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Originally Posted by Kiwami

I know that, but they do offer some Web-Exclusives I could only get through middlemen.

5000, and, what you're forgetting: Retailers give you discounts. 15%-30% in some cases.

So the difference between a retail release which is cheaper and gets discounts as opposed to a Web-Exclusive which is more expensive and doesn’t get discounts but middleman fees in exchange is very noticeable. For me at least. It's easily 30 bucks more in the most cases since I also pay import fees, + shipping. And it’s especially heavy if the item isn’t cheap to begin with like the GMk Godzilla.

And I'm not always up for that. With stuff like Overlord Baron I have to have it, but if a Kuuga variant comes along I dig I'm like... eh I got the original SS-release and it's good enough.

But I do get a bit angry if figures I think are better off in retail (which is a biased opinion since I don’t know crap about the Japanese market) are Web-Exclusives and immediately a tough pill to swallow. And I cut hobby money short lately because I need to, that’s not helping either.

Sure it’s annoying for you if you always read that, but that’s just how I react.

You're in Europe though? Being in the UK, I often find web exclusives to be easier to deal with. Not only does it mean you don't have to worry about getting up early in the hopes that you can place an order before servers crash, but you avoid customs charges through most middlemen and have the option of holding orders for a couple of months to combine with other things to save on shipping.

Retail releases are fine if you're lucky and your order avoids customs, but if not, exclusives are usually cheaper.