Lik-Sang ups their DS Lite Prices
March 3, 2006
In response to the huge shortage of Nintendo DS Lite following the Japanese launch of the system, Lik-Sang, a premier Asian gaming importer, has upped their prices for these little gems by $30 US (They were previously $169.99 US each) each.
Excerpt taken from an email Lik-Sang sent out to all pre-orders:
Due to the huge shortage, any shop with Nintendo DS Lite systems in Japan can sell their complete stock within 23 milliseconds for a premium price. Most shops don’t even have any systems. These very same shops in Japan also know that one quadrillion import gamers want their system at launch date (everyone does!), and that they can earn much more by taking a bit of risk and by shipping their units out of the country. This, coupled with the pricey services that the courier companies and middlemen offer for getting the units out of the country, results into a higher price than originally hoped for. We believe that this situation will continue throughout the month and until April.
Please reply to this email and let us know if we can apply the new price of US$ 199.90 to your order. To compensate at least a little bit for the higher price, we will include a $10 Lik Sang Cash Coupon into your parcel.
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We understand that you may be disappointed about the new price. Lik Sang would love nothing more than to ship all orders on release day, but unfortunately we are not in the position to do so. The price will definitely drop down, but to what level and how long it will take for that moment to arrive depends on Nintendo’s production quantities and if the huge demand can be covered in a short time.
We will inform you of any price drops by email and you can then decide if you want your order to get shipped.
Should you decide to wait, we will definitely keep your preorder spot. We will also fully accept if you should decide to cancel. If you at any time decide to jump back on the bandwagon afterwards, we will put your order back into its original position in the waiting queue
We’ll be sure to post an update if any further price changes occur.
In response to the huge shortage of Nintendo DS Lite following the Japanese launch of the system, Lik-Sang, a premier Asian gaming importer, has upped their prices for these little gems by $30 US (They were previously $169.99 US each) each.
Excerpt taken from an email Lik-Sang sent out to all pre-orders:
Due to the huge shortage, any shop with Nintendo DS Lite systems in Japan can sell their complete stock within 23 milliseconds for a premium price. Most shops don’t even have any systems. These very same shops in Japan also know that one quadrillion import gamers want their system at launch date (everyone does!), and that they can earn much more by taking a bit of risk and by shipping their units out of the country. This, coupled with the pricey services that the courier companies and middlemen offer for getting the units out of the country, results into a higher price than originally hoped for. We believe that this situation will continue throughout the month and until April.
Please reply to this email and let us know if we can apply the new price of US$ 199.90 to your order. To compensate at least a little bit for the higher price, we will include a $10 Lik Sang Cash Coupon into your parcel.
…
We understand that you may be disappointed about the new price. Lik Sang would love nothing more than to ship all orders on release day, but unfortunately we are not in the position to do so. The price will definitely drop down, but to what level and how long it will take for that moment to arrive depends on Nintendo’s production quantities and if the huge demand can be covered in a short time.
We will inform you of any price drops by email and you can then decide if you want your order to get shipped.
Should you decide to wait, we will definitely keep your preorder spot. We will also fully accept if you should decide to cancel. If you at any time decide to jump back on the bandwagon afterwards, we will put your order back into its original position in the waiting queue
We’ll be sure to post an update if any further price changes occur.
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