[EliasGwinn]

Originally Posted by tarobyte

Elias,
Thanks to your contributions to this thread and other positive feeback, I'm determined to acquire the DAC1 USB, but unfortunately in Japan the only place I can find that carries the unit, fujiya avic, is selling it for about a $300 premium (about 160,000JPY) and they don't even have the product in stock. The Benchmark site doesn't seem to allow direct purchase from JP customers either. There should be alot of latent demand for this product in JP but there is much to be desired around the distribution model.

This is obviously not an engineering question, but I figure that your presence in this forum is with the end goal of increasing sales I thought it might be okay to inquire.

tarobyte and other folks in Europe and Asia,

Sorry... but the extra cost associated with foriegn distribution is unavoidable due to import/export tarrifs, customs fees, and other taxes and fees.

Also, I apologize for limited stock. We've been busier then we ever have been...which is a good problem to have, I guess ....but we don't want to make it difficult for you to find them. We are aware of these issues, and we appreciate when you let us know. Hopefully, we can get stock back up to normal levels soon.

Thanks,
Elias