Unfortunately shipping to the US seems to be over $60. I don’t remember shipping costs for the KARA to be that high. Is it due to the weight or have shipping costs increased significantly?
//edit: Just double-checked, shipping for the KARA + dampener was $25.
//edit: Without the additional back-weight it’s $47.81 for the M60. Cheaper, but still nearly double the price than for the KARA + dampener. According to the RAMA site, the KARA + dampener weights approximately 800g. If we add 200g for the packaging and whatnot it’s basically around 1kg. For the M60-B they state 1600 grams, with around 200g of packaging added that’s around 1.8kg or nearly double. So, yes, if weight is charged proportionally the costs might indeed be valid. However, I know too little about B2B shipping of such goods internationally to tell if it’s really a proportional increase based on weight.
//edit: So, turns out the shipping is as following:
~$47 for only the M60
~$61 for the M60 + 1 back weight
~$66 for the M60 + 2 back weights
~$66 for the M60 + 1 back weights + 1 internal weight
~$76 for the M60 + 2 back weights + 1 internal weight
~$71 for the M60 + 1 back weight + 1 internal weight + 1 dampener
~$76 for the M60 + 1 back weight + 1 internal weight + 1 dampener + 1 kuro subassembly
~$91 for the M60 + 1 back weight + 1 internal weight + 1 dampener + 1 kuro subassembly + another M60
~$88 for three M60s
Whatever it is that decides pricing, it does seem to include a discount depending on the total value of the cart. If you’re willing to spend over 1k it looks like the shipping costs don’t increase proportionally anymore - or they might even be lower. Ordering three M60s where a single one would cost $47 (times 3 → $141) suddenly only costs $88 in shipping. If you could get domestic shipping for as little as $15 per board, you could chip in with two of your friends, order 3 boards to a single person and then have them ship the other two for a total of $30 domestically. That way you could have saved $23 in shipping or $7.6 per person. This approach also seems to scale pretty well, because ordering 6 boards would only cost $129 in shipping, leading to even higher savings for everyone involved.