Yes, BBTS is generally MUCH higher regarding their prices on Tamashii web or other exclusives that Bluefin can't get. A single figure that clocks in around 4000-5000ish yen from Japanese middlemen will come in around $80-90ish on BBTS and larger releases are comfortably well over $100 to start off. If you really want an exclusive Figuart, it's best to go with the middlemen sites when Bluefin can't get it or just wait for it to pop up on Mandarake.

See if any of the little rubber tubes that go on the frame are missing. I was having a similar issue and that's what it turned out to be.

but after shipping doesn't it pretty much balance out?

It depends. If you go with EMS shipping, it might, I suppose, depending on which one it is you're ordering. If you order multiple exclusives together and/or go with a cheaper shipping method like SAL, it'll probably be cheaper still per item, especially if you order them from middlemen sites right off the bat.

If you do it after the fact from Mandarake (or perhaps AmiAmi or anywhere else that sells pre-owned stuff out of Japan), it will depend on what price you can find it for there, so it could even out or it could still be cheaper than going through BBTS. I picked up Ryuga from Mandarake well after it was released, and with SAL shipping it was still quite a bit cheaper than BBTS' asking price or the going rates on eBay. Even with EMS, it would've come in a bit cheaper than BBTS.

I'm still waiting for Gaim and Baron from BBTS, the wait is absolutely agonising, I'm glad I ordered everyone else from other sources.

Nope, I readjusted those as well but it didn't fit anything.

How long does Registered SAL usually take? Ordered Gaim on CDJapan and he's already shipped out but the last status update says "Dispatch From Outward Office Of Exchange".

Just got Baron today and he's a beautiful figure but he's missing Gaim :(

If you went SAL on an item that just released last week, you've still probably got a few more to go.

Don't worry man I also picked SAL from AmiAmi, and my tracking said the same thing, just keep your self occupied with other stuff and before you know it'll be there.

What ET said, SAL quickest Ive ever seen is week and a half, and that was lucky, slowest was three weeks, so it averages.