When I ordered my Tonex One directly from IK back in September '24, I didn't get free shipping (I paid €20). And since IK doesn’t remove EU/Italian VAT when exporting from the EU to Norway (where I live), I had to pay both EU/Italian and Norwegian VAT. So even after using JamPoints, I would have been better off buying locally at full price.
That said, IK has been clear that purchases from authorized dealers do qualify for this group buy. I'm considering picking up another Tonex One—but I’ll never order directly from IK again, at least not until they start removing EU VAT for non-EU customers.
I’m still on the fence about joining this group buy, though, since as a current Total Studio 5 MAX and Brown Sound 78/79 owner, it looks like the only eligible software I don’t already have is the two other Brown Sound collections and the ENGL Ampthology Volume 1.
(Neither ReSing nor the Tonex Bass collection are eligible.)