Not sure if they're willing to send to Australia, but from what I can gather from that website - if you pre-order SC2 from gamestop/ebgames in the USA they'll e-mail you a beta invite code!!!
Hopefully you have friends in the USA/Canada that can just hold onto the games for ya (grab the CD key off them, then download the game software online).
EB Games Australia http://ebgames.com.au (in store or online) will be emailing keys for preorders from April 28th.
http://www.ebgames.com.au/App_Assets/images/sidebanner/starc…
how about get it send to EBGames Australia?
Use shipito or priceusa
Nice to see some common sense. This is an awesome deal for those who have been waiting for SC2!!
I personally use VIAddress (http://www.viaddress.com)because of its affordable rates. Got mine with their help. Yey! <3
No shipping to Australia = No Ozbargain.
i just went to the site , and filled out the form to order , they do ship, its 29.99 USD to australia , i didnt order it as im having it shipped to my aunts , but got up to the payment page with shipping to australia was 90 usd total.
What is this koreanbargain.kr!?
YEA IT"S OZBARGAIN USA! Wooooooo
You mean U.S-BARGAIN!
http://www.ebgames.com/gs/popups/internationalrates.aspx
Looks like 31.99 to OZ, their LE is $99US (about $106.22AUS)+ $31.99shipping (about 34.31AUS) vs $148AUS + 4.95/6.50 shipping at ebgames.com.au, technically cheaper with a beta key, $98 for standard at ebgames.com.au + 4.95/6.50 vs 59.99 (64.44 AUS)+ Shipping 31.99(34.31AUS), I'll give it a plus.
As always software companies screw Aussies …
GAME in the UK and USA both have this game considerably cheaper.
Seems to be a trend in Australia, perhaps if we can increase our level of piracy to that of China, etc. then Microsoft (and other software vendors/distributors) might offer reasonable, competitive pricing to Australian customers. It's sad that its acceptable to penalise countries who do the right thing, and reward those who don't by giving them considerable discounts.
Can you pre-order it, then cancel once you receive the beta key email?
EDIT: "Once you recieve your Beta Code your order cannot be canceled." Bahumbug!
If anyone is going to purchase use the code
25OFF
which is good for 25% off the order if over 100 (CE or find a friend and purchase two normal editions).
Got this code from teamliquid.net. I haven't tested it yet
Okay it works. The code has to be used before shipping, so to use it you would have to order two copies of the game. If they send you two beta keys, it could be worth ordering for yourself and a friend. That would bring the price down to ~$60 US each (after shipping) which is a good deal in my opinion
The listing says "Limit 2 per household". Not sure if this means they will give you two beta keys though
Already played it and it wasnt all its cracked up to be….very disapointed in fact…
This should drop beta key prices quite significantly. They were going for approx $250 USD when the beta was first launched.
The price of beta keys has been consistently going down and with the last wave of keys they sent out they are really cheap now. Before the last wave I think they were $50.
Can someone call them to find out if they will send you two beta keys if you order two copies of the game? It's too expensive for me to make international calls
I've ordered 2 copies - I'll tell you if they send me 2 beta keys.
Awesome thanks
same here mate.
will verify if i get the keys. bought them 12am nsw time thursday
Really keen to get the result of this!
I GOT 2 KEYS!!!
Don't forget it will take up to a week for them to ship it to Australia.
Its 2-3 day shipping
So i called them up ((800) 883-8895 in case anyone wanted to know) and a customer service lady told me that you should receive two keys if you purchase two copies of the game, even if it's a single order.
She said if a purchase was made and they only sent one key out, to call and they could fix it up.
I guess it looks like i'll be pre-ordering
Just got this email
Unfortunately, because this is an international order, we are unable to contact your bank to verify any information on your account.
In order to help us verify this information you should:
1. Fax your current month credit card statement.
2. The statement must show your name, address and the last four digits of the card number on it. Feel free to block out all the other numbers.
3. Write your order number at the top of the statement.
If this information is not on the statement your order can not be processed.
3. Fax to 001-817-722-7720.
Well thats mildly annoying. Its a new card aswell so I don't have a statement.
i got the exact same question - but then they sent me the BETA keys so i'm like "sweet"
Do they even have a concrete release date for this yet?
nope, but you do get the beta so if you buy you get to play now. Beta is in release worthy condition.
YOU BEAUTY
Edit: Placed order using my shipito.com address and made up a bogus phone number. Lets see what happens.
My shipito order was cancelled - Not sure what they didn't like about it. A friend ordered with shipito address and got his canceled too. The cheapest way to get this is to buy with a friend and use the 25OFF code.
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removed neg cause there is delivery to aus