IC: New Taito stools, 43cm and 48cm stools, SF Bay Area based

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EDIT: The listed prices include all fees for these to be imported and do not include domestic shipping. It was discovered that shipping rates are slightly higher for 48cm stools and based on a 33-stool order with 24x 43cm stools and 9x 48cm stools the total cost for these will be as follows:

43cm - 12,707 JPY by bank transfer, 13,183 JPY by paypal
48cm - 13,553 JPY by bank transfer, 14,072 JPY by paypal

I haven't decided whether I will make the transaction via Paypal or bank transfer yet. It saves $5 a stool, but given currency exchange volatility a bank transfer could be a little tricky for a group buy.

Stools Remaining (tentative)
-Everything currently accounted for. 2x 48cm stools may become available.
 
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$138 for a stool is cheap. I'd recommend getting some pictures up of the stools though to help gauge interest. I've also done 3 Bulk Orders of these in the last year or so on these forums so we may be tapped out of potential sales for the time being.

http://www.geekchichq.com/ - If you want some slick yet awesome furniture for a price that you will find extremely expensive.
 
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$138 would be the absolute max before domestic shipping for the more expensive 48cm stool which most people will not be interested in, the pricing goes down from there based on quantity and whether or not bank transfer is used over paypal. Right now the price range is 127-135 for 43cm and 130-138 for 48cm. Won't know for sure until I find what's involved in a bank transfer and what the final quantity will be. These prices are at cost. Contact roque at River Service if this sounds unbelievable. Also, shipping rates have gone up approximately 15% since I inquired last year. I'm sure anyone who's purchased these can confirm that these are legit prices.
 
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Noah, your prices have me interested. Get some photos of these seats and I may bite.
 
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jugu said:
I'd be interested in 2 43cm stools and one 48cm.
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Cool. This is still an interest check, but if there's enough interest I'll contact you back when this comes closer to fruition. Exchange rate just got a little more favorable today, hopefully this trend continues. Ideally I'd like to be able to net 43cm stools for $120. The biggest quantity price break ($2) happens at 30 stools. Virtually no difference between 18-27 units.
 
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thanks for the quick reply! I'm definitely in when this happens. No more Ikea stools for me.
 
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I never sat on japanese stools before, im curious do these have the same magical powers like the airline seats where they can absorb fart smell? That would be my only justification to buy one at these prices.
 
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I'd be in for two or three. Will keep checking back for when this comes to fruition.
 
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This is looking probable based on the interest over the last couple days. This is definitely going to simmer for a little while. Again, likely won't be placing the order for another month, and after that it will take a few weeks for River Service to get the 43cm's in stock before shipping them all out.
 
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I'd be down for two 43 cm stools at this price. Have Roger pick mine up from you and drop them off to me :)

How are you doing the international shipping to avoid the bent leg syndrome bud?
 
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Mikhail said:
I'd be down for two 43 cm stools at this price. Have Roger pick mine up from you and drop them off to me :)

How are you doing the international shipping to avoid the bent leg syndrome bud?
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I don't mind picking them up for you. But I will make sure to rest my bare sweaty butt cheeks on them before I give them to you. :D
 
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Mikhail said:
How are you doing the international shipping to avoid the bent leg syndrome bud?
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Holy smokes! It's Mikhail! You should show up to something someday, we all like having you around.

I'm using UPS expedited like Kaph did, only I'm crossing my fingers. It works every time.

Seriously though, it is the same method that was used by Kaph33n. I've contacted RS multiple times over the last couple years and the ocean line shipping just doesn't save much. You'd be looking at a max of 3 or 4 bucks savings in the end and would be waiting weeks for them to arrive BEYOND the 3-4 week waiting period after ordering. As you might recall earlier in this thread, the 43cm stools are special ordered from Taito and take a few weeks to arrive at River Service prior to shipment, so ocean line shipping would end up taking 6-8 weeks after ordering to arrive. Not worth it to save a few bucks per stool. Also, numerous people have ordered these from RS before with no problem on multiple accounts. I'm guessing ordering around the holidays didn't help Kaph's cause either.
 
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loegan43 said:
Whoops, sorry, the 48cm ones.
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Let me know once you've decided on 2 or 3. The reason being that these are in the minority of the order and I need to order in multiples of 3. At some point I may have to notify folks of a cutoff. I'd just hate to take additional orders from folks and have to remove their stools from the order later on to meet a multiple of 3.
 
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