Asian game exporter Lik-Sang opened the pre-order on Sony PS3 with no money down.

We already reported about Audio Cubes offering pre-order on the 60GB PS3 and 20GB PS3. Currently they do not take orders, because they need to secure supply first for additional inventory. Pre-order might commence this week. We will keep you informed.

Audio Cubes has published prices ($999 for the 60GB, $699 for the 20GB PS3).
Lik-Sang is just warning you that the price for the PS3 will be way higher than the MSRP on launch day. To import a PS3 from Asia is only interesting for Playstation fans outside of Japan and the U.S. The Japanese Sony PS3 will be available on November 11th. The US launch is on November 17th. 6 days is just a too short time to get a Japanese version instead of the US version at your local Best buy or on Amazon.com.
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