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Posted March 27, 2012
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FiatLux: Thanks! , you seems to know more about that than I...
So what's the "?cc=XX method via browser for overseas purchasing" ?
Change XX to the two letter country code of your usual country. Then make the purchase as normal -- but to be on the safe side, contact support first.
Posted March 27, 2012
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FiatLux: Thanks! , you seems to know more about that than I...
So what's the "?cc=XX method via browser for overseas purchasing" ?
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bansama: Change XX to the two letter country code of your usual country. Then make the purchase as normal -- but to be on the safe side, contact support first.
Thank you !!!
Posted March 29, 2012
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abolat: If you had bothered to read my OP, you would have known that I am not in the US right now (how on Earth did you come up with the IP thing again?) but in another country. Or maybe you did but just didn't understand (or want to understand)?

Also, I never asked anyone to bend backwards for me, but if you are so eager to do it, be my guest. I am sure there will be someone interested in seeing how you manage it, just not me...
The fact that you were NOT IN THE USA WHEN MAKING THE PURCHASE is the point. You were charged the price the residents of (X) were for the package.
Posted March 29, 2012
Were your steam settings for the USA while you were abroad? Still, you probably got charged the local price for the area you were in.
Posted March 29, 2012
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stonebro: Well, that's kind of the point, your IP at the time was not recognized as a US IP and thus you do not get to pay US prices. That's how Steams pricing structure works. You pay what you should according to the region you are currently in, not the one you were born in.

I'm sorry, but unless you have a receipt stating the price at the point of sale was $9.99, you have no leverage here, and no reason to feel entitled to a refund.
That's not always true. My IP is Mexican but I pay US prices because I use the US region store with a US credit card.

This lets me get around the stupid price increases or region locks. Mostly.
Posted March 30, 2012
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abolat: If you had bothered to read my OP, you would have known that I am not in the US right now (how on Earth did you come up with the IP thing again?) but in another country. Or maybe you did but just didn't understand (or want to understand)?

Also, I never asked anyone to bend backwards for me, but if you are so eager to do it, be my guest. I am sure there will be someone interested in seeing how you manage it, just not me...
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anjohl: The fact that you were NOT IN THE USA WHEN MAKING THE PURCHASE is the point. You were charged the price the residents of (X) were for the package.
You are probably right as to why it happened. you just didn't have to be a dick about it.
Posted March 31, 2012
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anjohl: The fact that you were NOT IN THE USA WHEN MAKING THE PURCHASE is the point. You were charged the price the residents of (X) were for the package.
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abolat: You are probably right as to why it happened. you just didn't have to be a dick about it.
The truth is valueless.
Posted March 31, 2012
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stonebro: Well, that's kind of the point, your IP at the time was not recognized as a US IP and thus you do not get to pay US prices. That's how Steams pricing structure works. You pay what you should according to the region you are currently in, not the one you were born in.

I'm sorry, but unless you have a receipt stating the price at the point of sale was $9.99, you have no leverage here, and no reason to feel entitled to a refund.
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Foxhack: That's not always true. My IP is Mexican but I pay US prices because I use the US region store with a US credit card.

This lets me get around the stupid price increases or region locks. Mostly.
Yep, we get US prices here in Brazil too, except for EA games, which are overpriced so Origins stupid pricing can compete with it. I guess all the countries in America get access to US prices.
Posted March 31, 2012
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Neobr10: Yep, we get US prices here in Brazil too, except for EA games, which are overpriced so Origins stupid pricing can compete with it. I guess all the countries in America get access to US prices.
EA's prices are, on average, $10 higher in Mexico than the US via Steam.

But depending on the game, they're also $10-$20 lower than US prices on Origin. And we've gotten some ridiculously good deals, too.
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