you are not always charged with customs tax. So it's all about luck.
I paid about 470 dollar for mine, including mailing through fedex, but no customs tax.
As for running it through a forum member. This takes quite long. First you have to find one person you can trust, then in some way sent money to them. (S)he has to go and buy the reader, then mail it.
This will take at least a week. I wanted mine ASAP.
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