>>6257212I've purchased Dollzone, Xagadoll, and 2D Doll bodies from Taobao and each time I saved over $100, even after service fees and shipping. Wait times were much quicker for the latter two. I've also noticed that seasonal sales tend to be run through dealers rather than the official stores, and they're more frequent and last longer than international events.
My only piece of advice in addition to what other anons have provided is that you need to use a reputable shopping service. For some ungodly reason, Taobao's built-in forwarding services refuse to ship resin abroad, and you will cry blood trying to get them to either return it or push it on to someone who can. And when I say "reputable," I mean:
1. Not Alsotao, or any service with a shady rep
2. Not Crystal Yi/TBSS because their service fees are bullshit. They charge 10% twice.
>>6257474When you bought directly from the Taobao shops, did they ship directly to you via EMS? If so, that's what pushed the price so high, because the individual sellers don't really have any cheap international options. If you have them ship to a shopping service first, EMS shipping for an MSD only comes to about $45. Other methods are even lower.