- October 11th, 2020, 10:12 pm#4940793Living on the opposite side of the earth, shipping cost is always a pain to me. It just takes a big part of the total amount whenever I purchase parts, replicas, or costumes from the US and other countries. FYR, if I purchase the shell and MB from GB Fans, the shipping would cost me US$212.8 via priority mail, or US$258.53 via express mail (EMS). Sometimes postage is more expensive than the item itself. For example, the 3/4” loom itself costs US$10, but shipping is US$27.49 via first class mail, so I totally understand the pain when it comes to international shipping...
Other than shipping cost, unlike US sellers, Paypal charges 4.4% + 30 cent for each transaction to sellers in Taiwan, and there is 2.5% fee when withdraw payment from Paypal to the local bank account, and plus recent 3% devalued exchange rate for US dollar since September, these costs really add up the price for the kit.
Selling just the shell is possible; however, the shipping is the same as the whole set, because couriers charge shipping cost by volumetric weight rather than actual weight for package in such size. Replacement parts can be purchased for sure.
If there are enough interests like 5 to 10 sets of the kit, I think I may do a run.
Cheers,
Azuma