Just because you have an alternate opinion other 
than glowering praise doesn't mean you're beng 
disrespectful. 

Secondly, sure set-up costs, equipment, and labor 
are expensive for any business. But will the fees 
decrease over time after the business starts to 
make a profit? What is the actual percentage 
markup?

Also, many people *DO* want to get lower priced 
items from Yahoo Japan - that's the point of 
shopping there in the first place. Not very many 
people are looking at getting $100 cels from YJ 
on a regular basis. The "deal* you get from the 
exchange rate and availability is not only eaten 
up, but exceeded by the fees you have to pay to 
get the item in the first place.

Yes, they seem to have an excellent set-up and a 
pretty convenient format, but I still feel that 
in general, Deputy Services attempt to price 
gauge simply because they can. On the other hand, 
I *am* rather ignorant about the actual costs 
involved with a Deputy Service, but it stands to 
reason that there should be a less expensive way 
of ordering internationally.

So, if you *REALLY* *REALLY* want the cel, doll, 
pencil board, or whatever and can afford to pay 
500% of what the item is worth - feel free to 
fork over the cash. But the majority of us are 
still left in the lurch.