Yeah, what Rob said...
And that's not to say I don't feel bad (nor am I complaining about hte US price. $100's not bad for the big assed stuff we've gotten like the AT-TE or this). I've always liked to use this analogy though when I see someone in a foreign country upset by the price paid for the SW line (I feel far worse for the Canadians though, who used to do a little better with at least distribution at one time).
I like a couple things from Asia that weren't imported to the US by any mainstream company... Stuff like Hot Toys snap-kit figures for instance, and Takara's Microman Aliens/Predator figures. I loved those (I only have one MM Alien by the way, I can't justify the price of the others), and I'd have bought tons more of the items had they been affordable. I paid about $12 per figure after shipping though, from an Asian company selling cases of Snap-Kit figures, because that was just the breaks... They're sold like candy bars in the checkout aisles of stores in Asia, but they're pricey for a US collector to buy, and Microman stuff is really expensive it seems, just in general.
That's life trying to buy a toy not being shipped to the US or being shipped in some limited capacity...
Chrysler LeBaron GTC's are actually collected in a car club in Europe because they're "rare" and liked there for some reason, especially the tougher models to find with turbo. I beat the piss out of one daily and paid $3400 for it. That's just the weirdness of imports/exports.