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i feel your pain Cosmic..i myself have done this many times with Japanese region locked imports paying premiums on them only to have a proper US release of the exact item for even less money. one shining example is the Persona Q 3DS XL console..i ended up importing 2 of those from Japan, region locked costing double of MSRP after shipping, mark ups, and fees, only for Gamestop USA to have it widely available. and at one point having a 25% off sale of those too!..so i know exactly how you feel!