It's pretty bad, no doubt about it. A $35 order from Marcos turns into a $60 order or worse if I don't feel like gambling and prepay duties and taxes. Hell, if I want the part in under 5 days it turns into a $120 order!

I hadn't really entertained the idea of gambling and not pre-paying duty and taxes. I see no reason why I should get dinged for any of that just because it's coming from Marcos. I've had tons of stuff shipped from the states to me and paid at MOST like a $5 shipping flat rate and had absolutely no problem with it.

I might give that a shot, their cheapest option is still $14 in shipping + whatever I end up paying once it arrives, but I guess that's one option. I'd just need to make sure I order a bunch of stuff at once instead of doing it piecemeal or the shipping ends up doubling the cost of my order. Boo!

That's pretty standard for just about every type of hobby trade show to be honest... I wish I was kidding.