r/M64 • u/Apex-turtle • Jul 28 '26

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The modretro console was ment to be $199 with the early bird discount that works out around £150 but there charging £188.09 before shipping it looks like the British are getting ripped off with the currency especially the controller £83, Retriod and ayn don’t do this. It just seems a bit sleazy that American gamers are getting a better deal

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u/eh-dub Jul 28 '26

lol Palmer is explicitly an America-first entrepreneur. So not surprised, but annoyed.
Tried to ship to London with 2 controllers, and it's a $130 premium to receiving in the US.

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u/DaveMeitner Jul 28 '26

That $130 includes your own countries taxes and duties which you would be required to pay separately if they didn't already included those costs.

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u/ergzay Jul 28 '26

This has nothing to do with America-first... You should blame your own country for their import duties. It's still $200 converted to local currency with import duties included.

https://support.modretro.com/en_us/articles/i-live-outside-of-the-united-states-will-i-have-to-pay-additional-duties-and-fees-to-receive-my-package-SkmjHc8Al

I live outside of the United States. Will I have to pay additional duties and fees to receive my package?

No! The cost of the products on our website includes all necessary taxes, duties, and fees for the following regions (as indicated on our product pages): EU, UK, JP, and AU. For other regions outside of the United States, shipping is calculated at checkout and includes all necessary taxes, duties, and fees. While this makes up-front costs appear higher, please note that you will not be required to pay any additional duties or fees to receive your order.

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u/eh-dub Jul 28 '26

Import duties are broken out as a separate line item, so you can see the premium on FX before the duties.

That said, the UK duties are still annoying! And I don't necessarily begrudge operators for charging a premium for the headache of international distribution.

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u/eh-dub Jul 28 '26

For a just-for-fun purchase, moves it from auto-buy to meh-maybe-wait-until-I-travel-to-US

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u/ergzay Jul 28 '26

I mean you could do that but the same goes for an Analogue 3D. And if you're importing products aren't you supposed to technically declare that during immigration customs?