Not arrogant. Sick of people telling I don't get it. I've sold my used camera gear to people outside of the US, and the gear gets held up in Customs until the buyer pays their import tax, and it's a tax based on Custom's perceived value of the camera, not the actual price I sold the camera for. So yes. I know the cost of shipping goods overseas. The shipping and cost of customs fees never doubled the cost the item I sold. YMMV.
Even Canada has high customs fees for goods shipped from the US.
Regardless, the price of the Efx Helmet is the least expensive incredibly accurate Vader Helmet you can buy - even with the customs tax. That has been my entire point.
The Brian Muir Helmet and Mask is 900 Pounds.
Ainsworth's Dark Lord helmet is 500 Pounds.
You'll have to ask Bookface what he charges UK residents for his Quasimodo 2 ANH helmet. It may or may not be different than what he charges US residents - it's solely up to him. The US has very little if any import tax.
The EFX Injection molded helmet is $300 USD (210 Pounds) - ordered directly through EFX's website. If the price doubles because customs and shipping, it's still 420 Pounds.
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Looks like Forbidden Planet in the UK has these, but as usual, the price is a joke at approx the same $ rate to £ rate?
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https://forbiddenplanet.com/174556-s...er-episode-iv/
£319.99! Is still 180 pounds less expensive than Ainsworth's, and forbidden planet is likely being charged an import fee. And this is being called a joke.
I also know UK residents pay more for their Apple products than the US, and they have Apple retailers in the UK. Blame your country, not the company.
I cancelled my $250 USD price for an Anovos Stormtrooper helmet and paid $450 USD for an RS Stormtrooper helmet. For a variety of reasons, the RS is the one I wanted, so I paid more for it. It was entirely worth it to me.
If the EFX Vader Helmet is worth it to you, get it.
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