Ordering from Japan

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I have decided to go for the Burn-Up high rear wing. Getting it from SoS is quite expensive as the item has to be shipped to US and then to Norway. Even with Sos´ good prices, it is substansially more expensive than buying it in Japan and getting it shipped directly.
I have tried to order from Burn-Up, but no luck.
Anybody who can find out how to order from their homepage:
http://burn-up.vis.ne.jp/

Anybody knowing other jp sites selling Burn-Up?
 
Did you ask Chris if you buy from SOS that he could consider having it "drop-shipped" directly to you from Japan? It may still be slightly more than the US price as I would expect he consolidates his shipment to the US, however, worth asking.
Also - try this - http://babelfish.altavista.com/urltrurl?lp=ja_en&url=http://http://burn-up.vis.ne.jp/- just hit the translate button in the appropriate "Translate a web page" field when the link comes up. Nor perfect but should be enough to guide you to the product inquiry links.
 
As I understood SoS, they had to take it through US for customs. I am not sure why.
I am not familiar with the expression "drop-shipped", but freight-costs is 150+80 USD. Ans it is slightly in my favour to do the transaction in NOK-JPY swap than NOK-USD-JPY as NOK (norwegian kroner) is strong against JPY at the moment.
I'll try yhe translator.
Thanks a lot, d'Ecosse
 
Tried the translator. Comes up with some funny words in between, i.e company was translated to coconut. :p
 
midNight Sun Xpress said:
I am not familiar with the expression "drop-shipped" ....
Sorry to stray off the primary subject - just to explain ....
Drop-shipped is a term applied when the part is shipped directly from the source to the end-user without ever passing directly through the retailer who placed the order. This is often a typical process, especially with internet retailers who frequently never "see" or maintain any inventory! It is also very frequently not stated that this is the process (to many it's transparent & irrelevant unless something goes wrong i.e. it's late or missing). I don't belive SOS practices this typically, clearing their merchandise directly into & out of their own inventory.
For example, there was a debate about a year ago when Goodson Acura in TX was selling Comptech headers in a "year-end close-out" - I received mine directly from Comptech, which is only about 75 miles from my home. To further digress, some purchasers from CA were asked to pay CA sales tax since the part was originating in-state even though the order was being placed with a company out of state (residents who purchase something from another state do not typically pay sales tax - one of the great advantages of mail or internet order) Legally tax is actually due to the resident state by the purchaser (at least in CA) & a CA vendor is required to collect taxes on sales within its jurors diction - it is a real contention however, how an out-of-state vendor could collect CA sales tax & process it appropriately i.e. send it to the state of CA excise dept.!
 
Thanks again, dÉcosse. Adding another expression to my vocabulary.
I believed they had to take it physically through US Customs.
 
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