650 is a lot of money but its not actually expensive for what they are. For those of you who say "its a joke" and "its expensive" where can you get them for "much cheaper"? i think we must also remember that importing them yourself for your own use is very different to importing to resale.i import parts and i can get them a little cheaper than what he is selling them for but rarely do people sell things and not at least recoup their money or make a little on the side. all i can say is hes not going to retire after this sale. They retail at 48000yen.... but then youre probably sayin, "who pays full retail anyway?".... ok.... so lets say you get them for 40000yen. which is quite a good discount. divide 40000 by the rate at the moment, (tv says 83 so actual rate at the bank less tt service charges etc about 80yen to the dollar) you get $500aus dollars. to send this ems from japan working on approx 6kg including boxes and extra packaging, would cost 9600yen. 9600/80 = 120aud. if you do the maths thats $620 aud. THIS IS ONLY IF IT DOES NOT GET HIT WITH 10% DUTY AND 10% GST! I hope this calculation sheds some more light on what these things really cost. But for those who still think that they can get these for "much cheaper" (sorry yom) than 650 then please let me know!
P.S. I DONT KNOW THE GUY SELLING THE CAMS ON EBAY!