- The 1 year low versus Chinese RMB is still too high by what the conservatives want. - It would be nice if yen gets to 150 to 1 against the dollar, I'll probably put in more orders at HLJ. - I just realized that I wrote a extra zero, it should be just 20,000 yen. - You are correct on the weight limit also for SAL, I haven't ran into the issue much since 20,00n yen worth of Gundam kits rarely weight over 2kg. Maybe except for few of the bigger MG kits.
zy On 7/3/07, Dr. Core <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
ZY Ho wrote: > I shop from HLJ also. I usually time my purchase if dollar to yen is at > least 1 to 110, which is the case rightnow. > I do notice shipping is cheaper if I can get SAL, the problem is HLJ > automatically do EMS if the value of the order is over 200000 yen. So large > expansive item will always cost almost 40% more shipping ex the 1/350 scale > starship yamato kit from Bandai. Yeah, other people have unexpectedly gotten charged EMS shippment, when (I guess) an order tips over 2000g gross. But then is there anyone who can beat 40% while offering the comprehensive range of products? HobbySearch, I suppose, works out to about 30% since it's ~40% for EMS minus a 5% discount and "frequent buyer points" which (IIRC) works out to another 5% discount. > The days of putting 1 large order to save shipping form HLJ is long gong. :) I am so paranoid that they will ship by EMS that I painstakingly work out each order based on stock and net weight. I am in the process of making my 3rd order in 2 weeks. But it can feel like a excruciatingly slow game of rock-paper-scissors as I guess the hidden meaning of stock status of some items shifting by the hours. A couple of GMLers and I figured out that the best way to get HLJ to process or ship your order quickly is to cancel it completely or otherwise request them to do something slightly out of the ordinary. You pointed out something that I kind of overlooked during my recent orders. I was just happy that it cost me fewer dollars than expected. Checking Google, US$ is now at near the 1 year lowest point against Euro, Can $, GBP, Russian Roubles and Chinese RMB (favoring US export to these countries) but Yen is near the 1 year low against US$ (favoring Jap export to US). Now I understand why Washington wants to punish Japan along with China... -- Dr. Core -------------------------------------------------- The Gundam Mailing List MK-II [email protected] Archives: http://www.gundam.com/gml Help: Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this in the BODY: help list
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