Phoenixblazes
Super Freak
Simply put most online stores usually sell products in their local currency. For Popcultcha it is the AUD, just as it is the USD for Sideshow.
I live in Australia, but if I buy anything from Sideshow on payment plan etc of course the remaining balance would be what Sideshow charged me in, which is in the USD. And from what I pay out of pocket (AUD) this would seem to fluctuate over the remaining payments and this especially hurts on preorders placed over 1-2 years ago with Sideshow as the AUD has crashed against the USD in that time. This is of course an extreme example but some late or delayed preorders ended costing those outside the USA up to 30 to 40% more.
As such if Popcultcha prices seem to be changing just based on currency movements, then this is no different to what Sideshow does. What most stores in fact do.
The only arguement I see in your favour is that you were only able to checkout using the deposit method. And if they're changing the AUD total cost back to its original correct cost, well it was a glitch (and I assume you knew that when you placed the order) and many here were hoping but it was no where guaranteed to be accepted and processed. The full paying customers were lucky as it is, and imo only accepted because the order invoice was in effect closed when fully paid whereas deposits are still open invoices.
Like a few have said Popcultcha should make the entire checkout procedure in the AUD (less Australian value added tax GST) and leave all the confusion out. Well other then forex/PayPal/duty and custom fees of course.
This is the 'joy' of buying internationally.
