Steam Wallet from EBGames costs $23AU for $20US

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  jikijiki on 12/08/2013 - 19:45

  I'd say its pretty normal, how/why else would they make a profit out of it? I don't know about the Steam Wallet cards in particular, but I have bought SOE game cards with $15 worth of value for $16.

  I've also purchased $50 unrechargeable credit cards from 7/11 for $55+. From a business perspective, I would never stock anything that didn't generate some sort of profit for me so I guess it makes sense.

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  dktlim on 12/08/2013 - 19:57

  +3

  I bought $50's worth from EB Games Box Hill during the Steam Summer Sale for A$50. The exchange rate was roughly the same as it is now. My guess is they bought a batch of codes back when the AUD was above parity with USD, so they were able to sell at 1 USD = 1 AUD and still make a profit, but now that batch has run out.

  I knew it was too good to last. :(

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    OpayuOnam on 13/08/2013 - 11:52

    Yeah, that's why … sad but true.

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  EmployeeChux @ EB Games Australia on 12/08/2013 - 20:13

  +5

  Prices went up last week due to the differences in exchange rate. Message comes thru from head office, prices go up… should be like that in all stores now.

  Source: I work for EB Games

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    OpayuOnam on 13/08/2013 - 11:55

    Thanks for the info Chux, sad to hear this. I knew it wouldn't last too long. It is still cheaper than PayPal's sub-par conversion rate! :D

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  [Deactivated] on 12/08/2013 - 21:12

  +1

  It's understandable due to the exchange rate, though to be fair they probably struck up this deal and already locked in their price.