Play.com has UK Rock Band instruments for less

They're based in Jersey so the much talked about VAT doesn't play its part so they can charge a bit less. With a discount code I have the instruments and game pre-ordered at £132.95 or something so that's not too bad.

They'll sell about 20 copies and then need to drop the price.

does anyone know how much this will cost without VAT?

add a coupon 'experience08' to the order for 5% off too ;) try it now, thank me later

Couldn't you just find an ebay seller willing to ship the american ones internationally?

Heh, I wrote about the offer in the Xbox forums on April 9th. :-P

Well, play.com is based in Jersey and they don’t send items within the EU. That has some consequences for a citizen inside EU for example me. If I order from play.com I have a fairly good chance that my order is handled by the Danish customs. Then I can look forward to pay 20£ in handling fees and 25% vat of the order price. After doing some math the total cost for me is £146. Play.com is a very fine store but often it’s too expensive for me in the long run. I have ordered Rock Band solus and the instrument bundle at amazon.co.uk. Total cost is £156 ($307). I guess I still save about £40 when Rock band releases in Denmark. Yes, the retail price in Denmark is set to £199 ($391). We always get ripped off :-(

Bit slow on the news but it's a good deal.

I was so excited for this (especially after I played GHIII) that it was a definite purchase. But after the UK pricing fiasco I might just fuck it off altogether.

Dude, thanks for the discount voucher!

Seriously, I promised myself I wouldn't buy this game unless it cost £130... with the voucher it costs £132.98... cave-o-rama!

thanks for the discount code i was going to pay the full amount anyway but the discount is a great perk