The name plates are a nice little bonus but not really required if you can find them cheaper locally. The biggest bonus of the EX is that they are inherently more desirable. If two are for sale and one is an EX, you know which one is selling quicker and usually for a higher price (Hence I got the EX P2 maquette to try and minimise any loss if I do decide to sell down the line) Again though, if you plan to keep it then that isn't really a factor either and I will most definitely be keeping these two! All of that said, I have the EX on order for both, I like them a lot so don't mind the extra cost, unlike some members I buy relatively few items anyway, if I ordered a lot I'd be looking to cut costs and buy locally and rightly so.