Well, I guess I didn't need to wait for TFSource to respond to my inquiry, as having a pre-order up answers my question!
The mark-up seems to be only about $25.00, based on the retail of ¥16,200 as given on the Takara Tomy Mall website. While it is certainly $25.00 I'd rather not have to spend, I feel like -- as far as mark-ups go -- that's actually fairly decent. So bullet dodged, it seems. I was scared that this might get closer to the $200.00 range!
Also, as much as a smug arse Rated X has been, I really want to see william-james88 send him an Alpha Bravo now. (Do I get one, too? Is it Alpha Bravos for
everyone who orders this set?)
This whole (now hopefully passed) turmoil over the "Will we be able to order him or won't we?" thing seemed to bring out smug arses on both sides of the issue, though, eh? Ah, what a joyous community.