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Wow, the euro is just about at parity with the dollar recently. That's a big markup.

Import taxes/customs.

The VAT too (at least in Germany).

All of Europe (or at least the EU) has VAT.

I've only lived in Germany, and while I was doing so, I went back to the States to buy an iPhone to save $600 USD at the time between the German and American prices.

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