Changes to Amazon US/UK Shipping Due to GST Changes in Australia - Blu-ray Forum

dylserx · 05-31-2018, 02:07 AM

Just received this in my inbox,

adamclark83 · 05-31-2018, 02:33 AM

Just received it to. I prefer to shop from Amazon.com, Amazon UK and Amazon JP. I don't want to shop from Amazon AU. No thank-you.

Just went into this new site, typed in "Batman Blu-ray" and the only ones that came up were the local releases. None of the American or UK versions showed.

shireguy · 05-31-2018, 02:42 AM

https://www.smh.com.au/business/comp...31-p4zikr.html

TIME TO SPREAD THE BAD NEWS TO EVERYONE THAT YOU KNOW

Remember - this isn't just about Amazon - but will impact on competition and prices on many things.

Just remember how we had it before these businesses - and still many brands don't what Australians to import via the net and thus higher local prices.

Adster81 · 05-31-2018, 02:42 AM

let's support our local retailers they say/..... hey I am after this movie from 1971 'yeah we don;t have that sorry but we can give you deep blue sea 2 an Australian release

the whole friggin point of amazon was to buy stuff that was not available in Australia! well I guess Piracy will go up even more now and encourage people to download stuff for free, seeing they are making it harder to buy things overseas and more expsenive

Adster81 · 05-31-2018, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shireguy

https://www.smh.com.au/business/comp...31-p4zikr.html

TIME TO SPREAD THE BAD NEWS TO EVERYONE THAT YOU KNOW

Remember - this isn't just about Amazon - but will impact on competition and prices on many things.

Just remember how we had it before these businesses - and still many brands don't what Australians to import via the net and thus higher local prices.

Ebay will next you watch. this country just gets worse each day and backwards

HumanMedia · 05-31-2018, 02:44 AM

The smh article says it will block Aust sales from US Amazon store too...

shireguy · 05-31-2018, 02:47 AM

YOU ARE ON AMAZON.COM

WE ARE NOW FORCING YOU TO AMAZOM.COM.AU

this is Free Trade and the Liberals.

dylserx · 05-31-2018, 02:48 AM

Well looks like i'll be importing a few titles ive been looking at for a while before July then sigh

dylserx · 05-31-2018, 02:53 AM

Who does this even leave for us to get US / Uk releases from... only one I can think of that I use other than those is Zavvi, but even then its super occasional

Adster81 · 05-31-2018, 02:57 AM

I am waiting for when Ebay will do the same thing then we are all screwed completely. it will mean I will have to resort to getting a blu ray burner and download movies and covers online to get stuff we can't get here.. well done Liberals well done.

Lavochkn · 05-31-2018, 03:01 AM

Wow, what a bad day for physical media collectors down-under

. I guess NZ will get the same treatment too when our GST laws change. Absolute rubbish.

BenjaminG · 05-31-2018, 03:02 AM

I'm just as annoyed as you all, but understand that Amazon are the ones taking the shortcut here. They had the option to do what they do in the UK - selective add VAT depending on the shipping location, but no, they decide to strip access to their stores and funnel all traffic to a crappy global site.

Monty Cora · 05-31-2018, 03:03 AM

This news just ruined my week. Lets continue to try and make Australia a back-water place cut off from the rest of the world shall we?

Shemp · 05-31-2018, 03:06 AM

Just read the news. Draconian bullsh*t. I guess we'll just to have find alternative US and international websites to buy our discs, books etc from. I wonder how this will affect pre-orders? I guess they'll just scrap them.

shireguy · 05-31-2018, 03:09 AM

https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/foru...0&p=-1&#bottom

There's a lot of others feeling the same pain - utterly ridiculous

['This government thinks that somehow you can build prosperity with new taxes. No country ever got rich by increasing taxation. No country ever built a strong economy by clobbering itself with tax after tax after tax.']

remember that person who said that.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/comp....html#comments

started to get a lot of comments NOW

lets see how that party of 'free trade / limited govt interference in the market' responses... just dont hold your breathe.

LordCrumb · 05-31-2018, 03:12 AM

I suppose you could use a proxy of some sort?

Lavochkn · 05-31-2018, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordCrumb

I suppose you could use a proxy of some sort?

Doubtful, I would assume that AmazonUK and US would just stop shipping over this side, so even if you did somehow find away to access their site, they wouldn't ship to you.

Adster81 · 05-31-2018, 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordCrumb

I suppose you could use a proxy of some sort?

that will only give you access to the website. it will not ship to your address the system will know straight away it's an Aussie address

with the PS4 store I gotta around faking out my address to a US one, now that is for digital codes only though not physical media that actually has to be shipped to you

BIGRED1977 · 05-31-2018, 03:16 AM

I assume they will just refuse to ship to Australia no matter where it looks like the order is originating from?

Whats the go then? who else ships to Australia ? Or will mail forwarding services still work? ......or I buy the movies from Amazon.com & .co.uk and get them sent to my Mum in Scotland and have her send me a parcel marked as "gift" every month or two.....

PsyTrix · 05-31-2018, 03:18 AM

This is HUGE

I buy almost all my Blu's from overseas. The backlash to this is going to be massive. Stupid f!*$ing Australian government.

Hopefully all the commotion this causes will make them backtrack on this whole pathetic Gerry Harvey idea.

