What'ya got 2007-2013?

[Jimmy]

Anyway the ammount wouldn't be a problem in the USA as they use a volontary declaration system when they filled their income tax (it's the US way, the less you contribute to your society the better it is) contrary to us who are charge directly at the post office with every package over the limit. So in our case combining the package would be better as we would pay the administrative 5$ fee only one time in place of three.

[DJ Doena]

if they are circumventable by ordering only 1 at a time.

Not sure if this would make sense, because in this case the shipping fee would add to every single package.

It does make sense in reverse.

For example: Let's say you have two seasons of series X, both cost $26.99 at Amazon.com

$26.99 are €20.31 ATM.

If you order them one at the time these are your costs:

Item	26.99
Shipping base cost	3.99
Shipping item cost	2.49
Total	33.47

$33.47 = €25.18. Since the package value (sum of all items minus shipping fees) is below €22 there are no customs or import tax (Einfuhrumsatzsteuer EUSt [19%]).

Total price: €25.18 * 2 = €50.36

If you order them together you save one shipping base cost.


Now if you order them together:

Item	26.99 * 2	53.98
Shipping base cost		3.99
Shipping item cost	2.49 * 2	4.98
Total		62.95

$62.95 = €47.36. Since the package value is above €22 you need to pay EUSt (no actual customs though, because the package value is below €150). But you have to pay EUSt on the whole value, i.e. items + shipppings.

€47.36 + 19% = €56.36.

Difference: 6€

It gets even more expensive when you hit the €150 mark, where you'd pay 3.5% on the whole value and then the 19% EUSt on the sum of that.

In our example that would be €47.36 + 3.5% = €49.02 + 19% = €58.33

[GSyren]

€47.36 + 19% = €56.36.

Well, things are even worse here in Sweden. First of all the VAT is 25%. Then there is a SEK 100 handling fee (c:a €11.65), so for us the total would be €47.36 + €11.84 + €11.65 = €70.85. So that's more than €20 extra. Plus it could delay the package up to a week. But then again, sometimes packages slip through customs, so it's a gamble. Not a risk I like to take, though. 

[Achim]

Well, things are even worse here in Sweden. First of all the VAT is 25%. Then there is a SEK 100 handling fee (c:a €11.65), so for us the total would be €47.36 + €11.84 + €11.65 = €70.85. So that's more than €20 extra. Plus it could delay the package up to a week. But then again, sometimes packages slip through customs, so it's a gamble. Not a risk I like to take, though. 

Did I understand that right, there is a handling fee for the custom clearance...?

Here in Taiwan all packages go through without any problem, provided the value of the contained items is less than US$100. After that I will be charged some tax, most of the time.

[GSyren]

Did I understand that right, there is a handling fee for the custom clearance...?

If we're over the €22 limit and get charged VAT and/or tax, yes. That's what pisses people off more than having to pay the actual VAT.

[Jimmy]

Did I understand that right, there is a handling fee for the custom clearance...?

We have one too. Not as much as it is in Sweden, but it's 5$ if the package value is more than 20$ (wich is way too small) and of course we have to pay the federal taxes (5%) and the provincial taxes (10%).

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

You gotta love this bureaucrats.

Having to pay a fee because you have to pay taxes.    
And it's not as if those bureaucrats weren't already getting payed from my money.

[Piffi]

Freelancers (Blu-Ray) 2012

[Piffi]

Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season (Blu-Ray) 2011





The Truman Show (Blu-Ray) 1998








Prometheus (Blu-Ray) 2012









Resident Evil: Retribution (Blu-Ray) 2012

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Arrivals of the week:

Flight

The Help

[addicted2dvd]

The Apparition | Year: 2012 | 82 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Years after a student experiment to create a supernatural force goes horribly wrong, young couple Kelly (Ashley Greene) and Ben (Sebastian Stan) begin to experience a terrifying, unexplained presence in their new house. In desperation, they enlist the help of a paranormal specialist (Tom Felton), only to find the apparition may be haunting them, not their home. As the two stuggle to save themselves, the presence feeds on their fear, pushing them toward a fate that will make you wish you didn't believe.

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox | Year: 2013 | 81 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro We all wish for the chance to go back in time and change the things, for The Flash, that coveted chance is within reach. As a boy, Barry Allen his life torn apart when his mother was a victim of a violent crime, but now, using his power of super speed, He traverses time to change that fateful day. His intentions are good but changing the past has repercussions that could prove disasterous, as a fractured, alternate universe now exists in place of the familiar one. Stumbling through a twisted reality where even Superman is no where to be found, The Flash seeks the trusted wisdom of Batman, only to find a grittier, more violent Dark Knight in his place. The Flash and Batman with the help of Cyborg, race to restore the original timeline while the alternate world is ravaged by a fierce war between Wonder Woman's Amazons and the Atlantiansled by a battle-hardened Aquaman. With breathtaken action and an all-star voice cast featuring Kevin Conroy, C. Thomas Howell and Dana Delany, it's a bold, emotional vision that will forever alter the landscape of the DC Universe!

[addicted2dvd]

Planet Hulk | Year: 2010 | 81 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro He was a monster, impossible to control, too dangerous to ignore. So Earth's mightiest heroes exiled him into outer space. But now THE INCREDIBLE HULK crash-lands on the distant planet SAKAAR, ruled by the tyrannical RED KING. Sold into slavery, the Hulk becomes the planet's mightiest gladiator—but his new masters get more than they bargained for when he forges a bond of brotherhood with his fellow fighters. Unlike Earth, the desperate people of Sakaar believe a monster is just what they need. But will the Hulk be the one to save their world...or destroy it?

[kahless]

This week:



Rosemary's Baby [1968] [Blu-ray]



Shameless - Season 2 [Blu-ray]



Lock Up [Blu-ray]

[Tom]

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Superboy: Season Two ($33.84/€25.48/£20.97/Amazon.com)

[Piffi]

The Tall Man (Blu-Ray) 2012