They charge VAT for DVDs & BD so this part at least is wrong. Charging for it and not paying for it is illegal.Sleekit said:in terms of CD and DVD trade Amazon pays no UK VAT because it shifts them through the Channel Islands.
They charge VAT for DVDs & BD so this part at least is wrong. Charging for it and not paying for it is illegal.Sleekit said:in terms of CD and DVD trade Amazon pays no UK VAT because it shifts them through the Channel Islands.
The HMVs in Leeds sell second hand games (they have "re-play" stickers on them). I will be quite sad to see HMV go if they end up closing all their stores as it is one of those iconic brands, but I haven't bought any CD'S from there for years, I would sometimes get my DVDs from there, but more often than not I would be put off by their prices. For example, I wanted a Doctor Who DVD, The Daemons and I found it at HMV for £16, I found it on Amazon for £7. They just couldn't compete with Amazon really. I do feel sorry for all those people that will be potentially losing their jobs.Sleekit said:what used goods ? HMV in the UK doesn't stock used goods that ive ever seen.
They are definitely charging VAT for movies, http://imgur.com/GhhBkSleekit said:http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/apr/04/amazon-british-operation-corporation-tax
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/oct/24/amazon-tax-loophole-ebooks
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/mar/15/vat-loophole-on-cds-closed
the 3rd link says the vat loophole was closed but i'm sure i read recently they shifted the operation to another island (possibly the isle of man) although i'm just having trouble pulling a more recent source out of google.
still the damage to the likes of HMV is gonna exposure to unfair advantage over time.
wait what? here in Ireland they were always 20 euro cheeper than gamestop.ShinyCharizard said:Yeah they probably are different. I was just referring to their prices on new release games though. Always seemed to be more expensive than the competition
Probably. At Canadian HMV, DVD Collections usually cost around 3x as much as stores that aren't as far from my house, and have a much bigger selection.lacktheknack said:You kidding me? HMV often put on sales where good, new albums were going for five bucks a piece.ShinyCharizard said:It's their own damn fault for being so uncompetitive in terms of pricing. What did they seriously expect would happen?
Maybe Canadian HMV is different than Aussie HMV.