buying body-mount couplers in bulk?

[Guest keio6000]

does anybody have a good solution to buying body mount couplers such as microace f0001/0002 or tomix equivalents in bulk?  looking for a solution more cost-effective than just going into tam-tam the next time I am in Japan and getting them at their usual 35% discount.  I figure if I am willing to buy a few dozen packs maybe I can do better somehow..  I've just accumulated a bunch of tomix and microace sets over the years that have yet to be 'upgraded.'

 

Though I share everybody's distaste for how microace in particular continues to package their already expensive trains with outdated couplers, unlike saintly kato.

 

In good news, I won a well priced Keio 3000 Inokashira set on Yahoo jp the other day complete with the good couplers already installed.

 

 

any advice appreciated. 

[Guest Closed Account 1]

Once you figure out the couplers you need, try asking Loco1Hobby. You probably need to buy 50 packs to be considered bulk.

 

KatoUSA has a parts sale going for this month. 30% off certain parts.