madmac3d Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Looking to purchase Viz 2006 pretty soon, but wasn't sure who to go to in the UK to buy it. Any recommendations? or should I just buy it direct from the states and pay the import duty? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmac3d Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 ouch ! Uk online price = £1985 (incl vat) US online price = $1995 = £1045 + vat * 17.5% = £1227 + import tax .... not sure how much that is, but it can't much more than 10% surely!? so.... seems like its a no brainer... I need to look at getting an import ? I remember there being licensing issues with imported copies of max.... but my god!?... surely the price disparity is rediculous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriella_A Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Viz is an Autodesk product... I'm sure that here in Italy you HAVE to buy the product from a local reseller to have a full legal licence... I know that's unfair... and the worst part is that we often have to wait MONTHS before the local italian reseller have the last version of the software... I don't know why, but the Autodesk (the italian branch), told me that if I buy a Us copy of the software the licence in Italy has no effect.. and I'm considered as a illegal user... as if I had no licence at all!! I don't know if Autodesk does the same in other countries... but if not I'll start to be VERY angry... Gabriella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 Try these people http://www.cadpointdirect.co.uk/webstore/customer/home.php?cat=584 price (exc. VAT): £ 1,419.60 It's now £50 less than I paid 4 months ago and they were the cheapest I could find. But it looks as though the subscription has gone up by about £40! Geoff (don't forget to buy a decent renderer, like vray!) It arrived the very next day to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmac3d Posted April 22, 2005 Author Share Posted April 22, 2005 Thanks for the info. I don't understand how the rules of 'free trade' fail to apply in this situation. Surely its against trade rules that they can prevent you from buying a product in country A and using it in country B? I suppose its another example of the doublespeak we have to get used to these days.... Free trade = Controlled Trade. Geoff - Thanks for that, that's a good price for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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