[Seraph]

First off, thank you Doug and Troy.

Let me do some calculations for those of you that are curious.

Let's look at the $50 Badge. The actual price of the badge is 4030 JPY. How did the 4030 JPY which is equal to $34 become a 50 dollar piece?

There is a comission fee that Japan Import Services charges me. Well, that charges goes to everyone. That is a percentage of the order. It varies from 5% to 12.5% depending on the total cost of the item. If the item is over 1,000,000 yen ($8333), we get to enjoy the 5% commission fee. And as it turns out, we are not ordering anywhere close to 8500 dollars worth of stuff so we end up paying 12.5%. So, that would be 35 * 12.5% + 35 = 40.

Now, I have to pay shipping for the item from Japan to my house and from my house to your home. EMS is the quickest and cheapest shipping they have. That and USPS priority to your house makes up the remaining 10 dollars.
Thus, 50 for the part from Japan. As you can tell, I am not making a single dime (and chances are I may even have to dig in my own pocket). Like I have said, for heavier items, I may contact the buyer if the shipping charges adds up a little more than what I have noted.

About a year ago when I got the JDM Badge from John Hoffman, I paid him 65 Dollars. What I am giving you all is the same badge at 50. You all can do the calculations as well.

Hope this clears things up.

Lwin