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PlayStation Network cards to be available in $10 denomination
by Andrew Yoon 
on Aug 10th 2009 1:15PM
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 1:18PM (Unverified) said
Yay! This is good for those people who only want one certain game on PSN! If only they would stop charging tax...
Posted: Aug 11th 2009 3:37PM Omnistatic said
wait a minute, are we taxed twice with these cards? like when i go buy a card, do i need to pay tax, as well as pay tax on the PSN store? (Canada)
if so, that's kind of a rip off, as you wouldn't have enough to buy anything that's 9.99 in the store... which seems to be a common price point.
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if so, that's kind of a rip off, as you wouldn't have enough to buy anything that's 9.99 in the store... which seems to be a common price point.
Posted: Aug 11th 2009 4:26PM (Unverified) said
Woohoo they used my tip! Anyway, there is the issue of not being able to buy a $9.99 game because of the tax. A little birdie told me if you take your ps3 on a roadtrip (roadtrip!!) to NH or CT for the weekend and change your address, you won't be charged a dime! Of course the commute and the time off work is a killer, so I hear if you Google NH or CT and find a suitable zipcode, that'll work too. Of course, its all innuendo and I don't condone this type of behavior. But, in the interests of scientific research...?
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Posted: Aug 13th 2009 3:35PM (Unverified) said
at rite aid stores you only pay for the card. no tax is applied.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 1:33PM chromekreeper said
and that can buy which game after tax?
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 1:34PM linebeginstoblur said
Where do you live where you have to pay tax? I live in Georgia and a $9.99 game will cost $9.99.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 1:44PM (Unverified) said
ive had my psn for about 2years and ive purchased DLC and PSNgames since an i havent been taxed. but i have noticed that when my sister made a psn last december that she is charged a 10 cent tax on anything she purchases (obviously no tax on free items). so i believe that if you have had your psn before last year lets just say before May2008 you shouldnt be taxed
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 2:13PM chromekreeper said
yah were taxed no matter what. so for 10 dollars, i guess i could get LBP costumes :|
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 3:45PM Nate Addison said
Linger in Shadows, Home stuff, some RB/GH track packs, various ps3/psp themes, some games that go on sale, theres more...I know theres more.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 6:18PM (Unverified) said
Got a $20 one at 7 Eleven in California no tax. I never pay tax at psn store.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 7:28PM KillaChaos said
Taxachuttess here.
Taxed for the card, and to download games.
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Taxed for the card, and to download games.
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 10:59PM Al2x said
Same here, in NJ, get taxed 7%. Sure it's not a lot at all and I don't mind paying 7 extra cents at all, but that's if I WAS paying only 7 cents, I usually have to buy PSN money with credit at $5 denominations, so I'm really going to always have around $4 stashed in PSN for an unnecessary reason. Ridiculous, Sony should stop screwing customers over like this.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 11:04PM Angry Frank said
My US PSN address is an aunt's house in Washington State (in case I get schwag and she can send it over here), I got taxed for purchases.
Oddly, it used to be another relative's house in California and it didn't get taxed then.
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Oddly, it used to be another relative's house in California and it didn't get taxed then.
Posted: Aug 11th 2009 4:00PM chromekreeper said
@ Nate Addison
i honestly cant say im interested in buying HOME stuff at all. mostly a waste of money, and theres a lot that should be free. same with themes, 2 bucks for a picture and decent looking icons. a pictures a picture, one easily obtained by going on a computer and moving the picture with a thumb drive. but hey, thats just me
:-/
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i honestly cant say im interested in buying HOME stuff at all. mostly a waste of money, and theres a lot that should be free. same with themes, 2 bucks for a picture and decent looking icons. a pictures a picture, one easily obtained by going on a computer and moving the picture with a thumb drive. but hey, thats just me
:-/
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 1:41PM MrCassian said
I have a credit card and I STILL need to buy these cards because PSN Store won't let me add money to the wallet. Nice to see I can add a quick 10 bucks for whatever reason.
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 1:59PM joseph2411 said
Great to know. BTW does anyone know if there is a safe web site where you could buy a PSN card and get it emailed to you?
