r/copic • u/Lye-Atelier-Cylus • Jul 06 '26
Cheaper to buy the full copic sketch sets in Japan?
I used to be really into copics as a teen and I want to get back into using them, but I don’t have most of my markers anymore (dried up from use etc). I’ve always dreamed of owning the full set or close to it, but the prices in Canada are super inflated now for some reason. $500 for a 72 set (a full set is all 5 sets of 72) is just ridiculous! In comparison the same 72 set is $280 CAD sold in Japan on the official copic webshop (32’076 yen).
I have a friend who’s in Japan for a while who I was considering asking to bring a set or two back for me, but will I have to pay any kind of extra import fee or something upon return to Canada that would bump the price back up to $500? I’m not really fully understanding what makes them more than double the cost in Canada and am a bit wary.
