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Posted June 17, 2013
Hi everyone, just joined GOG today and picked up Empire Earth. I know I probably should have done my research beforehand, but do UK users get charged a foreign transaction fee, and are the prices calculated at the exchange rate? (i.e. $5.99 is ~£3.80).

Thanks.
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Posted June 17, 2013
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Bonno95: Hi everyone, just joined GOG today and picked up Empire Earth. I know I probably should have done my research beforehand, but do UK users get charged a foreign transaction fee, and are the prices calculated at the exchange rate? (i.e. $5.99 is ~£3.80).

Thanks.
This is down to your individual bank.

Use paypal & you don't get charged.
Posted June 17, 2013
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Bonno95: Hi everyone, just joined GOG today and picked up Empire Earth. I know I probably should have done my research beforehand, but do UK users get charged a foreign transaction fee, and are the prices calculated at the exchange rate? (i.e. $5.99 is ~£3.80).

Thanks.
Straight conversion, no fees on GoG's side.
Post edited June 17, 2013 by amok
Posted June 17, 2013
My bank (Well, Building Society - Nationwide) charges a few pennies for each sale. Normally about 20p.
Posted June 17, 2013
GOG themselves don't charge conversion fees though, they charge directly in USD
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amok: Straight conversion, no fees.
Your bank maybe, but as Rod says it's dependent on your bank.

Mine (Santander) charges £1.25 per transaction IIRC, so I use Paypal who only charges a few pence.
Post edited June 17, 2013 by SirPrimalform
Posted June 17, 2013
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Bonno95: Hi everyone, just joined GOG today and picked up Empire Earth. I know I probably should have done my research beforehand, but do UK users get charged a foreign transaction fee, and are the prices calculated at the exchange rate? (i.e. $5.99 is ~£3.80).

Thanks.
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Rodzaju: This is down to your individual bank.

Use paypal & you don't get charged.
Cool, I'm with Nationwide, got any experience with their payments?

Gonadius nailed it for me there, thanks.
Post edited June 17, 2013 by Bonno95
Posted June 17, 2013
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Rodzaju: Use paypal & you don't get charged.
This will depend on your payment method through PayPal. If you use PayPal to pay with a credit card, unless you select to use the credit card provider's exchange rate, you'll be paying the PayPal one - which in my experience, is a higher rate, resulting in a slightly higher price. But again, this will depend on whether the credit card provider offers a better exchange rate.
Posted June 17, 2013
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SirPrimalform: GOG themselves don't charge conversion fees though, they charge directly in USD
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amok: Straight conversion, no fees.
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SirPrimalform: Your bank maybe, but as Rod says it's dependent on your bank.
Ninja edit :)
Posted June 17, 2013
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amok: Ninja edit :)
Sneaky!
Posted June 17, 2013
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Bonno95: Hi everyone, just joined GOG today and picked up Empire Earth. I know I probably should have done my research beforehand, but do UK users get charged a foreign transaction fee, and are the prices calculated at the exchange rate? (i.e. $5.99 is ~£3.80).

Thanks.
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Rodzaju: This is down to your individual bank.

Use paypal & you don't get charged.
This.

My bank, RBS, charge £1.20-£1.25 per debit card fee to gog.
PayPal use a slightly unfavourable conversion rate, and it's something like £0.20 per transaction.

In the UK, you can keep your PayPal empty, and it'll take funds from your bank, instantly, no fees, and send it to gog.
Much better system for paying here.
Posted June 17, 2013
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Lone3wolf: In the UK, you can keep your PayPal empty, and it'll take funds from your bank, instantly, no fees, and send it to gog.
Much better system for paying here.
This is exactly what I do.
Posted June 17, 2013
Never had any luck in dodging the Foreign Transaction Fees. I get charged with my paypal account and through GOG. Too bad they don't have Amazon payments, I do not think I was charged one for one of the KS projects that was overseas.
I have noticed the Amazon Credit Card waves FTFs. I have been planning to sign up for one, but I need to get rid of two out of the four I currently have as I don't use them.
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Lone3wolf: In the UK, you can keep your PayPal empty, and it'll take funds from your bank, instantly, no fees, and send it to gog.
Much better system for paying here.
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Rodzaju: This is exactly what I do.
Ah, that's how you dodge it, but I refuse to give paypal my bank account number so that's out for me.
Post edited June 17, 2013 by jjsimp
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