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 7:21PM (Unverified) said
If you want a good site to buy these cards try maximuscards.com I've used them often and they've worked out pretty well, only had a mishap once and I caused the problem but it was still handled within the hour.
Also, thank god for these not because they're cheap but w/the freaking tax on the PSN it's really annoying when you're 40 cents short of being able to get 2 games over one, happens often ._.
Also for those wondering the cards cost 24.95 for the 20$ and 57.95 for the 50. I believe it's worth it for the safety they traffic through googlecheckout or paypal whichever works better and you get your code instantaneously. They also have a whole bunch of other cards too, it's pretty cool. I remember thinking shit yeah when I found these cause I wanted some PSN games but couldn't find them being sold, so yeah I've been a proud customer now and have 13 games in total from PSN thanks to them =p
They're pretty nice they even gave me a reference link to earn points and stuff but I totally lost it lol
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Also, thank god for these not because they're cheap but w/the freaking tax on the PSN it's really annoying when you're 40 cents short of being able to get 2 games over one, happens often ._.
Also for those wondering the cards cost 24.95 for the 20$ and 57.95 for the 50. I believe it's worth it for the safety they traffic through googlecheckout or paypal whichever works better and you get your code instantaneously. They also have a whole bunch of other cards too, it's pretty cool. I remember thinking shit yeah when I found these cause I wanted some PSN games but couldn't find them being sold, so yeah I've been a proud customer now and have 13 games in total from PSN thanks to them =p
They're pretty nice they even gave me a reference link to earn points and stuff but I totally lost it lol
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 2:09PM Surfaced said
This will be very useful. There should've been a $10 card from the beginning.
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 2:22PM (Unverified) said
Sony needs to allow custom amounts. They are ripping us off with the set amounts.
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 3:50PM Nate Addison said
Cashier: Did you find everything o.k.?
Customer: Yes, thank you. Just the PSN card today.
Cashier: Alright, how much did you want to make it for?
Customer: $31.89 please.
Cashier: Ummm...ok? .....That'll be $31.89
Customer: Crap....I'm missing a penny....better make it $31.88 (god I hope it's enough for that game and dlc I've been wanting)
Cashier: O.k. all set. Have a nice day (weirdo)
lol.
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Customer: Yes, thank you. Just the PSN card today.
Cashier: Alright, how much did you want to make it for?
Customer: $31.89 please.
Cashier: Ummm...ok? .....That'll be $31.89
Customer: Crap....I'm missing a penny....better make it $31.88 (god I hope it's enough for that game and dlc I've been wanting)
Cashier: O.k. all set. Have a nice day (weirdo)
lol.
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 4:16PM (Unverified) said
You can only add funds in increments of $5, $10, $25, and $50. No exact change.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 10:20AM calgaryaltahotmailcom said
ashitaka and Pdriver are both correct, I use my credit card and have always been allowed to do add whatever amount I wanted. I also live in Canada so this is not a USA only ability
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 12:38PM CitizenErased115 said
Believe it or not. I'm not sure if you are a new PS3 owner or not but. Sony used to have custom amounts. Say if I had 0.00 in my wallet and the item I was going to buy was 1.99 I would check out and my wallet will have exactly 1.99.
Then they took it out now you can only select incremental amounts to add to your wallet. Now when I go to pay for a 1.99 item I check out and I can only choose to add 5,10,20 dollars etc.
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Then they took it out now you can only select incremental amounts to add to your wallet. Now when I go to pay for a 1.99 item I check out and I can only choose to add 5,10,20 dollars etc.
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 2:44PM Namminamm said
will europe ever see these?
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 2:45PM BlkRb0t said
What are "PS3 NETWORD CARDS"?
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 3:53PM Nate Addison said
Dead Space Girl was trying to be employee of the month.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2009 4:07PM (Unverified) said
It would be nice if I could by a PSN game for someone online. I have a nephew I would like to send him a d/l as a gift when he turns on his PS3.
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 5:41PM NathanDTS said
Europe please.
