That...my friend is called "mark up" general rule of thumb is that every time something is handled it is marked 50% (or more) have you bought one yet ?
I did, for $10 delivered, I would feel guilty hiring someone to make one for only $5 😂
These are both being handled the same amount of times. I’m not complaining about MiniSteam’s asking price of only $1.50 more, it’s that the shipping is so much cheaper from Germany vs buying it out of Ohio 
I found out years ago that you can't buy small items from mini steam without getting ripped off in shipping. I did buy my t125 from mini steam however.
Crazydoug