We've been over this before in the past, my friend...BBTS doesn't "mark up" on initial release (yes, they have been known to jack up the prices LATER on some hot releases when their stock numbers drop or they find a few extra figures in their warehouse...I'm not defending them on that).
Darth, you are right that BBTS buys them on a wholesale deal (like other retailers) but they don't mark up their initial pre-orders of Dragon Ball Figuarts past the suggest list price. That is the MSRP (list price) that is SUGGESTED by Tamashii (Hot Toys, Sideshow, Hasbro, etc. all do the same). If you look at the price of the figures, you'll notice the BBTS price is exactly the same as Amazon.com, ToyDojo, and some other websites (TheToySource.com will list them at that price too). Websites like Toyzinthebox.com and eKnightmedia actually sell them at a lower price point and a slight loss to compete with bigger sites like BBTS and Amazon. And Amazon is also notable for reducing their prices later (usually by a few cents or a dollar or slightly more) depending on pre-order numbers. Sites like Toyz and eKnight are willing to take the slight profit hit for the increased potential business.
I'm just talking about the Dragon Ball Figuarts. I haven't done enough comparison on the other imports to know if BBTS is doing a mark-up above the MSRP.