Shipping cost is simply calculate by cargo weight(in kg)*price(per kg)

But because statue is very easy broken during transportation. Studio will always making a bigger box to avoid damage, whcih make statues cargo become "oversized" cargo.

An "oversized" cargo means the size of the box is too big and take too much space in the container, if still calculate by cargo's acutal weight, shipping conpamy cannot profit from it. So, instead of calculating "oversized" cargo actual weight, logistic provider will calculate the box size and using it for "weight".

For example, an 7 kg box size is 39cm✘48cm✘58cm. Its oversized weight is 39*48*58/5000=21.72kg (5000 is the constant number using for calculation of oversized cargo shipping cost). And because the 21.72kg is much bigger than it's actual weight 7kg, logistic provider will then using 21.72kg as its weight. Then, if the price per kg is USD$ 7 per kg. This cargo's final shipping cost will be 21.72kg*$7=USD $152.04

Pre-order is for newest statue which is published but not start producing yet. Because of GK statues are mostly limited quantities, studio will only produce the amount that pre-ordered. Therefore, if you see a GK statue you like, you don’t want to wait until it start produce(end pre-order). The price will raise when it became “In Stock”.

“In Stock” statues are statues we stock in our local store. We would stock few great GK statues, but only a few, and we do sell it on a market-price which is mostly higher than pre-order price. Therefore, if you see a statue is already past the pre-order time but you still really want it. You could then choose a in stock purchasing.

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