05-31-2018, 02:07 AM	#1
dylserx Active Member Member since:Feb 2017 Location:Adelaide, South Australia 4K collection:85 Blu-ray collection:580 DVD collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:1	Changes to Amazon US/UK Shipping Due to GST Changes in Australia Just received this in my inbox,

05-31-2018, 03:09 AM	#15
shireguy Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2009 Location:Sydney and Bathurst 4K collection:450 Blu-ray collection:5143 Blu-ray reviews:29	https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/foru...0&p=-1&#bottom There's a lot of others feeling the same pain - utterly ridiculous ['This government thinks that somehow you can build prosperity with new taxes. No country ever got rich by increasing taxation. No country ever built a strong economy by clobbering itself with tax after tax after tax.'] remember that person who said that. https://www.smh.com.au/business/comp....html#comments started to get a lot of comments NOW lets see how that party of 'free trade / limited govt interference in the market' responses... just dont hold your breathe. Last edited by shireguy; 05-31-2018 at 03:15 AM.

05-31-2018, 02:33 AM	#2
adamclark83 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Melbourne, Australia 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:1419 DVD collection:1245	Just received it to. I prefer to shop from Amazon.com, Amazon UK and Amazon JP. I don't want to shop from Amazon AU. No thank-you. Just went into this new site, typed in "Batman Blu-ray" and the only ones that came up were the local releases. None of the American or UK versions showed.

05-31-2018, 02:42 AM	#3
shireguy Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2009 Location:Sydney and Bathurst 4K collection:450 Blu-ray collection:5143 Blu-ray reviews:29	https://www.smh.com.au/business/comp...31-p4zikr.html TIME TO SPREAD THE BAD NEWS TO EVERYONE THAT YOU KNOW Remember - this isn't just about Amazon - but will impact on competition and prices on many things. Just remember how we had it before these businesses - and still many brands don't what Australians to import via the net and thus higher local prices.

05-31-2018, 02:42 AM	#4
Adster81 Active Member Member since:Jun 2015 Location:Australia Blu-ray collection:227	let's support our local retailers they say/..... hey I am after this movie from 1971 'yeah we don;t have that sorry but we can give you deep blue sea 2 an Australian release the whole friggin point of amazon was to buy stuff that was not available in Australia! well I guess Piracy will go up even more now and encourage people to download stuff for free, seeing they are making it harder to buy things overseas and more expsenive

05-31-2018, 02:44 AM	#6
HumanMedia Special Member Member since:Jun 2007	The smh article says it will block Aust sales from US Amazon store too...

05-31-2018, 02:47 AM	#7
shireguy Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2009 Location:Sydney and Bathurst 4K collection:450 Blu-ray collection:5143 Blu-ray reviews:29	YOU ARE ON AMAZON.COM WE ARE NOW FORCING YOU TO AMAZOM.COM.AU this is Free Trade and the Liberals.

05-31-2018, 02:48 AM	#8
dylserx Active Member Member since:Feb 2017 Location:Adelaide, South Australia 4K collection:85 Blu-ray collection:580 DVD collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:1	Well looks like i'll be importing a few titles ive been looking at for a while before July then sigh

05-31-2018, 02:53 AM	#9
dylserx Active Member Member since:Feb 2017 Location:Adelaide, South Australia 4K collection:85 Blu-ray collection:580 DVD collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:1	Who does this even leave for us to get US / Uk releases from... only one I can think of that I use other than those is Zavvi, but even then its super occasional

05-31-2018, 02:57 AM	#10
Adster81 Active Member Member since:Jun 2015 Location:Australia Blu-ray collection:227	I am waiting for when Ebay will do the same thing then we are all screwed completely. it will mean I will have to resort to getting a blu ray burner and download movies and covers online to get stuff we can't get here.. well done Liberals well done.

05-31-2018, 03:01 AM	#11
Lavochkn Active Member Member since:Aug 2017 Location:New Zealand	Wow, what a bad day for physical media collectors down-under . I guess NZ will get the same treatment too when our GST laws change. Absolute rubbish.

05-31-2018, 03:02 AM	#12
BenjaminG Power Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Australia 4K collection:516 Blu-ray collection:1089 Trading Score:32	I'm just as annoyed as you all, but understand that Amazon are the ones taking the shortcut here. They had the option to do what they do in the UK - selective add VAT depending on the shipping location, but no, they decide to strip access to their stores and funnel all traffic to a crappy global site.

05-31-2018, 03:03 AM	#13
Monty Cora Active Member Member since:Nov 2010 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:1	This news just ruined my week. Lets continue to try and make Australia a back-water place cut off from the rest of the world shall we?

05-31-2018, 03:06 AM	#14
Shemp Expert Member Member since:May 2010 Blu-ray collection:416 Blu-ray reviews:1	Just read the news. Draconian bullsh*t. I guess we'll just to have find alternative US and international websites to buy our discs, books etc from. I wonder how this will affect pre-orders? I guess they'll just scrap them.

05-31-2018, 03:12 AM	#16
LordCrumb Moderator Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:New Zealand Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:405 Blu-ray collection:2924 DVD collection:109 Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:67	I suppose you could use a proxy of some sort?

05-31-2018, 03:16 AM	#19
BIGRED1977 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Blue Mountains NSW 4K collection:557 Blu-ray collection:2101 DVD collection:30 Trading Score:1	I assume they will just refuse to ship to Australia no matter where it looks like the order is originating from? Whats the go then? who else ships to Australia ? Or will mail forwarding services still work? ......or I buy the movies from Amazon.com & .co.uk and get them sent to my Mum in Scotland and have her send me a parcel marked as "gift" every month or two.....

05-31-2018, 03:18 AM	#20
PsyTrix Senior Member Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Australia 4K collection:236 Blu-ray collection:670 Trading Score:7	This is HUGE I buy almost all my Blu's from overseas. The backlash to this is going to be massive. Stupid f!*$ing Australian government. Hopefully all the commotion this causes will make them backtrack on this whole pathetic Gerry Harvey idea.

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