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![Metal Gear Solid 2 ~ Sons of Liberty [JPN]](Monday/mgs2_front.jpg)
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US$138
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Per Monday's inkling of problems supplying Metal Gear Solid 2 LE, NCS now
divulges the terrible skinny on what will transpire on Thursday.
Initial shipments of Metal Gear Solid 2 LE will cost us US$130 from
vendors before shipping charges. We plan on selling them for US$138. Our
pre-order price for this game stood at US$100 when the future was brighter and
overseas gouging was a distant thought. Obviously, there's a discrepancy... and
we haven't even gotten to the lack of supply yet.
Due to the 38% higher price, please re-confirm your pre-order for
MGS2 LE if you wish to proceed with your reservation this week by e-mailing
NCS. If you wish to change your pre-order to the regular edition of
MGS2, we can accommodate you also, and pricing for the regular version stands
at US$63. However, please note that supplies of the limited edition are being
short-shipped this week and we won't have enough supply to go around for
everyone even if you wish to confirm your pre-order. Now then, questions
anyone?
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FaQs
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How can shenanigans like
this happen?
It's nothing new actually and happens all the time.
We're not worried too much however and if you, as our customer, are willing to
wait a few weeks, we're certain that additional supplies will
"magically" appear.
You mean I will be able to get one if I wait a few weeks?
Yes. Although MGS2 is a long-awaited release, we are of
the mindset that the market in Japan won't be able to absorb the supply of the
limited edition. The first week shortages are (usually) artificial and caused
(usually) by suspect circumstances. This has been the case in every one of our
previous encounters with limited edition items produced on a relatively wide
scale and originally touted as super scarce.
Okay, I'm a little relieved but still pensive...
Perfectly natural to brood over it.
What if NCS is wrong this time and MGS2 LE is GONE?
We'll cross that road when stumble over it but we're fairly
confident history repeats itself, ad infinitum. We tend to learn from recent
events and not fret over short term supply shocks. Of course, if things go
horribly awry, we never posted any of this...
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