Racephoto1 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 (edited) Right now the dollar is pounding foreign currencies. Look at HLJ or Plaza Japan. Prices are far cheaper than.anywhere else. Yes shipping is higher, but with what you save price wise, it isn't so bad. Bought some stuff from Plaza a couple weeks ago. Nice price, and quick shipping. I know this can't last forever, so I buy while I can , at these prices. Edited September 7, 2022 by Racephoto1 Spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Someone on the HAMB mentioned in a thread about the Hershey swap meet, that fewer Europeans would be coming over this year because of the economy over there. I checked and found the dollar virtually on par with the euro. For the longest time, it seemed a euro was worth about $1.60-$1.65, that seems to have changed for the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpate Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 (edited) Yes i LOVE plaza japan. There prices have been cheap for a long long time. Shipping is high, but it's worth it in the end. So many kits I've bought for $15-$20 that you would pay $60 and up for in the states. There packaging is great, and you get cool little gifts from them too. My last order from them was about $300. If i would of found and bought every kit amongst other things in the states that i got from them it would of been way way more. Example tamiya tape from them less than $2, and in the states bout $6 lol Edited September 8, 2022 by Dpate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mark Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Of course, "strength" of the dollar is a misnomer, especially if you are looking at retirement plan statements lately... that's as far down that rabbit hole as I'm going to go, and please, don't nobody else go any further... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Not so good if you're in Canada. Some Tamiya kits are showing for about $18 CDN. That's great! But one $18 Tamiya Porsche kit has a single shipping option for $49. So almost $70 for a kit I can buy here for $40. It's the same for HLJ, who I've used a lot in the past. Until shipping gets back to a more reasonable amount, I can't justify ordering from there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpate Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 1 hour ago, iamsuperdan said: Not so good if you're in Canada. Some Tamiya kits are showing for about $18 CDN. That's great! But one $18 Tamiya Porsche kit has a single shipping option for $49. So almost $70 for a kit I can buy here for $40. It's the same for HLJ, who I've used a lot in the past. Until shipping gets back to a more reasonable amount, I can't justify ordering from there. Yeah i do large orders from plaza japan because shipping amount on one kit is silly. If I'm looking for just one kit than it'll be checking local shops or ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 no point ordering from the uk for 2 weeks. everything will be shut for near 2 weeks because the queen died Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 2 hours ago, stitchdup said: no point ordering from the uk for 2 weeks. everything will be shut for near 2 weeks because the queen died Has the world changed or have I changed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, 1972coronet said: Has the world changed or have I changed? Less better today without Queen. Tough lady. Can keep the rest of them. Sad. Sad that I’ve seen spouse in older couple die, then not long after, survivor dies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 52 minutes ago, 1972coronet said: Has the world changed or have I changed? its just one of the quirks of royal protocol over here. our post is the royal mail so it, most government and a lot of other stuff shuts down pretty much for a mourning period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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