Thanks Bronco and nin, that does explain it

I haven't been here all that long, was just curious if the big EeeEeEEEevil BestBuy was ripping me off...

Creston

BB has charged local tax for awhile...although I have a hard time believing they turn around and write a check to OTC for the taxes.




edit: spelling...OTC is Oklahoma Tax Commission, for those out of state.

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That's weird... I ordered something from BestBuy (and I can't imagine ANYBODY having their headquarters in Oklahoma) online, and the bastards charged me sales tax for it.

http://www.bestbuy.com/StoreLocator/index.asp?b=0

It doesn't have to be their headquarters, just a local store. This is why you would pay sales tax on orders from Bestbuy, they have a bunch of stores in your state.

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Well, this is why it is not exact. The current trend/push is for *every* sale to have sales tax; the government loves money after all. On a more serious note, some places charge tax to bypass any potential problems, some places are required by local law, and some places are so huge that they do have a presence in every state.

On a semi-related note, I do try to order all large, non-rush hardware items online. I check a site like Pricewatch to find the lowest price(s) and then scroll through the entries to see if I can find a place that is not in California, saving myself anywhere from $20 to $250 in the process.

99% of the retails sites will discuss sales tax in their customer support area, specifically when they do or do not charge sales tax.

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That's weird... I ordered something from BestBuy (and I can't imagine ANYBODY having their headquarters in Oklahoma) online, and the bastards charged me sales tax for it.

I need to look into this. Thanks Ray

Creston

Well, the "no sales tax" is not a 100% exact thing.

However, at least with how things are right now, you do not pay sales tax unless you order from a state that these companies have headquarters in. The rules are slightly different from site to site...

Living in California, neither Gamestop nor EBGames charge sales tax on my (internet) orders. However, California makes it a bit harder to shop for hardware items; some days, I swear that every retailer is within the state.

It is not a huge thing, but it does add up here and there (it would cost me *more* to purchase Splinter Cell locally, now that the shipping is free) and it can have a bigger impact on a more expensive item. If I order $2,000 worth of hardware, I can "save" $165 (8.25% sales tax.)

Smirking at the game release schedules,
Ray

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How the hell do you get no sales tax??

Grrr, it's one of those periods again where every dog and their grandmothers are releasing those games within a week of one another.

One more time Gaming Industry. Repeat after me.

S P R E A D T H E W E A L T H !!!

Every year months go by with NOTHING coming out, and then every publisher is like "Holy shit, they released Project X, we gotta shovel our shit out the door NOW so we can watch our sales be really low and stuff!"

I mean, it doesn't take fucking calculus level math to figure out that the average gamer only spends so much a month on games, right? So that if you release your game when there are nine other AAA titles out, it IS pretty likely that you might not sell as well as, for example, if you would release your game two months later, when there is nothing new out.
(yes yes, I know that people can wait and buy games later, but if there is one 'fashion' industry, it has to be the games market. If something is deemed 'old', ie two months, it just doesn't sell as well anymore, unless it's called the Sims. Damn, that's one long sentence).

So let's see, that's Unreal 2, C&C Generals, Splinter Cell, what else is coming out in February?

Creston

Both EBGames and Gamestop are listing it as shipping on 02-18-03:

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/products/product.asp?pf_id=224165

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=644246

If anybody is interested, both sites are (currently - the clock is ticking) offering free next-day shipping when you order the game.

Thinking free next-day shipping and no sales tax is a nice deal :),
Ray

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'nuff said

I'm glad it's not delayed till March like they said it would be.

Actually I read somewhere that the release date is February 27th but I could easily be wrong

That was fast. Hey, Bungie, how's Halo coming along?