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Why did the game get upped from $50 to $60?

September 17, 2009 8:03:39 PM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

I preordered in june and just a few hours a go I got a email saying my preorder failed. So I went to impulse to preorder again and the Price now is $60. Why has the price risen? No warning frrom stardock. I'm too scared to pay the preorder money now as how do I know if impulse don't charge even more just before the game comes out!

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Reply #1 September 17, 2009 8:11:27 PM
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It is? What? Maybe they tried charging for S&H too

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Reply #2 September 17, 2009 8:19:06 PM
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Quoting Thrawn2787,
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It is? What? Maybe they tried charging for S&H too
No they don't charge shipping for digital products.

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Reply #3 September 17, 2009 8:30:55 PM
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The purchase link still claims $50, even when you add the game to the cart.

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Reply #4 September 17, 2009 8:42:43 PM
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Quoting LeegleechN,
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The purchase link still claims $50, even when you add the game to the cart.
That link you provided must be old as when I go to it it says $49.95. When you click it you get a price of $59.45

 

Here is the price

[URL=http://img29.imageshack.us/i/clipboard01cd.jpg/][/URL]

 

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Reply #5 September 17, 2009 9:04:13 PM
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Still says $49.95 for me on impulse. What country are you in?

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Reply #6 September 17, 2009 9:18:19 PM
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Quoting Thrawn2787,
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Still says $49.95 for me on impulse. What country are you in?
Its shouldn't matter as stardock have stated that they control their pricing on their own products. I live in Australia. Where I live has nothing to do with why the price has gone up. It was US$50 when I preordered and now it is $60.

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Reply #7 September 17, 2009 9:23:43 PM
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Change in exchange rate?

 

Still 49.95 in US.

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Reply #8 September 17, 2009 9:24:04 PM
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It's possible that the price you're seeing is in AUS$, not US$.  I live in NZ, and while I can't remember exactly, I believe that prices in Impulse show up as NZ$ for me.  And if Oz is anything like NZ at the moment, your exchange rate might make this reasonable...

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Reply #9 September 17, 2009 9:26:38 PM
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My guess is that it is showing the price in local currency as I get euros in that screen - you are getting Australian dollars.

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Reply #10 September 17, 2009 9:39:34 PM
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Hi mate,

I can confirm it is AUD.  Came through just shy of $60 on my CC.

Cheers.

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Reply #11 September 17, 2009 10:01:49 PM
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Quoting Col.Firefly,
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Hi mate,

I can confirm it is AUD.  Came through just shy of $60 on my CC.

Cheers.
Thanks guys. Stardock should warn the people that has happend. Thanks guys.

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Reply #12 September 17, 2009 10:11:24 PM
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When I pre-ordered Elemental last night there was a very clear message that I'd be charged in my local currency ($Canadian) on the day the product "shipped". It even showed me what the current exchange rate was as of 9PM of the evening I placed my order AND warned me that some credit cards screw with the exchange rate or may insert additional fees.

If anything I'd say that Stardock have been more transparent about foreign currency exchange rates than any other online service I've used recently!! I was quite impressed actually.

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Reply #13 September 17, 2009 11:31:46 PM
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Quoting ZOMGPaperClips,
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When I pre-ordered Elemental last night there was a very clear message that I'd be charged in my local currency ($Canadian) on the day the product "shipped". It even showed me what the current exchange rate was as of 9PM of the evening I placed my order AND warned me that some credit cards screw with the exchange rate or may insert additional fees.

If anything I'd say that Stardock have been more transparent about foreign currency exchange rates than any other online service I've used recently!! I was quite impressed actually.
Local exchange rate seems to be new.

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Reply #14 September 18, 2009 9:14:43 AM
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Quoting mojoman2,
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If anything I'd say that Stardock have been more transparent about foreign currency exchange rates than any other online service I've used recently!! I was quite impressed actually.Local exchange rate seems to be new.

Could be new to your area. I've been paying in Canadian $ for a while now. I like that they show you exactly what its going to cost, but its can be a bit odd with pre-orders since the exchange rate can cause the price to flucutate before you actually get charged.

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Reply #15 September 18, 2009 9:17:19 AM
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Quoting mojoman2,
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I was quite impressed actually.Local exchange rate seems to be new.

As I am US, and don't follow this, I don't know for sure.  However it is very likely it was changed with phase 4 of impulse last week.

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Reply #16 September 18, 2009 10:02:55 PM
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Strangely my email still lists it thusly.

 

SubTotal:    $49.95
Shipping:    $0.00
Tax:         $0.00
Grand Total: $59.95

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