€ Steam Users - Why pay more :o)

Dark Sun said:
I like Steam. I was unsure at first.

It's very convenient. It saves a lot of physical storage space. If I take my PC somewhere I don't need to cart around a load of game boxes. Also I don't have to rely on Royal Mail. I can sit in my underpants surrounded by bags of wotsits and cans of vimto and just have the game unlock.
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oh the joys of 3am game unlocks....
 
I have a friend in Bosnia who wants to buy COD but for the UK price, but his currency is Euro's. Surely if he sends you the price for it in pounds it will cost him as much as it does for him in Euros due to the transfer rate in currency?
 
To everyone who feels the need to bash steam - is this really the thread to be doing it?

Thy guy is offering a service that gets him nothing, costs him time, and for some unfathomable reason, gets him grief by random forumites.

Poor form to be trolling a thread like this :(
 
Infam0us said:
I have a friend in Bosnia who wants to buy COD but for the UK price, but his currency is Euro's. Surely if he sends you the price for it in pounds it will cost him as much as it does for him in Euros due to the transfer rate in currency?
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The game is £39.99 on Steam or €59.99

At Paypals current exchange rates, £39.99 is €46.87 which is a saving of just over €13 compared to the €59.99 price.

That does not include any paypal fees but using Paypal gift normally reduces that.

Seeing as the game activates on Steam anyway, is it not cheaper to purchase retail?
 
Briton said:
Well your analagy regarding Harrods and cheap retailers was a poor one and frankly smacked of blatent fanboism.
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Go back to your troll hole.

I wrote what I thought was a reasonable reply.

My point was that cost is not allways important, believe it or not, some people actually dont mind paying a premium if they are getting what they perceive to be extra benefits for themselves.

Your post read as though you want all the extra benefits of Steam but do not want to pay anything for them, how does that work, do you want something for nothing?

You obviously have your own agenda so please start a new thread instead of derailing this one which exists purely to help people who actually use the product. There is a difference between liking a product and seeing its benefits and being a "fanbois".

If I am in the wrong here, then someone please correct me.
 
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Gimpymoo said:
Your post read as though you want all the extra benefits of Steam but do not want to pay anything for them, how does that work, do you want something for nothing?
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Then you read wrong. I made the point that the cost savings of digital distribution are countered by Steam's service and that, what I called 'ordinary' digital downloads, should be cheaper still.

Gimpymoo said:
You obviously have your own agenda so please start a new thread instead of derailing this one which exists purely to help people who actually use the produc. There is a difference between liking a product and seeing its benefits and being a "fanbois".
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I simply asked why there was such a disparity between the Sterling and the Euro, I genuinely had no idea it existed.

The thread actually exists because you are trying to help people circumvent this unfair disparity and I did say it was nice of you to do that.

I do apologise though...I shouldn't have suggested you were a fanboi in this thread.
 
Hugs and kisses all round :)

Regarding the reasons for the Euro/Sterling disparity, I am just as confused as yourself.

If it was out by a few quid, you could put the down to exchange rates etc but it is normally by more than just a "few quid".

There are tons of features online about the issue but I am yet to find a definitive answer.

Publishers say nothing, Valve say nothing, prices stay unchanged.

The thing is, it is not "Across the board" as some euro prices are "correct" so that leads me to belive it is the publishers although I have no evidence to back this up.

Untill it is resolved, I will do my best to help those who are being wronged.

(Sits in chair with red pants on the outiside of my trousers fighting for justice) - ROFL.
 
That's a kind offer :) good man. I can ask my bro to do it for me though so I probably won't need your services :)

Also this may be a strange question. My steam account shows all my prices in euros as I live in CZ as expected. However I work for an American company and the Prague office has a VPN, pipe (or whatever) to our HQ in Sunnyvale, CA for internet traffic so when I'm at work browsing I have a US IP address. Is there a way for me to buy games when at work from the US steam store?

edit: ok, that was easy enough, I just went to the steam store, logged in and all the prices are in US$ although I don't see that the prices are that amazing tbh. I guess it could come in handy for US only special offers though if they ever happen.
 
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On the topic of disparity, I remember reading there were different areas within EU that have different prices or something, is this still going on?
 
That is true.

I think with the E.U being soo big, they had to do that so Publishers can price their games and have offers on a region by region basis.

This gives publishers more control which increases their confidence in the platform.

This is something Impulse lacks and maybe the reason they are unable to neogotiate better contracts as they do not give the publisher the same freedoms.
 
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Gimpymoo said:
If anyone on the forum wishes to purchase a game on Steam but would rather pay in £ rather than € then let me help.

First of all, I am not doing this to rip anybody off, I am just aware of the pricing differences between the currencies and don't mind helping out members of the forum.

Please view my trust feedback for trust worthyness.

I have a couple of members in my steam friends list who I do this for every now and then so I'm sure they can vouch for my honesty.

If would like a game, please do the following

Send the required payment to [email protected]
I would encourage you to use paypal gift so little to no fees are due.
Please ensure all paypal fees are accounted for.

Within the paypal payment, please instruct me what game you would like along with the url of the steam store for that item. Please also send me your steam email address you would like the gift sending to.

I normally have internet access most of the day so most gifts will be sent within a few hours although please allow 12 hours before moaning at me.

Any questions, please feel free to ask.

I am doing this as I disagree with the current pricing policy of publishers and no harm in us saving a few €.

Please leave trust and post here when gifts are received.

Peace.
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Can I contact you tonight. What's your steam ID?
I did this for L4D2 as well got some great deals in the sale can you believe BFBC2 is 50€ !!!! how much is it un £ ?

Found it by installing this script...

http://code.google.com/p/steam-prices/

It's 34.99 I'll give you the cash tonight for the game
 
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It may have already been answered in this thread, but I can't see where the difference between 'gift' and 'goods' lies in regards to a paypal payment. Now, Gimpymoo is a somewhat respected long-time forum member, so I wouldn't question his motives right off the bat, but is the difference in price really worth teh extra risk? As far as I unerstand it , it's next to impossible to reclaim a gift fund on paypal. Not that the distinction is that great in this case - "I paid gimpymoo so he could gift me a game on Steam, in order to bypass regional pricing regulations" doesn't smack of a winning argument to me. Regardless, is the % cost difference that great between payments for gifts and goods?
 
Hey Gimpy

Sent you cash for Bad Company 2 yesterday. Thanks a lot for doing this, in the end this is a lot of money saved by you dedicating your time to this!

Thanks again
 
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