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1 HN user recommended this in 2014, in one comment.
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> A $300 Wii U in north america costs 300€ in Europe.
Which is exactly the problem considering the Euro is 30% stronger than the dollar right now. It's also wrong, the $300 Wii U[0] is 275€[1], which is roughly correct ($300 + 20% french VAT is 274€)
[0] http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Wii-Mario-Luigi-Deluxe-U/dp/B...
[1] http://www.amazon.fr/Console-Nintendo-noire-Mario-Kart/dp/B0...
> GOG.com sells all their games in north american prices because it only has offices in north america. You are buying a product from north america in that case.
GOG.com sells in local currency.
> For example if you buy a $500 cell phone from north america and have it shipped to Europe. You will pay less for the phone but when it crosses the border you pay considerable taxes such that the "deal" is no longer worth it.
Mobile phones are duty-free under CCT (the common customs tariff), so you only pay the local VAT which is 15~25%. Given the phone is probably marked up 30~40% compared to the US, the deal is most definitely worth it, even paying the VAT.