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Heads up to UK buyers of Cryptic points - VAT

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
Just a heads up to the UK buyers of Cryptic points that the prices do not include VAT.

I have just brought 1000 C-Points for £7.50 through Paypal but ended up paying an extra £1.48 on top of that for VAT. This isn't Cryptics fault, its our lovely government and the fact that they just love to tax us on everything.

Slightly irritating to say the least.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Airelon55 wrote:
    Just a heads up to the UK buyers of Cryptic points that the prices do not include VAT.

    I have just brought 1000 C-Points for £7.50 through Paypal but ended up paying an extra £1.48 on top of that for VAT. This isn't Cryptics fault, its our lovely government and the fact that they just love to tax us on everything.

    Slightly irritating to say the least.

    Hooray for Socialism!!

    :p
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    But at least we get free universal healthcare ;)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    cordy38 wrote:
    But at least we get free universal healthcare ;)

    "free"

    hahahahahahaha

    Hardly.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    cordy38 wrote:
    But at least we get free universal healthcare ;)

    You get what you pay for ;)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    cordy38 wrote:
    But at least we get free universal healthcare ;)

    Jude Law had some interesting things to say about UK health care. In his opinion, the doctors were better in the public system but horribly underpayed.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Airelon55 wrote:
    Just a heads up to the UK buyers of Cryptic points that the prices do not include VAT.

    I have just brought 1000 C-Points for £7.50 through Paypal but ended up paying an extra £1.48 on top of that for VAT. This isn't Cryptics fault, its our lovely government and the fact that they just love to tax us on everything.

    Slightly irritating to say the least.

    Probably the same for all of the EU. Thank you for the headsup though!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    inner nerd is raging...hard
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Happened to me when I paid for some points in US dollars using a USD Cash Passport card, but with a UK address.

    The site didn't list the total price before claiming the money, which was a little sneaky. The email receipt didn't list the tax either. I only discovered the extra debit when I checked my statement.

    I raised a billing issue, but given the customary lack of response I figured it wasn't worth chasing Cryptic for the pennies involved.

    A bigger concern is that Cryptic's VAT Registration number wasn't listed anywhere during the transaction or afterwards - which is shady. I'm neither a lawyer or an accountant, so I won't speculate as to the legality of this.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    The site does state prices are show without VAT and VAT will be added to the price show when brought.

    It applys to all countries in the EU I belive.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Don't worry UK members I'm from US they going to be taxing us soon to of what got passed.
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