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how to buy from e-framebank.com
got this today from e-framebank:
Thank you very much for visiting our web site and for giving the contact. We are sorry we did not answer sooner. We can sell the frame to you if you pay the shipping cost besides the frame fee and if you send the payment (frame fee and shipping cost) to our office by International Postal Money Order before we ship the frame to you. After we accept your remittance,we ship the frame as soon as possible. The shipping cost for a frame to USA is 17,000 yen. When you find the frame that you would lke to buy, please apply from the purchase proposal form on our web site. if you do not Japanese, please watch the following http. This is the English version of our site. http://216.239.39.104/translate_c?hl...language_tools We are looking foward your order . Thank you . Framebank/Ogata Shinji go nuts! (the tanslation widget linked above only seems to work in ie). |
thats one expensive frame...i'd go nuts if i had 500+ sitting around to spend on a frame.
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Originally Posted by dolface
(the tanslation widget linked above only seems to work in ie).
damn! 17,000 yen is $160! To ship a frame to the US! Gadzooks! :eek: |
expensive? doesn't seem that way to me. 40,000 yen is less than $400.
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Originally Posted by habitus
expensive? doesn't seem that way to me. 40,000 yen is less than $400.
"xe.com* Universal Currency Converter ® Results Live mid-market rates as of 2005.03.27 02:49:15 UTC. 17,000.00 JPY Japan Yen * = * 159.842 USD United States Dollars 1 JPY = 0.00940247 USD 1 USD = 106.355 JPY" |
what is "not according to xe.com"? i used it, too, and 40,000 yen is about $375. so...
Originally Posted by BostonFixed
Not according to xe.com, where my math comes from...
"xe.com* Universal Currency Converter ® Results Live mid-market rates as of 2005.03.27 02:49:15 UTC. 17,000.00 JPY Japan Yen * = * 159.842 USD United States Dollars 1 JPY = 0.00940247 USD 1 USD = 106.355 JPY" |
Originally Posted by habitus
what is "not according to xe.com"? i used it, too, and 40,000 yen is about $375. so...
But any way you put it, $160 is a LOT of money to ship a frame. |
Originally Posted by BostonFixed
Whoops, that was confusing. Edited now.
But any way you put it, $160 is a LOT of money to ship a frame. |
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?
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$160+$375=$535, plus the small fee for the money order, it's expensive by my book, as much as I would love for that to be cheap to me. Nothing against the frames, i was considering going through the trouble of getting one of them, but $535 for a frameset is more than what I paid for the 2.8pound road frame i've got on my geared.
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or tomity.
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Originally Posted by wangster
$160+$375=$535, plus the small fee for the money order, it's expensive by my book, as much as I would love for that to be cheap to me. Nothing against the frames, i was considering going through the trouble of getting one of them, but $535 for a frameset is more than what I paid for the 2.8pound road frame i've got on my geared.
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I think if I manage to "swing by" japan on my trip to asia this summer, i'll definately pick up a frame. I'll let you all know if I do and perhaps I can help someone get something. No promises though since Japan would be very expensive to go to, especially after 3 weeks in Asia.
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so really what we need is someone in japan who'll accept a bunch of bikes, and then ship 'em all over at once.
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Originally Posted by dolface
so really what we need is someone in japan who'll accept a bunch of bikes, and then ship 'em all over at once.
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i sent an email to the fellow with the nagasawa who said that he had his shipped by way of rice boat (this was a few days ago now). if he ever does reply, i'll post it.
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http://www.e-framebank.com/photolist/keirin3.JPG
hahahahaaaaahhaaaaa |
Originally Posted by dirtjumpP.1
http://www.e-framebank.com/photolist/keirin3.JPG
hahahahaaaaahhaaaaa |
im going to japan in a few weeks.. i was wondering if they let you stop by.. i guess i should email and ask.. i couldnt figure out where they are located.
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I just vomited...that is so wrong.
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Originally Posted by sloppy robot
im going to japan in a few weeks.. i was wondering if they let you stop by.. i guess i should email and ask.. i couldnt figure out where they are located.
http://www.e-framebank.com/houki.htm i'm not aware of any international flights that flies directly. although if you're in japan, kansai, narita, or haneda will take you there. domestic flights within japan is crazy expensive though. you'll have to go a bit out of the way to get the frames.. hope it's worth it. good luck! |
Please make the bad man stop.
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if that gan well was just a bit closer to my size, i'd snatch it up, $160 shipping and all.
i'll be keeping my eyes open for a kalavinka in my size from now on. |
Okinawa is hard to get to, even from "mainland" japan. If you know any military people stationed there then perhaps something can be worked out.
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