[Spect3r]

Originally Posted by L1Slayer

Can't say it's my profession, but the cheapest method I found so far is not under 140€ to Japan. (about 1:4 sclae, up to 20kg, without full ensurance)
Compared to my 1:4 I ordered directly from P1, 120$ shipping doesn't seem totally unreasonable.
I paid for my two 1:3 pieces from Sideshow 110$ and 140$.
And another example: A 1:3 P1 Statue I'm eventually buying from a retailer within the EU is quoted to be 40-60€ (depending on if it's one or two boxes) and that's basically just to drag it over the border.
And for even more, see my comment about XM before.

You are checking prices for general public, companies have contracts, get way cheaper prices because of the amount they send.

Also, thats to Europe that is a much longer travel than from Japan to Canada (from where Mike is and all this $500 talk comes from)

I do not make excuses for them, I try to stay neutral and find reasonable arguments based on the information we have. (While not being part of the industry)
Hench my post, you didn't read.

I read it now (sorry, was at work and cant stop reading/replying for many minutes at a time.
Thus values from P1 are insane, sorry to say.

I won't argue about what I did with amazon, I'll leave that for you decide.
But I'm not allowed to justify the unexplained, while it's okay to bash it?
That's the reason why I appear so pro company. People tend to simply jump onto rage trains without even trying to see if there might be a reason.

Amazon is a cancer in the world, with their book banning and all, so i am sorry if i find it hard to have the slightest appreciation for them.
You are allowed to try to justify it but if is unexplainable then how can you?

See my comment on the first quote.
About a 10x more expensive piece, which you refer to, would probably be something like Lobo. And that piece is expected to come in 3 or even more(!) boxes and weights over 30Kg.
(Not saying Lobos shipping cost is justified, but the reason on why it's so high, is unclear and certainly not something P1 wants)
With that being said, I would guess the statues of GoW and DMC will ship for around 120$-180$.

No, i am talking about the 1/3 piece they were charging $500 to ship it to Canada, thats where all this talk comes from

And as I in my post before, that is exactly what they are trying to do.
Economy Shipping for the US was the first step and it's vastly more cheaper. EU and US warehouses are suppose to come as well. So what else are they suppose to do?

They are not in the business for the past year or 2, they should have it figured it out by now, hell, just look at what companies like Nin Nin Game has, is not rocket science

I simply dislike it, when people just jump the ship without trying to figure out why someone would act as they do. Why would P1 implement so heavy shipping costs, when the only thing it does is restricting people from buying from them?
Until I have a good reason to think otherwise, I'll stay neutral.

I am not jumping ship, i am stating the obvious
How the hell can other companies do it and they after all this time, havent yet?
Specially, if resellers of their products can do it, how the hell dont they manage to?