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Just moved here from the US and.... Damn!!!

 

Everything is so damn expensive, and sometimes I can't even find some of the items that are sold in North America. Like a Define R4 for $130 or GTX 970's for $420~$450.

 

Is there a reason for this?

 

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never really understood this. i guess it's from shipping taxes and stuff like that tough.

hell, pretty much everything is atleast 50 to 100 bucks more expensive out here! :(

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Try living in Australia. Everything is way more expensive.

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21% taxes on a lot of stuff

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Yea if you look at online shops it all looks cheaper, but I think on the US online shops they don't include the taxes (which they do in the EU shops)

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VAT rates are commonly 20% or more. That's the main difference.

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I'm in France and the country has literally been going to shit, stuff costs more and more but the minimum wage stays the same..

I guess the taxes do make everything cost that much more, I forgot that the prices here include tax and in the Us they don't.

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VAT rates its the thing to blame also shipping prices affect making the prices go up from a domino effect and because of tha im Q.Q in my bed because i dont have money for new gpu gtx650 is not good for gaming but even low end high end gpus cost around 400€

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VAT rates are commonly 20% or more. That's the main difference.

^^This... nuff said

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Just moved here from the US and.... Damn!!!

 

Everything is so damn expensive, and sometimes I can't even find some of the items that are sold in North America. Like a Define R4 for $130 or GTX 970's for $420~$450.

 

Is there a reason for this?

 

there are 970s for $300 (pre tax)

define r5 for $100 (pre tax)

define r4 for $75 (pre tax)

 

where did you move?

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well, you will never know how other people in other country live until you live in it.

 

so I guess... welcome to our norm?

South East Asia/Australia still worse though, specially with internet.

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there are 970s for $300 (pre tax)

define r5 for $100 (pre tax)

define r4 for $75 (pre tax)

 

where did you move?

I'm in France atm.

 

The pc component sites here are LDLC.com and Materiel.net

 

Where do you find those prices?

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*cough*US tax *cough*

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Yea if you look at online shops it all looks cheaper, but I think on the US online shops they don't include the taxes (which they do in the EU shops)

 

 

 

Some places here don't even have tax on buying goods (some states in the USA) it's great :D

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I'm in France atm.

 

The pc component sites here are LDLC.com and Materiel.net

 

Where do you find those prices?

 

I don't know any french price comparison sites ...

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is still "only" $320 (if you scratch the VAT)

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Some places here don't even have tax on buying goods (some states in the USA) it's great :D

 

and some states have shity healtcare, education and infrastructure.

 

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Some places here don't even have tax on buying goods (some states in the USA) it's great :D

Wauw, now I wanna move to the US even more..

 

Can I ask? Why did you move to EU from NA? Sorry if I'm going too Personal

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Some places here don't even have tax on buying goods (some states in the USA) it's great :D

Yeah like Oregon and Delaware I believe.

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Taxes.

But you get a tradeoff in everything else in the country being better quality, food, health care etc.

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Wauw, now I wanna move to the US even more..

 

Can I ask? Why did you move to EU from NA? Sorry if I'm going too Personal

The wife is french, they have good healthcare here, and the state pays for everything, even part of the rent. One of the reasons why the country is going to shit IMO.

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The wife is french, they have good healthcare here, and the state pays for everything, even part of the rent. One of the reasons why the country is going to shit IMO.

Ah yea, that gool ol' free healthcare, I love it :P 

 

Well, glad to have you as a fellow european now, greetings from Belgium o/

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I don't know any french price comparison sites ...

http://www.amazon.fr/PNY-GF970GTX4GEPB-graphique-GeForce-PCI-Express/dp/B00NTQ0B5G/ref=sr_1_4?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1430983477&sr=1-4&keywords=gtx+970

 

is still "only" $320 (if you scratch the VAT)

That's pretty good, but try and find a H440 for a decent price... They are worth their weight in gold!

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