Importing platinum

[shining-Celebi]

How is the process and how much will I have to pay?
Its my first time importing and I plan to import from play-asia.
I need help on knowing how the importing process is like.
I heard something about custom fees...?

 

[Quartzthyst]

Anything sent from a country to another country via mail has to be sent through customs, and your charged for the weight/size of the package. You would also be charged with shipping/handling, and the original price of what you are buying.

In my opinion, just wait. You'll be paying more for a game you probably won't be able to read, and you'll get the same game a couple months down the road anyways.

 

[bell02+]

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in America it cost about $50, plus shipping (between $4 and $25) and Play-Asia does not get the pre-order bonuses usually. You might be able to get it on ebay from a trust worthy importer for around the same price with the pre-order bonus.

But yeah, it really depends on your country. I think the US doesn't start charging an Import fee unless things total more than $400 (or $200 I can't remember anymore).

I usually say it isn't worth it to import a game from Japan if you know it's release is soon and/(or in some cases as well) you can't read Japanese. However, if you only speak Japanese, you will be fine in understanding the story because Pokemon games don't use Kanji. (the main games, and they are extremely easy reading) If you are just looking to play for the sake of playing (not knowing any Japanese) I suggest that you skip this RPG and wait for a domestic release. I think it's a little much that you'd be sacrificing at that point.

 

[Galactic Grunt ♀]

I've imported from eBay a few good times (Diamond, MD and MD2, Batonnage), and I've never spent over $60 (USD). So I'd recommend someone with good feedback on eBay.