Bozza Posted December 14, 2000 Share Posted December 14, 2000 As the topic suggests, I am trying to purchase Combat Mission from the distant land of Australia. I know that it can be ordered online with Mastercard/Visa BUT, the problem is that no-one in my family has either of those cards! As for cheques, you lot will only accept american ones. Is there ANY way to buy this game another way 'coz I REALLY don't want to have to go browsing naughty warez sites to steal it - I read your manifesto and understand why you didn't publish the game like "normal" software developers. Anyways, any input here would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Posted December 14, 2000 Share Posted December 14, 2000 I'm sure that if you go to your bank, they will let you draw on your account and make the cheque in US dollars. When I bought a rare book from a dealer in England, I went to Citibank here in the us and (for a fee) they drew money out of my account, converted it into English Pounds, and made a cheque out to the book dealer, I mailed the cheque and that was that. It took about 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozza Posted December 14, 2000 Author Share Posted December 14, 2000 Well that's certainly a thought - there is the other problem of the exchange rate too... CM costs US$45 + $15 P+H I believe so how much exactly would that be in A$? Or should I just mail more than I need to and recieve a cheque on return for whatever the change should be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Posted December 14, 2000 Share Posted December 14, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Bozza: CM costs US$45 + $15 P+H I believe so how much exactly would that be in A$? Or should I just mail more than I need to and recieve a cheque on return for whatever the change should be?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> If you tell the bank how much the total is, they will do the conversion for you. See, you are buying the American dollars with your Australian dollars. You go in to the bank and it will go like this Bozza: Hello bank! I need a cheque made out to Big Time Software in the amount of $60.00 US dollars. Bank: Bugger off you silly sod. Bozza. No, really. Its for a wargame that will change my life and bring order to the universe Bank: Oh, alright then. At today's exchange rate of 1.3 Australian dollars, that's 78 Australian, plus a service fee of 10 for a grand total of 88 Australian. Sign here. Bozza: That is cheap at the price for such a grand game. Thank you. Bank: Here you are. Thankyou for banking at Dickhead Bank. [This message has been edited by Terence (edited 12-14-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted December 14, 2000 Share Posted December 14, 2000 Bozza, Write an email to sales@battlefront.com and they'll help you with whatever you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozza Posted December 14, 2000 Author Share Posted December 14, 2000 LOL Terence - thanks for the humourous write-up there. Actually I think I will email the sales dudes to make sure there will be no difficulties in ordering the game this way (wouldn't want my hard earned cash to go walkies now would I?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Posted December 14, 2000 Share Posted December 14, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Bozza: LOL Actually I think I will email the sales dudes to make sure there will be no difficulties in ordering the game this way<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Always an excellent idea, checking in with the folks what run the store. And in the case of BTS, a finer crew never walked the earth. You'll get your game if you order it, and because you did it without using a warez site, you'll be more confident of getting more, better games in the future too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace Posted December 14, 2000 Share Posted December 14, 2000 Bozza, Got any friends with those cards? Buy 'em a beer, then ask them kindly if they'd help with a transaction, with you covering the cost! Buy 'em enough beers, and they may do it for free! Mace PS Good to see yet another Aussie here, welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pford Posted December 14, 2000 Share Posted December 14, 2000 Thursday, December 14, 2000 60 US Dollar = 111.188 Australian Dollar (ouch) as per http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic?user=interhotel〈=en ------------------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 Geez, back in june it only cost $95 Aust! Gotta love that exchange rate ------------------ Torture you? That...That's a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KwazyDog Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 Hi Bozza, Bozza, I think the best way is to send an email to the address Maximus suggested above and we will find the quickest way to help you out. Dan PS : My last car was a 308 Monaro coupe, hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 Hey kwazydog, what model monaro? I've gotta HJ GTS 4/speed 308 show car and a HQ 253 ute for the day to day stuff. You gotta luv the trusty holden V8! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AussieJeff Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 Hi Bozza, I just recently received my copy of CM in Perth - I went to the local Post Office and got a US bank cheque for $60 and posted it straight off. 6 weeks later ........ wallah!!! No probs whatsoever - apart from the wait that is!! Cheers, AussieJeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasd Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 What suburb Jeff? Im in Hilton Soth of the river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozza Posted December 15, 2000 Author Share Posted December 15, 2000 Wahey - Aussies all round and Monaro lovers too! What more could a bloke ask for? (mebbe a stripper and a coupla kegs but we'll have to be content with this eh) I'm looking at getting a HK/HG/HT body style with a V8 (253/307/308) to start with. Probably be spending $3500 - 5000 on the car itself upfront. Overall project I expect to take 2 years and $15,000 in which I'll be chucking in: Supercharged Chev 400, Turbo 400 adapted for manual shift, Ford 9 inch diff, Dark metallic purple paint job (got a bro in the business there), and various other goodies, sound system, interior etc... I sent off an email to the sales guys last night and still waiting for a reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 Big hint for the project Bozza, do as much of the work yourself if you can. I taught myself to rebuild engines, do the paintwork and all disassembly/assembly myself (like polishing all parts before they went to the platers) and kept the HJ below $18000. I've since won several trophies at the State titles, before retiring the car from competitions. Now its up on blocks in my fully carpeted shed under sheets, while I concentrate on other things in life like CM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pud Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by pford: Thursday, December 14, 2000 60 US Dollar = 111.188 Australian Dollar <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> We are the "lucky country" are we not!! It has improved in the last week so we may get a better rate in near future if you are willing to wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 Considering I'm shelling out $3500 for my new Athlon system tomorrow, $110 for the game itself is of little concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Fox Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 Cripes, who let the bogans in here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big Time Software Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 Hello Bozza, As others have suggested, the best way is to get a mate to place the order, then buy him a beer along with repayment of the debt The total price for an Aussie is $45 + $10 = $55 USD. You can get an International Money Order from any major bank in Oz. They charge you a nice fee for this service, but we get a cheque that can be deposited here. Otherwise, a cheque sent to us costs us more to cash than the face value. Yes, we found this out the hard way The details for placing an order by mail can be found at: www.battlefront.com/products/pro_ordering.html Thanks! Steve [This message has been edited by Madmatt (edited 01-04-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 Be nice Simon, or we'll come 'round and do do-nuts on your front lawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Fox Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 Gee stukes I'm suprised you could drag yer knuckles up off the pavement to type that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Captitalistdoginchina Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 Hi Guys, I will be in Mandurah W.A next week for Xmas - you aussies are still playing around with yankee hybrid vehicles eh? i work for a european car company out here as Regional Service manager. The Chinese will not let those gas guzzlers in here, bicycles are more environmentally friendly BTW why don't you guys head over to the RD Ladder site and set up a team for the Aussies? No one has done it yet. You only need 6 players for a team. Rumour had it that the aussies could not manage to organise a team! CDIC ------------------ "Death solves all problems - no man no problem" J.V.Stalin, 1918 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Fox Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 I'll be in Mandurah for a Christmas day barbie too ------------------ "Labrat, you're a genius"- Madbot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KwazyDog Posted December 15, 2000 Share Posted December 15, 2000 Stuka, I had an HQ GTS. I bought her back in about 94 for around $7500. I had a lot of fun cruising around in that old girl, hehe. I unfortuantely had to sell her last year though. I bought a Japanese import, hehe, which was a bit of a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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