Nvidia drops prices of GeForce GTX 980, GTX 980 Ti. But not for Europe

[Boomstick777]

In an unexpected move, Nvidia Corp. reconsidered recommended pricing of its graphics cards following the introduction of its GeForce GTX 980 Ti early on Monday. Unfortunately, the GeForce GTX 980 Ti will be considerably more expensive in Europe than in the U.S.

While the MSRP of both GeForce GTX 980 Ti and GeForce GTX 980 seems to be very competitive in the U.S., the same cannot be said about the prices in Europe. The official manufacturer’s suggested retail price of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti for the U.K. is £549 including value added tax (VAT), which is $752.

http://www.kitguru.net/components/g...eforce-gtx-980-gtx-980-ti-but-not-for-europe/

 

[Boomstick777]

I know a good few folks in the states and they just order online from a State that doesn't apply tax to the order. So it's shipped to them at tax free price.

That is cool, in the UK it's only bankers and politicians that can get things tax free.

If we tried to do it would end up in jail

 

[Boomstick777]

Got to love how we get ripped off every time in this country

Yer, I also had to pay UPS a handling fee but couldn't remember what it was. We do get it in the neck in the UK and does sting a bit

True, but the flipside of it is at least we're in a country that we have the means to pay more. We could be a lot worse off..