I agree there is a tax to be paid. But in the US there must also be a tax, right? Anyway, a 18% tax on the (lets suppose) 12 dollars wholesale price, makes it 14.16 dollars. Postage per CD must be insignificant for large quantities. There is absolutely no excuse... BTW last week I saw "Signals for tea" for 10 euros at a CD shop here in Amsterdam along with some other AVANT CDs... any distributor bankrupted again? I too found some peace of mind when I discovered mailorder already 15 years ago, but still i wonder.... and then thinking how many people dont have a credit card or the chance to go on line... For the record, good selection and prices (relatively) in Europe can be found at www.open-door.de which is not the fastest, but anyway a nice mailorder shop. adios manolis