Really cheap videogames (needs US postal address)

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  wisc on 19/05/2011 - 14:17

  +1

  mail forward company - shipito

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    jellybeanmatt on 19/05/2011 - 14:19

    Wow they're a lot cheaper than the companies i was looking at which were around $40. Thankyou for showing me this

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      wisc on 19/05/2011 - 14:22

      +1

      if you like them… checkout www.priceusa.com.au they are a buying agent. used them a few times, fantastic service.
      she is based in Bendigo vic. and takes care of everything from payment to forwarding. 5% fee charged (plus reasonable paypal/cc/currency conversion… so i usually bank deposit.)
      many us places dont allow paypal/aussie credit cards…

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        Alzori on 19/05/2011 - 15:52

        Nice, but note the minimum fee of $15. Makes the prices a little worse, probably not so good for the cheap stuff.

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    IsometricBacon on 19/05/2011 - 14:23

    How much do these services usually cost?

    I imagine this probably won't be all that great for just one game, but if you were to buy a collection of games, (or go in with others on multiple copies), it could have some great savings.

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      wisc on 19/05/2011 - 14:35

      for single items:
      Mail out fee per package
      $8.50
      Mail out fee - magazine or letter (fast mailout option)*
      $1

      +the cost to ship it to AU…

      so yeah, usually great for big items where 8 bux is a small amount of the total cost. (plus about 10 bux to get it shipped to au for small items)

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  Phesto on 19/05/2011 - 14:17

  Use a mail forwarding service like shipito and you can take advantage of it.

  edit:beaten

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    wisc on 19/05/2011 - 14:20

    ^ man of few words…quicker…

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  ozhunter on 19/05/2011 - 14:18

  You could use a mailforwarder, but it will probably end up being more expensive, than other sites like zavvi and the hut.

  Most things are cheaper in the US, but paying for postage, insurance, etc. doesn't make a bargain.

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  IsometricBacon on 19/05/2011 - 14:21

  +2

  As always, be careful when buying games from an import market like this - make sure that the game is region free and compatible with your Australian console first.

  I believe almost all PS3 games should work no troubles, but Xbox 360 games vary in which ones are region free and which aren't.

  I believe a good majority of Wii games are region protected, and thus won't work without the unit being chipped/soft modified.

  I find PlayAsia.com is a good resource to check compatibility, as they usually have Eu, Asia and US versions of games and have a list saying their language and compatibility.

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  jv on 19/05/2011 - 14:34

  -4

  I don't have a US postal address, so this is a pretty pointless post…

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    wisc on 19/05/2011 - 14:57

    come on JV you can do better than that!

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      jv on 19/05/2011 - 14:59

      not really… previous deals have been removed because the deal cannot be posted directly to Australia…

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    [Deactivated] on 19/05/2011 - 15:27

    It's OzBargain not USBargain. Seems fair enough to me.

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  [Deactivated] on 19/05/2011 - 14:39

  +4

  1 - These aren't specific bargains, it's just pointing out a site.
  2 - There's no direct way to buy things in Australia.
  3 - Using GameCafe.com.au to find the best prices new and the likes of game.co.uk for second hand, these prices are bog standard and after using a shipping service they'd be more expensive.

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    jellybeanmatt on 19/05/2011 - 14:50

    1 & 2 i agree too and apologise for. Point 3 i disagree withi checked both those site and for brand new gamecafe.com produced similar prices but for pre-owned the gamespot shop is definitely better for the games i checked (my comparisons included the estimated $11.45 from shipito.com added onto the game price and still found gamespot cheaper)

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  grimreeper on 19/05/2011 - 15:00

  +3

  I don't see why this deal should be here. The US has a crap load of good deals that aren't available to us unless we use someone like PriceUSA.
  Would you like me to start posting deals from newegg, homedepot etc? Imo you'd be pissed if i did.

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    ShortyX on 19/05/2011 - 15:31

    I'd like you to start posting those deals. Mail forwarders are easy to use, albeit a longer process. :)

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      grimreeper on 19/05/2011 - 16:08

      If a lot of people want it, I might just do it. But honestly I think the masses don't want to be flooded with deals not directly available to them.

      I agree mail forwarders are easy to use but the cost adds up especially if making a lot of small purchases from different stores.

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        wisc on 20/05/2011 - 09:20

        if you find a good deal, i'd just link price usa site, and if its still a good deal after there fee's then i think hell yeah, put it on here!
        as long as its simple - should be fine.

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        grimreeper on 20/05/2011 - 17:00

        You can't just link to price usa. The form to workout the fees has to be filled in manually and I can't be bothered doing that since some people user other forwarders and price will vary depending on what shipping is chosen.

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  dasher86 on 19/05/2011 - 15:08

  +2

  i agree, not directly available to Australia.
  If you were to use a mail fowarding service then everything is 'available' to Australia.

  Forums =)

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  neil on 19/05/2011 - 16:04

  Not available to Australia but since there is a bit of discussion, MOVED to FORUMS