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Game on Steam is £8 for UK

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  • 07-03-2012 10:29pm
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    BhoscaCapall
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,940 ✭✭✭


    Football Manager 2012 is currently on a sale on the Steam website, £8 for those in the UK.... €20 for Ireland. How is that even justifiable, it's a f***ing download for christ's sake!

    Do you think I could just get someone in the UK to buy it for me (you can gift people games) it would work? I resent being ripped off like that :mad:


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    Zab
    Registered Users Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭Zab


    BhoscaCapall wrote: »
    Do you think I could just get someone in the UK to buy it for me (you can gift people games) it would work? I resent being ripped off like that :mad:

    Yeah, I reckon that would work.


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    flyingsnail
    Registered Users Posts: 2,754 ✭✭✭flyingsnail


    This happens a lot on steam, sometimes the US or UK get the better deal sometimes the euro gets the better deal.


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    killanena
    Registered Users Posts: 1,122 ✭✭✭killanena


    90% of the time the UK get the best deals though. And the poor Aussies get the worst of it.


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    keithclancy
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    Can't you just buy the key elsewhere and then activate it in Steam ?

    http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2824781


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    killanena
    Registered Users Posts: 1,122 ✭✭✭killanena


    keithclancy wrote: »
    Can't you just buy the key elsewhere and then activate it in Steam ?

    http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2824781

    Yes you can, People sell steam keys on ebay (usually for older games) for usually a great deal cheaper then what they cost to buy on steam.


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    J_E
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭J_E


    Seen this for a few games. My workaround is simply having a US or UK buddy to buy and gift it to me, and pay them separately. Likewise if there's a better deal their way.

    Always check www.steamgamesales.com to compare prices.


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    #8
    sandin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭sandin


    do youse know that this thread is almost 2 years old!!!!!


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