I agree. 3500 pieces don't warrant a $350 price tag.
Also - I think the 550 released to the US comes out of the 3500 worldwide. So the total released would still be 3500.
Do any of you know if there's anything special about the US release version that is different from the overseas version?
If there isn't a difference, then I predict that the price for them will eventually fall in Asia - which means we should be able to get one at a much more reasonable pricing after the release hype dies out. We'll just have to get it directly from Asia.
At least that's what I'm banking on. hehe