Ok little update about Gecco's Souls of Cinder statue:
japanese price is $417 USD. You can get it from several japanese retailer for under $400 USD (Amiami is selling it $386 USD on preorder). I don't know why, but Gecco decided that the statue would cost $500 out of Japan. That's really odd.
So importing from Japan is a good idea if you want to get it at a decent price.