Yup. It's all good. Just make sure the US Borderlinx address is set to default when ordering games from the Amazon Digital Store :)
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O well what have I been waiting for ? I have missed so many bundles f.e. the Square Enix.
Won't my Amazon account be banned ?
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Nope. You simply register a new adress (provided by borderlinx).
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Nothing in life is guaranteed, but many things are highly unlikely. If Amazon took action, it would mean banning thousands upon thousands of accounts, and would create a shitstorm to end all shitstorms. That's just not Amazon's style. Besides, your Borderlinx address is a unique and valid one. I can't see why this would cause an issue.
Many people outside of the US order games using Borderlinx addresses or even the address of Google HQ! That said, I suspect a time may come where distributors put more pressure on Amazon to enforce their regional restrictions more aggressively (ie by IP address checks). Until then, game on ;)
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Amazon doesn't need pressure by distributors, unpaid duties and VAT is the main problem here. VAT in Europe is about the 20% of the price.
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Don't US sales taxes apply to Stateside sales, with similar effect, or are sales of digital goods exempt from these?
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International trade laws requires to apply duty and tax of the destination country.
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really ow ? US residents don't pay taxes when buying 2 Amazon Video Game Store ?
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I understood there was not only a local sales tax which varies from state to state, but also a national sales tax. Not being a US resident, I could be wrong though...
EDIT: Looks as though I am wrong. There ARE federal taxes on certain goods, but most sales are only subject to a single state level sales tax. Perhaps I'm thinking of the Canadian sales tax system?
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Thanks for the info, Rank.
So are digital sales all exempt from sales taxes, or does this vary from state to state?
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From my understanding it depends where you live and where the company is located(HQ). if they are the same then you pay the state tax, if not its some loop hole. i think it was in the news a few months back that they wanted to close that loop hole.
Edit:as far digital items are concerned
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Nice. So when a bundle is bought like HiB sales taxes should be added to non us-residents ?
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Yes, I understand that, but I'm asking about US domestic sales taxes, which would not be applicable to exports.
Are you telling me these don't apply to Stateside sales of digital goods?
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I'm speaking about selling from US to non US (Europe). It does not matter whether it's a digital good or not, the tax is always applied. The price should be always: Public price without local tax + tax/duty of the destination country (and that amount should be paid to the foreign state, of course). I don't know about the "Pay what you want" thing, but I have no doubt about the rest.
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I really didnt knew it was used that much. Maybe I ll just do that too.
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Hye
I've just been informed about borderlinx. Is anyone using this for Amazon Digital Video Games Store ?
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