How much do Games on Steam actually cost?

[TW]Fox · 16 Oct 2007 at 18:59

So, I'm trying to buy TF2. But at no stage before entering my card details does it actually give me a FINAL price. It just says $29.99 'plus tax'.

Is this VAT at 17.5%? Or something else? How much is it actually going to cost me? Why dont they tell me how much they are going to charge to my card first? Is that even legal?

paradigm · 16 Oct 2007 at 19:01

Its american "sales tax". Not sure what that is in a percentage though.

It does tell you the final amount before you hit submit though.

Sinny · 16 Oct 2007 at 19:01

if it says plus VAT that will be the final price.

[TW]Fox · 16 Oct 2007 at 19:03

Sinny said:
if it says plus VAT that will be the final price.

It doesn't say that. It just says 'tax'. It gives you no idea how much the tax is. I've got to the stage where I enter my card details but don't want to until I know how much it is.

Greggar · 16 Oct 2007 at 19:04

It's VAT.

[TW]Fox · 16 Oct 2007 at 19:06

paradigm said:
Its american "sales tax".

Greggar said:
It's VAT.

I love the internet.

Deluxe1 · 16 Oct 2007 at 19:07

I bought it the other day think it worked out at about £18.

LoadsaMoney · 16 Oct 2007 at 20:39

Orange box cost me £26.

loltim · 16 Oct 2007 at 20:43

TF2's £17.76

HeX · 16 Oct 2007 at 20:44

plus tax = +sales tax in your area

In our case thats VAT.

So 17.5%

BlackDragon · 16 Oct 2007 at 20:44

I read somewhere last time i bought something that it is the sales tax applicable to your country

ic1male · 16 Oct 2007 at 20:44

I think you enter your card details and then it presents you with a summary of your purchase (with the tax included) before you make a final confirmation.

JoyPadJedi · 16 Oct 2007 at 20:45

LoadsaMoney said:
Orange box cost me £26.

Yeah, total bargain imo!

loltim · 16 Oct 2007 at 20:46

JoyPadJedi said:
Yeah, total bargain imo!

Fox has no interest in HL2/Portal etc IIRC, he just wants TF2.

PiKe · 16 Oct 2007 at 21:04

Just to confirm, it's VAT.

Robert · 16 Oct 2007 at 22:06

[TW]Fox;10290857 said:
I love the internet.

I can see why people would trip over themselves to try and help you.

C64 · 16 Oct 2007 at 22:11

Yes convert the price they say on steam then add 17.5%.

Sel · 16 Oct 2007 at 22:16

They should really have the prices shown in different currencies, just quoting it in Dollars will just put off a lot of people thinking it's for the US only.

FrostedNipple · 16 Oct 2007 at 22:18

Sel said:
They should really have the prices shown in different currencies, just quoting it in Dollars will just put off a lot of people thinking it's for the US only.

Anyone with any sense at all won't be put off by a different currency!

Fr0dders · 16 Oct 2007 at 22:28

[TW]Fox;10290838 said:
It doesn't say that. It just says 'tax'. It gives you no idea how much the tax is. I've got to the stage where I enter my card details but don't want to until I know how much it is.

problem is valves website is american

and in america there sales tax (our VAT) isnt fixed. its differs from state to state. They cant really give you a final price till they know where you live

if you live in florida, you'll pay different rates of tax to people in new york etc..

so when you put in that you dont live in the USA at all, and you live in the UK, it hads the sales tax for your region, which in our case is 17.5 % VAT.