CopMike Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Hi all! As it been discussed in a couple of threads I´d like to post the latest information I have in this matter. So far this information by Steve Witt has been posted here on EB: "I checked into this today (7/7 - my remark) and reality is that they just listed the prices wrong initially. it wasn't meant to be a promotion, it was just a mistake. They now have the prices where they were supposed to be from the beginning. The reasons for the differences across borders are the same as they always are in that the cost of business in every country is drastically different from one another." "They (TLG S@H - my remark) let me know that they would still honor any order made at the lower price and asked my advice on how to communicate it. I asked them to send a mail to all those who would retain the original price as they didn't deserve stress over our mistake. otherwise we're simply caught between a rock and a hard place." Here´s some more information from Steve: "the thing is this set was originally targeted for the price that got listed, then a mess load of stuff got added to it because of things Lucasfilm wanted and the price just kept climbing." "it all came down to minifigures if I understand correctly. which is part of what makes is so cool, but minifigures are also very expensive to produce. It should be noted that Lucasfilm's only desire was to make this an awesome set, and them being this invested in something like this is actually very cool." UPDATE: This mail has been sent out to the buyers that placed the order at $299.99: "Dear Valued LEGO Customer: We’d like to thank you for preordering the NEW 10188 Death Star™ – sure to be one of the most exciting LEGO® Star Wars™ sets this year! Recently, we discovered that this product was featured on our website at an incorrect price in several countries. We have since corrected this error, but felt it was important to get a message out to all affected customers, immediately letting them know of our mistake. The correct retail price on this item is ˆ399.99. However, since this product was listed at ˆ299.99 at the time of your preorder, you will be charged at the ˆ299.99 price point. We apologize, in advance for any confusion this may have caused and should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at: www.legoshop.com or 00-800-5346-1111. Thank you for your order! Best Regards, LEGO Direct" Please keep the discussion going in this tread over at the Embassy if you have any thoughts/comments. CopMike
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