the shipping was FREE, i had a friend in the military who got sent back to the states, i just gave him the kit and the military shipped it free for him as household goods <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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i bought my kit about 6 months ago, the yen rate was 121, i wish i woulda held off, the rate was 131 awhile ago.