Well, on the bright side, as long as Kawi doesn't make any major changes on the bike next year, the 500 increase should actually benefit all of us that already have bikes for resale value.
Selling the bike right now brings pretty close to top dollar since they are in such high demand and there was a lot of worry by some that the resale would drop significantly once the 09s were released. Now however, if an 09 will start at 4k, by the time you add on dealer fees, tax, and everything else, the bike will be in the 4600 range (and that's if you push for a low price...probably more like 4800 at most places).
Given that, I think throwing an 08 out at 4000 would probably sell pretty easily still.
I have no plans to sell my bike anytime soon, but for those that do, this could actually be a good thing.
(sorry for those who got screwed out of the 08s that were waiting)