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"Buying a US Console?"

If I bought a US/Candadian Gamecube, I have seen one for £150 inc P&P ex VAT and import duties, Would it work here in the UK?

I have spent £550 on my equipment all from this country.

I got -

Jet Black Japanese Gamecube with American Mod,
Stepdown Converter,
S Video AND AV Leads,
2 x Memory Card,
1 Jet Black Controller,
1 Clear Indigo Controller,
6 Games (all US versions) - Luigi's Mansion, Wave Race Blue Storm, Tony Hawks 3, Fifa 2002, Super Monkey Ball and Rogue Leader 2.

I think I got a pretty good deal. My next buys will be Pikmin, Super Smash Bros Melee from the states and Doshin 2 and Animal Leader from Japan.

Bleeders wrote:
> I've got a modified Asian DC with a modem and I can go online with mine. Been
> online with Daytona, Phantasy Star, Quake 3, Unreal Tournament - all for free
> too.

Don't know about the GameCube online functionality though, time will
> tell.


eh??? With the US consoles you had to dial into america! (well, until the new web brouser came out). How did you get free web access on a Jap dc?

Sonic

yup , time will tell...

I've got a modified Asian DC with a modem and I can go online with mine. Been online with Daytona, Phantasy Star, Quake 3, Unreal Tournament - all for free too.

Don't know about the GameCube online functionality though, time will tell.

Indian-DudeY2K wrote:
> ive just had a thought...
will the online features work for US consoles in the
> uk ???

that would really mess up the whole online play idea for us importers
> ! ;-(


they probably won't- the DC's didn't.

But i don't play online

Sonic

ive just had a thought...
will the online features work for US consoles in the uk ???

that would really mess up the whole online play idea for us importers ! ;-(

(swhacck) Sonic falls to the floor *thud*

Tony_Blair puts away his 2x4

Tony_Blair wrote:
> stop that try getting a pal one 3 months later

I'm now completely set on an import one when I have the money this summer. Not only am I going to America, but I can get a really cheaped chipped one with the latest games from abraod, and still play uk games! WOO HOO!

Sonic

stop that try getting a pal one 3 months later

i also got :
3 games , wave race , monkey ball and rogue leader. all in one auction for $96 , which is about £69.

2 memory cards for around £10 a piece from liksang.
and an extra controler from lik sang for £23.
i dunno how much customs will charge though , as i only bought it yesterday.
do you think you get charged by customs for buying on ebay ?
when it gets to the uk , how do they bill you for the customs ?