That's disheartening (but not unexpected). The fudged "process" is about what I was expecting.
$200 might not be a deal breaker though as I haven't yet seen the item anywhere in the U.S. in 30 years of casual looking. I wonder (if I ever sold it) if the scarcity of the item might not cover the price hit for importing? Plus of course I WANT ONE!
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Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”?
Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”