Korean exclusive - King Sejong the Great

[Rasputin]

Once again. All the cool stuff is overseas and/or overpriced. 🥲

Unfortunately for me….all Playmobil is “cool”

And if Playmobil says I can’t have it, I want it more

There are some very rare unique internal Playmobil statues in glass cases that I’ve been after for a very long time.

[Macruran]

Unfortunately for me….all Playmobil is “cool”

And if Playmobil says I can’t have it, I want it more

There are some very rare unique internal Playmobil statues in glass cases that I’ve been after for a very long time.

You should engage an international master thief to carry out a heist

[Janilew]

Unfortunately for me….all Playmobil is “cool”

And if Playmobil says I can’t have it, I want it more

There are some very rare unique internal Playmobil statues in glass cases that I’ve been after for a very long time.

Another day of being an American collector of foreign brands. ;_; I was so heartbroken that I couldn't get Heidi, and now Asterix. I love the new pieces they brought!

[GrahamB]

The problem is not really the buying of sets only released in Europe- just ask and someone (me for example) will buy you any PM sets you want. The problem is the cost of US import/export charges which tend to dampen one's enthusiasm, as well as the affordability. For example, I have given up looking at things on US eBay because the shipping costs to UK are always eye-watering!

Korean exclusives might be easier to get hold of if we knew someone who lives there, or visits regularly.

Edit: Article 1 of the US constitution prohibits exports duties (I just read), so it must be high shipping costs which make US exports expensive.

[Oliver]

$35 + $10shipping

No way

If you think the re-sellers are being outrageous, these are $15 new (there's a reason I didn't get the LG exclusives when I was in Korea  )

[Rasputin]

Yes, the shipping fees not only have gone through the roof, they’ve gone into outer space.

To get a shipping container from China, it’s 6x from 5 years ago

[Ismene]

I was willing to break my klicky budget for this guy, but the $20 ebay tax is too much.

so it must be high shipping costs which make US exports expensive.

Yeah, the lowest tier, budget rate for shipping a package to the UK is $13 (and not every shipping platform offers this rate). Postal service with commercial discount is around $19. The UPS rate would make a grown man cry. It makes $10 shipping from Korea look quite reasonable.

[Klickteryx]

Another day of being an American collector of foreign brands. ;_; I was so heartbroken that I couldn't get Heidi, and now Asterix. I love the new pieces they brought!

Have you tried kidinn (tradeinn)?