(yes being close to manufacture isn't a factor - shipping is very cheap - costs more getting from dockside to store, and again from store to door than from factory to overseas port).
I'd just read the Oriental Carbon thread when I posted, so I think I envisaged the cost of shipping a single frame straight from the source rather than container ships.
I'd just read the Oriental Carbon thread when I posted, so I think I envisaged the cost of shipping a single frame straight from the source rather than container ships.
Are groupsets cheaper in Japan?