Originally Posted by gh-ap
maybe the answer is to make a japanese friend, have e-framebank send the frame to your buddy, have friend ship the frame to you. isn't wm. karsten or someone else on here in japan?
this is what i did to get my 3rensho frame from them, only i had my friend bring it back on a plane with him for free. also, i'm not sure if dolface took into account a customs duty which would get tacked on top of the shipping charge. shinji will actually ship within japan for FREE, so having a friend in japan to ship it to you would be a good way to get around any export fee.