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Originally Posted by GizmoTron

To be fair prices have been going up lately especially on international shipping, so even through Japanese e-tailers I wouldn't be shocked when the total does end up closer to $100 then you'd like.

Yes, that would be fair if it were true. I pre-ordered the Mafex No 181 Steel figure from Amiami, which is 8,660JPY or $61.33 converted to USD. I just paid for a model kit from that site a few weeks ago, and even though the kit is 3x bigger and heavier than a Mafex box, I'll use the DHL 5 day shipping rate for that item for this comparison. I paid 2,787JPY for DHL shipping, which comes out to $19.72 converted. So the grand total would be $81.05.

If you go by BBTS's preorder of the Steel figure, they are asking for $104.99. With my local/state tax + $4 flat shipping, the total comes out to $117.50.

$117.50-81.05 = $36.45. So neither $81.05 or $117.50 is "about" $100. If that's good enough for ball park estimates then I can start claiming McFalane deluxe figures are $40 and Marvel Legends deluxe are $55.