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Why are the prices for computer equipment in Europe is much higher than in the U.S.?
Why are the prices for computer equipment in Europe is much higher than in the U.S.?
I live in Europe and I am often envious tel.Même cite prices for the hardware or Newegg after taking into account the increase in VAT, the prices are still about 30 to 50 percent more.The arbitration shall serve such a difference, why there?
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#2 written by The Guy in the City 11 months ago
I used to sell video games on ebay and I was amazed of how expensive Nintendo DS games were. They are $ 30 US but $ 45-$ 50 US in australia and some other countries. I think a big part of that is the US is in the top 2 or 3 markets for videogames and probably computer software and hardware and that is why the prices are so cheap. In the US almost everybody has a computer.
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If after taking the VAT into account the prices are still 50% higher, then you should just consider ordering from places like Newegg and paying the shipping and import tax. We did that with some chairs and even having them shipped here from the US turned out to be cheaper than buying them in Germany. To answer your question, countries sometimes jack up prices abnormally high to encourage people not to buy imported goods, thus encouraging the economy in the home country. It’s not such a bad policy.