Downspike
Kendama Entertainment Network

A community for the balanced lifestyle.

huge price differences on some sites?? why

Discussion in 'The Sesh' started by inQntrol, Dec 15, 2016.

  1. inQntrol

    inQntrol n00b

    Joined:
    Nov 29, 2016
    Location:
    Germany
    so as some of you may know, im waiting for the slaydawg nihon maple restock.
    they are available on the kendamausa site (maybe some left from the previous stock)
    but they are more than 25€ (around 29$ probably) cheaper on kendamausa than on the krom site itself.
    does anyone know why? they are the exact same model, arent they ?
     
    Dec 15, 2016
  2. RyanArthurWalker

    RyanArthurWalker Slayer

    Joined:
    Oct 11, 2016
    Location:
    Washington, DC
    They are 59€ on Krom's site and $59 on Kendamausa. Obviously there is an exchange rate but I can't see how you are finding such a large difference in price. Could you be more specific?

    Wo wohnst du in Deutschland? (Forgive my german if it's not correct)
     
    Dec 15, 2016
    inQntrol likes this.
  3. inQntrol

    inQntrol n00b

    Joined:
    Nov 29, 2016
    Location:
    Germany
    im from the south- western part of germany near lake constance.
    if i go to the krom site and set it to usd it still shows me 78$ on the krom slaydawg nihon maple which is currently sold out.
     
    Dec 15, 2016
  4. RyanArthurWalker

    RyanArthurWalker Slayer

    Joined:
    Oct 11, 2016
    Location:
    Washington, DC
    Weird, the Nihon Maple shows up for me as $62. If anything I would email them to get a direct answer.

    Ich lebte in Köln für ein Jahr. Wie lange hast du kendama gespielt?
     
    Dec 15, 2016
  5. Cheech_Sander

    Cheech_Sander Administrator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Aug 19, 2016
    Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
    I'm also showing $62.
     
    Dec 15, 2016
    inQntrol likes this.
  6. inQntrol

    inQntrol n00b

    Joined:
    Nov 29, 2016
    Location:
    Germany
    danke
    ich spiele erst seit ca. 1 monat
     
    Dec 15, 2016
  7. htimSxelA

    htimSxelA Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 29, 2016
    Location:
    Vancouver
    EU and Danish taxes apply... if you're outside of the EU you don't have to pay them, so for N Americans checking the KROM site, prices will display lower than for someone within the EU. I think EU shoppers still have to pay Danish tax? Not sure exactly..

    Open up a chrome incognito window / VPN / tor and try selecting different location options from the popup that displays when you load their site, then compare prices. I'm seeing ~$74 USD when I select the EU site, and ~$59 when selecting USA or Rest of the World.
    The price and checkout are actually set in DKK, so what we're seeing is the converted rate. Exchange rates vary, so the price will probably change by $1-2 every few days if you keep checking in.
     
    Dec 15, 2016
    Chad Covington likes this.