A little bit different than >>100, but still a prominent issue. Any items you see sold for ￥2000 in Japan, but nobody cared enough to import them/ jacked up the price to $130 or more on eBay, and your only options are to either pay out the ass to a proxy bidder because the Japanese sellers refuse to ship international or you have to actually go to Japan to find them? For me, an immaculate plush of my waifu and the Yoshika Miyafuji Nendoroid are on my list. When I have the money for a long trip...
http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d123779840 This is an example of the awesome deals you can get there. I tryed my hand at bidding on it with a proxy bidder, but all the proxie's fees and the two way shipping, really jacks up the price and makes it impractical. the stuff there must have been worth 50000jpy, but went for 32,020. man, If I lived in japan, I could buy stuff like this all the time and resell it to dumb Americans and be able to live without having to keep a real job.
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