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Offline JustCallMeCrash

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« on: Tue, 13 December 2011, 13:26:19 »
This is the only place I could think to post this, but I just came across a company that charges 15% to facilitate all sorts of purchases from Japan.
http://whiterabbitexpress.com/

Apparently you just send a link to the item you want, pay for it and they handle the rest.  May be a worthwhile company to look into.  

BTW, I have no affiliation with them and don't know anything about them outside of what they purport to do.  Are there even any items geekhackers import from Japan?
ErgoDoxen 6 total: Cherry MX Browns, Cherry MX Clears, NovelKeys Box Royal, 80g Gateron Yellows, NovelKeys Pale Blues, NovelKeys Box Navy.
Preonic 2 total: OG Gateron Yellows (GMK silencer clips), TBD (unassembled v2).
XD-75 (mixed Gateron Yellows, MX Blacks, MX Clears on layer toggles).
Das S Professional (was MX Blues, now Ghetto Reds).
G80-11900.
ML-4400 (2x) Cherry MY boards.

Offline JustCallMeCrash

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« Reply #1 on: Tue, 13 December 2011, 13:41:04 »
Ah, didn't think of that... being in the US and not foaming at the mouth for some exotic import I don't often think of the WW Shopping Wiki.
ErgoDoxen 6 total: Cherry MX Browns, Cherry MX Clears, NovelKeys Box Royal, 80g Gateron Yellows, NovelKeys Pale Blues, NovelKeys Box Navy.
Preonic 2 total: OG Gateron Yellows (GMK silencer clips), TBD (unassembled v2).
XD-75 (mixed Gateron Yellows, MX Blacks, MX Clears on layer toggles).
Das S Professional (was MX Blues, now Ghetto Reds).
G80-11900.
ML-4400 (2x) Cherry MY boards.

Offline litster

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« Reply #2 on: Tue, 13 December 2011, 17:18:03 »
Do you know what kind of fees they charge?

Edit: I found it on their site:
15% fee for buying service, $15 minimum

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local tax and local shipping

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service fee by weight:
id="weights"
|-
!  class="blocksubhead" ! Weights
!  class="blocksubhead" ! Service Fee
|-
| Less than 1.0kg
| $6.50
|-
| Between 1.0 and 3.0kg
| $13.00
|-
| Between 3.0 and 5.0kg
| $21.00
|-
| Between 5.0 and 10.0kg
| $26.50
|-
| Between 10.0 and 20.0kg
| $40.00
|-
| Between 20.0 and 30.0kg
| $52.00
|-


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Actual shipping charge.
« Last Edit: Tue, 13 December 2011, 17:33:40 by litster »

Offline cactux

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« Reply #3 on: Tue, 13 December 2011, 17:45:26 »
Japanese brokers are way to expensive
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Offline litster

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« Reply #4 on: Thu, 15 December 2011, 10:04:07 »
So I checked with this outfit.  For the Topre metal case, it is listed on rakuten for 11,800 yen.  That is around $151.04US.  Before adding actual shipping cost from Japan to the US, they told me it will be $179.14.  For around $28 of agent fees, that is not too bad.  But it will cost around $40 to $50 to shipping from Japan to the US via EMS.

Thanks for the tip, Crash!