There is a threshold with imported toys... they are significantly cheaper, but you may need to buy a certain amount to make a saving. (which is half the fun of shopping around online... calculating the total costs of what you can import with what you can get here)
A single DLX would cost more with shipping, but if you bought a case of eight (because you or your friends needed all of them), you should be significantly better off than buying here.
And if it was an item that may not be released here, or you can no longer trust your local stores to get in any or enough stock, spending the same or a couple dollars more, isn't too big a deal to most either.
Ahh, so that's what I've been doing wrong then, thanks for the tip. A bulk case, and then just sell off the extras.
On the lookout for MISB Headmaster Highbrow, Takara or Hasbro. I'm sure I could make you a sweet deal!