[Kurona]

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Originally Posted by MoarCrossovers

Asking all UK/EU collectors: where's a good place to order Premium Bandai stuff frommwithout getting hit by customs charges.

Reliably? Nowhere, as that doesn't really depend on the store -- it's completely up to luck whether the customs office will seize something or not. And not just expensive items either, I've had very cheap packages get hit with import charges. Surprisingly, I've not had any this year, so... I'm hoping things have gotten better recently...?

Nin-Nin Game would probably be your best option but they can still be unreliable. They recently shipped out my OOO Driver and the stated price on that was lowered to try and avoid customs charges. You could also see about getting something shipped to an american friend who can then send you it as a gift.

Otherwise, all the normal ones apply -- Zenmarket etc.

[AkibaSilver]

Yeah, it's generally random chance. Mandarake seems to have the worst luck, but that might just be because they don't mark down, but then sometimes I'll get something easily over the customs limit just sail through. It's just a risk of collecting over here. You could go for a UK based store, but then that's gonna b marked up due to the extra handling needed.