Japan Shipping, what do you use?

Totally agree Super, not knowing what the internal shopping costs are is really annoying, especially when you purchase something for say 600 yen to find out the shipping ends up being a 1000 or more <grrr>.

This is one thing "From Japan" does try to do, when you get to the bid screen they do try to give you an estimated shipping cost most of the time. You also get the choice when bidding for them to use insured local shipping or a 'cheaper local shipping' without insurance. Of course taking the latter option you run the risk of damage or loss with no recourse, but if its a cheap item anyway its worth it for saving on the shipping.

@MrR - Yes, when you setup the shipment you do get the option to either choose a shipping method or take the 'let From Japan decide', but if you do the latter when you go to pay the charge 2 you do get the choice to over-rule their choice. Generally I still go with EMS as it is mostly cheaper than FedEx. I could opt for surface which is always cheaper, but that according to the notes can take a month or more, I suppose its an option if you're buy a bunch of job lots, but otherwise I wouldn't go for it as the saving isn't that great enough to compensate for the wait and possible more damage.