Misheru wrote:What I wouldn't give to have a Japanese buddy (or a buddy with a Japanese address...lol).
Using Japan Auction Center (my "buddy" in Japan)
cost 39800yen
PayPal bank transfer fee 300yen
proxy fee (800yen + 8%) 3984yen
bank transfer fee 300yen
local delivery (estimate) 1500yen
International delivery (estimate) 3600yen
Total 47384yen
Convert to USD (81.1823 JPY) $583.67
The killer right now is the exchange rate. When I bought Miyuki two years ago the exchange rate was 98+yen per USD. You could almost just drop the last two digits and have the price. Although if you were really serious about getting one, I'd hit up Emory at the Junky Spot to see if he could get one. Junky Spot is an authorized Obitsu retailer.