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I'm interested in the fact that FTL (a two-disc release) has been a little negatively-recieved in here for its price, but Shinobi (a single-disc release) hasn't, despite only being $5 cheaper. 

 

Is there any specific reason for this? Is $30 the upper limit psychologically? I'm just curious really. As someone with some very relevant plans of my own, it'd be good to know.

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I don't know about elsewhere, but for me here in the UK Shinobi is £25 with registered postage (so around $35). That's it, nothing else added.

Iam8bit has FTL priced at $35 before shipping to the UK (cant remember the cost, but its probably about $15). So add on postage, and then import tax at 20%, and an £8 ($12) handling fee by royal mail and it adds up very quickly.

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I don't know about elsewhere, but for me here in the UK Shinobi is £25 with registered postage (so around $35). That's it, nothing else added.

Iam8bit has FTL priced at $35 before shipping to the UK (cant remember the cost, but its probably about $15). So add on postage, and then import tax at 20%, and an £8 ($12) handling fee by royal mail and it adds up very quickly.

 

 

Oh yeah, I completely get you. I'm in the UK as well - checked earlier and FTL came to $62 (£40) with postage, so it's MUCH more expensive.

 

But I think most of the guys and girls here are state-side, so I was just wondering why Shinobi was a better value proposition for them.

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Oh yeah, I completely get you. I'm in the UK as well - checked earlier and FTL came to $62 (£40) with postage, so it's MUCH more expensive.

But I think most of the guys and girls here are state-side, so I was just wondering why Shinobi was a better value proposition for them.

Ah ok cool. I don't know what Mondo has these priced at with shipping, that should probably make a difference I'd imagine.

I seem to remember in the old thread that Iam8bit had awful shipping prices even for those across the pond. I could be wrong though.

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Still waiting for my Shinobi 3 vinyl but I read order numbers around 3500 should have shipped last day so I guess mine will be on the way today.

 

Btw iam8bit opened up an UK store so if you are in the EU and have orders on the USA site, you might want to send them an email and tell them to cancel your orders so you can reorder from the new UK site. I had 4 orders waiting there but got them all cancelled and reordered them on the UK site and saved a bunch of money.

 

 

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Btw iam8bit opened up an UK store so if you are in the EU and have orders on the USA site, you might want to send them an email and tell them to cancel your orders so you can reorder from the new UK site. I had 4 orders waiting there but got them all cancelled and reordered them on the UK site and saved a bunch of money.

That's good to know! Will have to remember that.

I wonder why the prices are still in US$ though? There's no option to change the currency. Seems a bit odd...

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Btw iam8bit opened up an UK store so if you are in the EU and have orders on the USA site, you might want to send them an email and tell them to cancel your orders so you can reorder from the new UK site. I had 4 orders waiting there but got them all cancelled and reordered them on the UK site and saved a bunch of money.

 

Jeeeeez, there goes all my money.

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