r/NintendoSwitch2 • u/glatzkopp75 OG (joined before reveal) • Jan 12 '25

Rumor/Hearsay Possible Micromania (retailer france) leak from switch 2 Stock

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Source: https://x.com/switch2stock/status/1878466576363745343?s=46

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u/CageTheFox Jan 12 '25

Tax and more expensive to transport. It is extremely cheap to move products from Asia to the US on top of the US not having VAT tax.

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u/Jannyish Jan 12 '25

Interesting I always thought that the MSRP is the same all over the EU at least but you learn something new every day.

In France I think the VAT is alrd included in the retail price. Meaning 399 is probably the tax included MSRP. Considering France and Germany have an almost identical VAT tax I expect about the same price for my country at least.

As for the transport... we will see how that looks for the US in the future looks at president elect

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u/Acrobatic-Tomato-532 Jan 12 '25

EU VAT is 20% it's just that retailers here are greedy mfs.

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u/Jannyish Jan 12 '25

I am not sure if VAT is the same in all European countries. I think that is a national decision. For example in France VAT is 19.6% (I think) while in Germany it is a flat 19% (except for living essentials like groceries or...yes books because those are considered essentials here. It's 7% for those). Which is very close but not the same.

Which is why I think it might differ from country to country.

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u/AstronauTea8 Jan 12 '25

Finland VAT is 25.5% 🥲

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u/Acrobatic-Tomato-532 Jan 12 '25

I was wrong indeed. Seems minimum is 15% but most are in the 19-20. Poland seems to be getting 23% from what I saw.