QUOTE(seatux @ Jul 19 2011, 10:53 PM)
Just wanted to know the options out there.
Its quite the ripoff, especially for the PC/Xbox user.
Example: Monte Carlo pack = 800 points
Offgamers: RM33.91
According to this pulak,
Codies Forumits $9.90=RM27.90 for the pack
So not having a Pay Pal account and a fake US address means having to pay RM 6.01 extra.
Generally 800MSP works out to about 10USD.
I'm not sure where you're getting your favourable exchange rate from. The last time i used paypal (about a month ago) the exchange rate on my credit card receipt was 0.323554 USD per MYR. So you lose about RM2.50 for that transaction which is small in the scheme of things. It's not surprising that buying from a 3rd party rather than directly from the source is going to cost more.
When i do shop with offgamers for my gamecards, i tend to pay for the 4200MSP pack which works out cheaper for me since i actually do spend on the xbox marketplace.
I realise of course that is of absolutely no help to a pc gamer who doesn't really have much use for MSP.