Hey Papa,
You must be back from the Middle Kingdom of the Red Dragon safely.
VA didn't have any in stock yet when I bought my third one (first two were preorder).
The high shipping costs/detours the packages take ought to be old hat for you. FWIW it has been just as bad on gear I bought from Canadian vendors, and higher prices to boot.
I am, indeed, back from the orient. Amazing just how un-prevalent vaping is where I was (half a dozen cites of >8M people). Got my picture taken ~5 times a day for being caucasian, double that in 5 minutes if I was seen vaping.
Gouging for shipping here is the norm, but $86 is a new high (low?) bar. Can't imagine how many trips around the world it would take for those prices