Sales tax on e-shop games but not on psn? High pricing on eshop is crazy.

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#51 Puckhog04
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Yea I just bought The Cave on the eShop and it was $16.04. So tax was a little. I'm not really worried about it though.

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#52 LegatoSkyheart
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Not true at all about cod games.. I saw Black ops 1 for $20 and that came out in 2010.. and mw2 was around $25... that came out a little over a year ago. Hell black ops 2 was 39.00 at best buys in December. Midnightshade29

Black Ops 2 is not $40 everywhere though, it's still being sold at Launch Price here.

Modern Warfare 3 is still being sold at launch price.

Doing some research shows Black Ops is actually around the $30-$40 mark.

Only Call of Dutys that are $20 or less are COD4, MW2, W@W.

If you see them being sold for less, then you're not buying a PC copy or Buying them from an online store, or your store has a sale going on.

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http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Call+of+Duty&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3ACall+of+Duty

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#53 DarkLink77
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[QUOTE="Midnightshade29"][QUOTE="charizard1605"]Go to settings in the eShop, Location settings, and enter 90210 for your Zip Code. No more sales tax. You're welcome.Ly_the_Fairy

Thank you for the tip. Why are they taxing in the first place though, when i don't have to pay on psn.. It doesn't make sense. Oh and since I got your attention.. what would you recommend on eshop thats under $20?

It just depends where the eshop store is actually located.

I know Steam charges sales tax if you're a Washington resident as that's where Valve is located, and places like Newegg charge sales tax if you're a California resident.

They have to. It's federal law. If they have a building in the state that you are buying from, you have to pay sales tax. It's so online retailers don't have an unfair advantage over retail stores.
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#54 hiphops_savior
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[QUOTE="campzor"][QUOTE="HarlockJC"][QUOTE="campzor"] Well of course im strictly speaking australia. Skyrim you can now get for $40 (Launch was $89-$100)

Everything overpriced in Australia it costs too much to ship.

Actually no, its only perceived as overpriced. We actually get paid double the US minimum wage, so its not like we pay anymore than someone from the states. My point is, you will most likely find new super mario bros DS (yes, that 8-9 year old ds game) still full price whereas most if not all of sonys or even microsofts games drop in price fairly quickly, in a lot of cases, in months.

Of course, it also has to do with the fact that Nintendo products generally have excellent resale value and that their games tend to have longer "legs" in terms of steady sales. On the flip side, games with frequent sequels will tend to see their market value drop dramatically after three or four months.
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#55 Zeviander
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I pay tax on everything I buy online here in Canada. 12% tax that used to be 14% a few years ago. Suck it up and get a job.
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#56 mariokart64fan
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blame your state not nintendo, mine has no tax

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#57 HarlockJC
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Yep... hell Dragon Quest 4 and 5 are still at $30 when they are remakes for one and have been out since 2008/2009, there is no reason they aren't cheaper. Yet I can get LBP carting on the psn store for $10 , a game that came out last month.Midnightshade29

Dragon Quest 4 and 5 are $20 new from gamestop and $15 used