It seems that there are a lot of people buying 'boards from the japanese suppliers on a regular basis, with even higher interest now that Filco will have an ALPS based product. I remember a post I believe by iMav that the price for two boards would have a significant discount.
What about ten boards? Why don't we pool together, used a trusted individual to handle the transaction (iMav would you be willing?) and try to get a really good rate on some keyboards? If I knew I'd be getting a 20% discount, I'd probably jump in and buy two or three myself. Plus, as there would be only one international bank transfer, which is often up to 25% of the full transaction. It may be interesting to make a single purchase with two deliveries - one to the States, one to Europe.
Doing this, a board which cost $175 to get delivered from Japan may be between $100-120 I think.
Anyone interested?
