The ATI Radeon 5XXX Thread

[Jamesrt2004]

We pay 19% VAT in the Netherlands (where Salland is located).
400 USD to Euro is 271,50 euros.
271.5 * 1.19 = 323 euro incl. VAT
Now they actually do ofcourse make a little profit on it and that makes this a bad calculation.

Here the stores have to pay 250 euro to get them and then sell them with 19% VAT & profit for themselves.
250 * 1.19 = 297,50, then add margings/profits to that, which became 320 euros at Salland.
250 euro to USD is ~370 USD.... Now the USD - Euro ratio changes a lot lately so this isn't solid proof, but if you add a 5% profit to the store to that it would be 370 * 1.05 is ~388,50 USD.

Does that mean it can't be lower? No, but if it would be more than $350 this would probably be why.

you forget where there being shipped from is closer to US also they pay less import fees etc.. then the EU does for them

but yeah major electronics, even places like newegg/ebuyer etc.. theres normally around only 3% markup on computer hardware, hence you have to aim BIG with computer hardware or just be awesome customer service so that they dont mind paying a few $/£/€ here and there for piece of mind =)

infact If I ever purchase in bulk (without vat) items from say china/thailand/thaiwan(sp?) it's always safe to assume that instead of adding the 15% vat(UK) on to it its more likely to be between 20~25% safe to assume 22.5 in the middle, so say add on the diff (7.5%) to your calculations you would get 26.5% take that off of the €320 = €252 which would be around about $375 (THEN we have to assume that places like newegg are going to be buying in completely diff league to small euro sites (we need one huge one that delivers all over EU for cheap.) and they will then get discount off that (normally max they will lop off the price is 10% assuming they buy enough for that... then its 338 $$$ + 3% profit for each = $348...


my predicition in my head (cos im bored) = $348 loooolllllllllllllllll

Even then thats launch/preorder inflated price, so i think itll be between 325~335 with the 2gb being $400 (also keeps in the rule that for comp hardware its mostly 1~1 ratio