark wrote:


that's because you're calculating an eu tax rate on american dollars?


So 20% on the US price converted to euro is cheaper than the EU price as euro (Which tax is included in the price).

The point was that EU price cost more even if you treated the US price the same way.

If tax difference was the only reason for it to cost more, applying the same tax to the American value should result in something equal to the EU price. But it does not.
Avalon Champion
Gallente Defence Evaluation Research Agency
#11 - 2013-05-01 15:23:59 UTC
The EU price already includes local VAT, in the case of the Uk this is about 25 Euros so the real price is 149.99-25 = 125 Euros base price.

That makes the UK base price about £106 (based on £1=1.17 Euro), the GBP equivalent of $149.99 is about £97 (based on £1 = 1.54)

Postage to the UK is a further 10 Euros (inc VAT).
Nix Anteris
The Dark Space Initiative
Scary Wormhole People
#12 - 2013-05-01 19:26:35 UTC
Oh really. Because even though I use the awesome POUNDS STERLING, I was all shutupandtakemymoney!