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Originally Posted by Larryp
... so why do they need GST protection?
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You ask that question with a straight face? The answer is: to make more money!
For me, the price difference, including shipping and GST, is still in favour of buying O/S most of the time. But the other reason is product range and availability - a much wider range is available on O/S websites, and they almost always have stock.
I also find that most O/S sites offer better service, but that's just a bonus.
Whether GST gets added or not doesn't fuss me that much. In a way, it might be a good thing - it would remove the last "valid" argument for why local retailers aren't doing well (as well as they'd like) and might finally expose their ineptitude for all to see.
The collection method for GST will interest me much more. If it happens, I sure hope it'll be seamless. Oh, who am I kidding? This is the oz gubment we're taking about - D*ckheads R Us.
It's the exclusive distribution, country-blocking arrangements that annoy me more than the GST question.