>>10903705In your case, the base price is roughly 17 cheaper. Let's say you opt for air small packet, probably around what, $15? So it's already a bit cheaper, but you also get it sooner (Sep vs Nov).
You mentioned multiple items, then let's say it's 2 of these Heisei Riders that recently went up. 51x2 vs 68x2, so that's 102 vs 136. Let's say the shipping for ASP goes up to $20. Then final prices would be
102+20=122
vs
136+4=140.
So importing from Amiami in this case would be $18 cheaper and you'd get it around 2 months sooner. You could say you might get hit by customs though, so let's say that equalizes the price, you'd have still gotten it sooner.
A case where you might be better off buying local would be something like the SHF Kaido, because his box is so fuckhuge shipping will be enormous, on top of definitely getting hit by customs. Or let's say 10 items in a single order, that $4 flat rate would probably end up a better deal overall with the shipping you'd pay. As long as you're ok with the delay.
This is also assuming you're based in the US. Rarely if ever would one from outside the US be better off ordering from BBTS vs importing.
