I think the guy on Rakuten is kind of like a middle man this time... took about 7 days before I was billed because he had to wait to get the rod and find out the price of shipping... was an interesting transaction but it’s the 3rd Corto I have bought from the guy and I am happy... couldn’t find the Corto anywhere else... I know you were asking Stan but I ordered mine a week and a half or a week before he did...