Comments on: Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel to be released in June

By: IOIIOOIO

IOIIOOIO — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:48:52 +0000

Hey guys the Xbox racing wheel should be avialable soon (26 Oct) on Take 2 at a fairly reasonable price: R1 346. (Guess they must be selling at a loss then… rofl.)

http://www.take2.co.za/games-xbox-360-wireless-racing-wheel-games-accessory-2358147.html

By: IOIIOOIO

IOIIOOIO — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:14:33 +0000

Okay, thanks for the reply. I placed an order with Zaps and they are unfortunately out of stock as well. Hopefully with the new stock, and new distributors, they price might at least resemble the Recommended Retail Price.

By: Craig Nicholson

Craig Nicholson — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:12:03 +0000

Take a look at the forum post again. What people forget is that importing from the US is expensive when it comes to shipping. So that $99 item with shipping would attract something in the region of $140 worth of shipping. Then add 14% VAT onto that total, yes SARS charges VAT on the total inclusive of shipping, and we get to a figure closer to the South African retail price.

By: IOIIOOIO

IOIIOOIO — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:06:00 +0000

Hi Craig. I have found that the Racing wheel is retailing @ about R1800 at most outlets, i.e. Musica, Look & Listen, and Incredible Connection. In this case it would likely save you a few bucks if you can manage to import it at $99 + import fees. That simply doesn’t make sense. It is otherwise unavailable online at Take 2, Kalahari.net, The Prophecy Shop, or BT Games. I have found it at zaps.co.za and saleswarehouse.co.za for about R1500. To be fair that is only a little more than RRP, but still quite costly considering the original RRP is still quite a mark up on the $99 our frineds in America and UK are paying. Furthermore, if you look at this page:

http://www.xbox-360.co.za/forum/xbox-360-hardware/59993-no-xbox-360-wireless-racing-wheel-sa.html

One user mentions that he/she bought at BT Games for around R1100 a few months ago.

So why the sudden shortage in stocks, and why the retarded mark-ups? Was MiDigital trying to ease cash flow problems, as one user speculates on that page? This seems more like a self destructive way of doing things, and not at all in the interests of the consumer.

By: Craig Nicholson

Craig Nicholson — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:17:48 +0000

@Justin Essentially this is the local official product, not the imported US product.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:50:15 +0000

Whats the difference between the one in the article and this one on http://www.wantitall.co.za ?

http://www.wantitall.co.za/Xbox-360-Wireless-Racing-Wheel__B000VBIGK4