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 7:22PM Marcus Carter said
i cant find any more than $20.00 where im from
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 7:25PM Marcus Carter said
i cant find any higher than $20 where im from
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 7:29PM (Unverified) said
If you want a good site to buy these cards try maximuscards.com I've used them often and they've worked out pretty well, only had a mishap once and I caused the problem but it was still handled within the hour.
Also, thank god for these not because they're cheap but w/the freaking tax on the PSN it's really annoying when you're 40 cents short of being able to get 2 games over one, happens often ._.
Also for those wondering the cards cost 24.95 for the 20$ and 57.95 for the 50. I believe it's worth it for the safety they traffic through googlecheckout or paypal whichever works better and you get your code instantaneously. They also have a whole bunch of other cards too, it's pretty cool. I remember thinking shit yeah when I found these cause I wanted some PSN games but couldn't find them being sold, so yeah I've been a proud customer now and have 13 games in total from PSN thanks to them =p
They're pretty nice they even gave me a reference link to earn points and stuff but I totally lost it lol !! Found it http://www.maximuscards.com/index.php?ref=62hx4wt8qv
Feel free to reference me if you'd like, I want to find out how it works anyway.
Also, thank god for these not because they're cheap but w/the freaking tax on the PSN it's really annoying when you're 40 cents short of being able to get 2 games over one, happens often ._.
Also for those wondering the cards cost 24.95 for the 20$ and 57.95 for the 50. I believe it's worth it for the safety they traffic through googlecheckout or paypal whichever works better and you get your code instantaneously. They also have a whole bunch of other cards too, it's pretty cool. I remember thinking shit yeah when I found these cause I wanted some PSN games but couldn't find them being sold, so yeah I've been a proud customer now and have 13 games in total from PSN thanks to them =p
They're pretty nice they even gave me a reference link to earn points and stuff but I totally lost it lol !! Found it http://www.maximuscards.com/index.php?ref=62hx4wt8qv
Feel free to reference me if you'd like, I want to find out how it works anyway.
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 7:45PM (Unverified) said
This is
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 7:47PM (Unverified) said
I have been wanting them to do this for a while. Because I might not need spend $20 every time I get a PSN card.
Posted: Aug 10th 2009 8:13PM zonic505 said
Glad there's more choice. I need about $8 more to get Fate/Unlimited Codes & this is perfect. Now I don't need to spend $20, though I do like having spare money on my account.
Nice to see they're offering more options. Now Nintendo needs to do this.
Nice to see they're offering more options. Now Nintendo needs to do this.
Posted: Aug 11th 2009 2:30AM (Unverified) said
I get taxed 23 cents. I wish Sony would take into consideration the poor souls that do get taxed. It would be nice if they offered cards with 5 as the second digit like a $15 card and a $25 card. I would gladly spend an extra $5 if it means I don't have to look at $9.77 in my wallet taunting me because I can't spend it on the games I want to spend it on.
Posted: Aug 11th 2009 8:43AM (Unverified) said
I have a credit card and I STILL need to buy these cards because PSN Store won't let me add money to the wallet. Nice to see I can add a quick 10 bucks for whatever reason......
I have been wanting them to do this for a while. Because I might not need spend $20 every time I get a PSN card.....................
http://www.electrocomputerwarehouse.com
I have been wanting them to do this for a while. Because I might not need spend $20 every time I get a PSN card.....................
http://www.electrocomputerwarehouse.com
Posted: Aug 11th 2009 9:59AM (Unverified) said
now we need a $5 card
Posted: Aug 11th 2009 11:40AM butlersp said
Sam's Club by me sells the $50 card for $46 something so by the time tax is added you are paying the $50. And when I buy from the PSN there is no tax on my purchase.
Posted: Aug 13th 2009 3:41PM (Unverified) said
playstation network cards are basically cards with passwords that allot certian monetary value to your playstation network account. currently $20 and $50 dollar cards exist and even then only in so many parts of the world.
it's supposedly safer than using a credit card and/or is kid friendly as kids can buy them.
it's supposedly safer than using a credit card and/or is kid friendly as kids can buy them.
Posted: Aug 17th 2009 7:21PM (Unverified) said
Anybody tried 4SaleUSA.com for PSN cards ?
http://www.4saleusa.com/
http://www.4saleusa.com/
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