william-james88 wrote:Beachjezus wrote:Okay thanks for helping a newb.
To recap then:
1.The item will be 8% cheaper than the list price?
2. How much are they going to charge me for shipping , import fees, etc?
Thank you
What I recomend you do is just add it to your cart and see. Do a few tests. Just dont click on finalizing your order.
Yeah, Amazon.jp is very upfront about the prices and tell you at checkout what the shipping will cost. There are times when the shipping is higher than usual. I wanted to include Bumblebee movie Legendary Optimus Prime, but Amazon wanted $25 for shipping despite being the seller making it pointless.
Some of the third party sellers that are fulfilled by Amazon will ship internationally, just stick a few in your cart and try them out.
I wouldn't use them as my sole import option, there are times when they don't have the best price. I still use AmiAmi for small non-Transformers figures that Amazon.jp can't touch the price of.
Actually paying for your order can be a little tricky since they don't accept PayPal. If the payment fails they will hold onto your order and let you change methods. Usually just a quick call to your bank or credit card issuer fixes everything. My credit card allowed me to order Unicron after they sent me a text to verify the charge, but refused MPM-7 Bumblebee twice. I was able to get a unique card number just for Amazon Japan that should solve that problem from here on out.
Also, if you want to save a few bucks and you have a card that does free currency exchanges then have Amazon charge in JPY rather than USD at checkout as their exchange rate is higher than the actual rate. Right now the yen is pretty weak (100 JPY = $.89 USD) so make the most of it.
Emerje
