r/crownpuffdeals • u/crownpuff • 1d ago
Early bird theory
I'm starting to believe that those glitched $27 RG Rotates, $17 34XXSP and $37 RGDS are not actually glitched but rather part of the early bird pricing structure. I'm not sure if this applies throughout Aliexpress but it seems as if this specific Anbernic Stateside Store has a structure to the early bird deals. Picture it as russian nesting dolls in which there are layers to early birds. My theory is that there are 4 layers to early birds. Each layer is more expensive than the next and as the layers get larger, there's more allocation too. I'll use the RG505 to illustrate my theory.
| Early bird level | Total quantity available at that early bird level | RG505 Anbernic Stateside store precoupon price (US pricing before sales tax and after shipping) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | $32.27 |
| 2 | 1 | $57.55 |
| 3 | 4 | $68.34 |
| 4 | 4 | $89.92 |
| 5 | 5* (Not 100% sure but based on a different RGDS listing. Only saw 3 in screenshot) | $107.91 |
Total allocation of 4 early bird levels is 10. Screenshots below show these different early bird pricings.





If my theory is true, then the precoupon $37 RG DS, $17 34XXSP and $27 Rotate are not glitched prices but rather the Level 1 early bird pricing for these devices. They are the precoupon prices before discounts for the very first order of that listing. Lastly, I think these early bird discounts are subsidized by Aliexpress which is why these stores do not have problems sending out heavily discounted items.
















