(04-05-2017, 09:12 AM)Super Wrote: Really? 4/25 or 5/25? Hobby Search lists it as Late May. I don't see Oigawa James listed at Tokyo-Hobby.
I just did a quirk calculation because I am expecting packages from both Hobby-Search and Tokyo-Hobby. My quick addition is that much of the savings difference is only in the selected shipping method.
Hobby-Search
2 trains, Shooting Star Gordon & Streamlined Thomas...Total $62.29 with EMS shipping (with Tracking) 3 - 5 days
Tokyo-Hobby (taking from Ebay listings)
2 trains, Shooting Star Gordon & Streamlined Thomas...Total $59.80 with SAL shipping (no tracking) 10 -14 days or more
So the $2.49 difference would be the advantage for the faster service. Would using SAL at Hobby-Search be even cheaper that Tokyo-Hobby? I don't know.
Upon a deeper inspection I am a bit wrong as I just seen that I used 257 Hobby-Search points for the order which comes to about $2.32 discount so the difference would be $4.81. as the actual cost for the two at Hobby-Search would be $64.61 before discount.
It will be listed for Pre-Order on 4/25 and would not ship until 5/25.
Combined shipping may be a bit better with eBay? Not sure I would have to do some research. I do like getting EMS shipping with HS as opposed to SAL but if I could save $20 or so in shipping fees then it may be worth it. On a side note the Steam Thomas I received from Hobby search while it was in a box it had no bubble wrap or anything with it.