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scarecrow666
10-10-2007, 01:45 PM
I just mail ordered the new big face ape hoodie from NY but when i checked the site it said 20,790 yen, which turns into roughly $180 dollars. But when i ordered from NY shit cost 250! what gives?
JohnnyVillan
10-10-2007, 01:47 PM
Taxes to import from japan
jinikari01
10-10-2007, 02:11 PM
nice... i called in nyc bws for the exact item... so ur 250 was total including tax and delivery???
if thats the case, i see no difference from ordering from pondon and nyc bws...
podon has the red face hoodie at 230 and shipping is 24... something like dat...
shuhbonkboo
10-10-2007, 02:44 PM
Yeah tees on the website that are 6090 yen = $51.97 are $73 flat in NYC. Sucks doesn't it.
CH3SN3Y
10-10-2007, 02:46 PM
lol a shop in amsterdam salle bape tee for 130euro
czar
10-10-2007, 02:50 PM
Taxes to import from japan

Ding Ding Ding. Correct. Import Taxes!!! Not to mention S/H and NYC Taxes you friggin noobs.
Powerz22
10-10-2007, 02:50 PM
London is the worst. £50 for a normal T-Shirt, that is $100. When I went NY I was buzzing at how cheap it was.
jinikari01
10-10-2007, 02:51 PM
Yeah tees on the website that are 6090 yen = $51.97 are $73 flat in NYC. Sucks doesn't it.

we're being charged for the import and the cost of shipping... its bad engough nigo's a billionaire and yet he feels the need to charge the ppl for all his surchages... :(:(:( oh well thats life...
czar
10-10-2007, 02:52 PM
Its also due to currency exchange. Some of you guys REALLY need to take a class in Economics or Business
jinikari01
10-10-2007, 03:09 PM
^^^ Oh Yeah... I Totally Forgot... Plus I Was An Art Major... Do I Get A Pass???
Lol!!!
Mosh_xB
10-10-2007, 03:12 PM
i cant wait for a japan trip with like $5 grand on me.
$50 for a bape tee? thats like buying LRG!
no wonder its so popular over there!
j-dwys
10-10-2007, 03:15 PM
Its also due to currency exchange. Some of you guys REALLY need to take a class in Economics or Business
lol......CO-SIGN! .......get educated fellas....thats how the world works....same as how board flips are like 80 bucks here and in japan they are more
Mosh_xB
10-10-2007, 03:17 PM
same as how board flips are like 80 bucks here and in japan they are morelike the bf2's that are on cliffedge for $210? hahaha
bapesta balla
10-10-2007, 03:17 PM
i cant wait for a japan trip with like $5 grand on me.
$50 for a bape tee? thats like buying LRG!
no wonder its so popular over there!

wsh i had 5 grand to spend on bape, and yeah $50 tee thats sick!
kachun_ng
10-10-2007, 05:07 PM
That's why it's good to have a friend in Japan....or just go there and go nuts...
Chinoathouston
10-10-2007, 05:34 PM
do u think the price will be higher,lower, or the same at future bws l.a.?
EveryonesADamnBapeFiend
10-10-2007, 06:02 PM
not everyone is as smart or educated as you are Mr. Czar. lol.
Bape_lovers
10-10-2007, 06:07 PM
i think the cheapest BWS next to Japan..is HK or Tapiei
Bapeman36
10-10-2007, 07:00 PM
On canal street bape is much cheaper.. check it out