Hi All,
Just wanted to get people's thoughts on the demand for US video games. I see the likes of the overseas stores and the impact that has on shipping times and I'm working on a store for imported games that are available with local shipping.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks for the feedback, you make some good points. I can get them shipped fairly cheap which is ok, and getting them out wouldn't be too much of an issue.
I guess with new releases it would depend on when the item arrives at the distributors warehouse, from there they usually get here in about 2-3 days so if they arrive a day before street release then thats probably not too bad, but something I will take on board on be attentive to.
I think you'd be struggling to compete with Beat the Bomb - who has a good presence here on Ozbargain.
Compete in what way though? Pricing? Service? Looking at some of their prices in PS4 they seem to be a tad high in my opinion. e.g. Lego Movie for PS4 import is 74.95?
noted, thanks.
"It all depends on the price you can and are willing to charge for them" - Wick
this; people will flock to the cheapest option, especially if indexed on ozgamegoat or other similar price comparison sites; then again if delievery takes too long people will look elsewhere…
if you have a good ditribution network from US to you to customer that is speedy and cheap people will use it, but it has to offer a better service/speed/price than other import stores such of from the UK or US that people are already using…
Agree, price is probably the major factor followed by shipping times. Shipping from AU should hopefully cut that down to a minimum.
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It all depends on the price you can and are willing to charge for them. If you can provide a good saving to your customers then you can concentrate on gaining a healthy reputation over time. You need to be certain that you can also provide the product in a timely manner. This means that if you offer a new release then your customer needs to get it within a week of release otherwise they'll view your value as not worth it. There isn't anything worse for gamers aside from their consoles/PC's breaking down than seeing their friends playing the latest release when they're stuck waiting especially if all they saved was $5-10.
Be mindful that by importing and mailing out you're paying delivery fees as well as the customer. That rapidly eats into your potential profit.