Buying SEIV from the UK?

gecko · #1 March 26th, 2002, 11:18 PM

Has anybody from the UK managed to buy this game yet? What do Shrapnel charge for the shipping cost?

I saw the post as Malfador showing the official UK distributor but I am reluctant to buy from them. Firstly because their shopping cart is a horrible Java applet and secondly because they are using a straight ?for $ conVersion rate (ie ?9.99).

Are there any other UK distributors?

Thanks,

gecko

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Gromit · #2 March 27th, 2002, 02:04 AM

Me, I did! From Strategic Plus Software - www.strategic-plus.co.uk
email - [email protected]

Total (inc V.A.T. + postage) = �41.49

A bit much if you ask me but, as they say on earth - c'est la vie

Gromit · #3 March 27th, 2002, 02:09 AM

Also, I was put off by the shopping cart too, but when the game arrived, the invoice was all very official, I checked the address and phone number they gave me and they check out.

gecko · #4 March 27th, 2002, 02:23 AM

Thanks for taking the time to reply!
I am sorely tempted but that is a lot of money, more than I have ever paid for a game (in fact �19.99 is usually my limit nowadays).

Also, I have to be honest, it really annoys me when a product costs the same in pounds as it does in dollars.

It would be great if Shrapnel could get a distribution deal with the retail chain 'Game' or an equivalent...

gecko

P.S. (offtopic) I went to the Game website and also Electronics Boutique and they are running virtually identical shopping carts. Are they the same company? (ontopic) ...neither knew anything about SE

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gecko · #5 March 27th, 2002, 02:25 AM

...also, this high cost for us Brits makes my question "Multiplayer on LAN using CD?" (on this forum, a few topics down) even more important.
I did look on Malfador's Q&A first, honest!

gecko

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dogscoff · #6 March 27th, 2002, 10:21 AM

I bought mine direct from Shrapnel. It came to about 40 something quid (Shipping included). Sure, it's a lot of dosh but you get good mileage out of that - I haven't really played another game all year. If I were to calculate SE4's cost per hour of entertainment it has given me then it would probably be practically freeware.

And yes, Game and EB are owned by the same parent company.

oleg · #7 March 27th, 2002, 01:17 PM

I bought direct from Shrapnel as well.
Shipping is way too expansive, I would't mind waiting for couple weeks if shrapnel used cheaper service.

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Richard · #8 March 27th, 2002, 06:38 PM

Chips and Bits offers cheaper shipping.

it has more to do with lost packages than with offering a cheaper service.

quote:
Originally posted by oleg:
I bought direct from Shrapnel as well.
Shipping is way too expansive, I would't mind waiting for couple weeks if shrapnel used cheaper service.

[ 27 March 2002: Message edited by: oleg ]

gecko · #9 March 27th, 2002, 09:09 PM

I reckon I could fly to the states, buy 100 copies and flog them back here for a small profit to cover my air fare

gecko · #10 April 2nd, 2002, 03:16 PM

I can't see the UK shipping cost on the Shrapnel site. Could anyone please let me know what it is?

I have three friends interested in joining me in a game so I might be ordering four copies - is the shipping cost per order or per copy?

I know I can order from the UK distributor but as discussed, I am not paying 160 UK pounds for four copies!

gecko